CINCINNATI — The Bengals traded for Joe Flacco with hopes of saving their season. Sending a 2025 fifth-round pick to the Browns in exchange for the veteran quarterback and a 2026 sixth-round pick was a no-brainer for Cincinnati.

After being traded midseason and living over 500 miles from his family, Joe Flacco just wants to 'go sit at a restaurant by myself.'

With the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers kicking off Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season on "Thursday Night Football," Zac Taylor put Mike Tomlin and Aaron Rodgers on notice about Joe Flacco.

Even though Joe Flacco wasn't exactly lighting up the stat sheet in his four starts for the Cleveland Browns, his trade to the Cincinnati Bengals this week did catch some people in the NFL off guard.

Including last year's game and the prior 22 regular-season starts involving Flacco and the Steelers, Flacco and Tomlin were tied, 11-11 before Thursday night's contest. Cincinnati

Joe Flacco may have elite receivers in Cincinnati, but behind a leaky line and without a strong defense to lean on, do not expect another upset.

After helping to get the Cincinnati Bengals' season back on track last week, Joe Flacco gets to face another of his former teams. The 18-year veteran makes his third start for the Bengals on Sunday when they host the New York Jets.

The Bengals signed quarterback Sean Clifford off the practice squad to the active roster, the team announced on Friday.