Flacco was traded to the Bengals on Oct. 7 and then started a Week 6 game for them just five days later in a 27-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers. In Week 7, he had to to turn around and play a Thursday game against the Steelers and he ended up throwing for 342 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-31 win that came after just two days practice.

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals set a franchise record for defensive futility in Sunday’s 39-38 loss to the New York Jets. And they are on the doorstep of setting a dubious NFL record.

Expert recap and game analysis of the New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals NFL game from October 26, 2025 on ESPN.

Here are the 5 worst Pro Football Focus grades from the Jets defense 39-38 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8.

The Cincinnati Bengals could face a major setback on offense, putting star WR Ja’Marr Chase’s outlook for Sunday in question.

According to The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr., that has Golden classifying Stewart as in the “infant stage” of his onboarding process in the program. That’s an infancy part of the process heading into Week 9 with Trey Hendrickson hurt and the Bengals generating zero quarterback hits on the previously 0-7 Jets.

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.

As the 2025 NFL season hits the midway point, the ground game is once again proving to be a major factor in separating contenders from pretenders. Some teams have built their identities around pounding the rock,