CINCINNATI — The Bengals made the most of the short time left on the first-half clock against Chicago. Tee Higgins caught another stellar long touchdown from Joe Flacco to put Cincinnati up 20-17 on Sunday.

Chicago Beas linebacker Tremaine Edmunds intercepts Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco at the four-yard line.

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The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals just played one of the wildest and most thrilling games of the 2025 season, with the Bears winning a 47-42 stunner that could best be described as "defense optional.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase gains 19 yards from quarterback Joe Flacco against the Chicago Bears.

Joe Flacco headlines our list of Week 9 fantasy football boom-or-bust players who could either carry your lineup to victory or sink it with a dud performance.

The Browns did what seemed to be the right thing. They benched Flacco in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel, and traded Flacco and a 2026 sixth-round pick in-state for a 2026 fifth-round pick to the Bengals on October 7. Flacco was quickly named the Bengals’ starter, because what other choice did the Bengals have?