A season-altering win and fairy-tale performance changed the perspective. All because the Bengals brought Flacco to Cincinnati. In return, he brought much more than 51 points over the last six quarters. He brought them hope.

The deflating defensive performance overshadowed a near-vintage performance from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who threw four touchdown passes, all to his tight ends, including a 68-yard catch-and-run score to Pat Freiermuth with 2:31 to go to take a one-point lead.

Now, the rest of the country knows why Mike Tomlin was so upset about the Cleveland Browns trading Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals. Starting for the second time in five days for his new team — an

The veteran QB struggled early while learning on the fly but found a groove, especially with Ja'Marr Chase, in the second half.

Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season kicked off Thursday with a battle between two 40-something quarterbacks in the Steelers' Aaron Rodgers and the Bengals' Joe Flacco. The latter won the night after leading a game-winning drive that was capped by a 36-yard field goal from Evan McPherson with seven seconds left in regulation.

After spending 2024 with the Colts, he returned to Cleveland this year but his second stint ended quickly. Flacco threw two touchdown passes and six interceptions in four games, losing three. The Browns benched him for rookie Dillon Gabriel and then traded him away.

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had some not-so-subtle shots for Browns GM Andrew Berry for trading Joe Flacco to an AFC North rival. But Tomlin’s honesty was more a

Joe Flacco didn’t get the win in his Bengals debut, but the veteran quarterback and the Cincinnati offense showed some fight in the second half of a 27-18 loss to the Packers. Flacco had only been acquired by the Bengals earlier in the week in a surprise trade with the Browns — a division rival — that brought the 40-year-old quarterback to Cincinnati and put him in line to help stun the Packers for a second time this season.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco throws a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tanner Hudson against the Green Bay Packers during Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season.