Bengals acquire Joe Flacco from Browns

The Cincinnati Bengals are determined to save lots of their season.

After Jake Browning misplaced every of his first three begins following Joe Burrow’s damage, the Bengals acquired Joe Flacco from the Cleveland Browns.

The groups introduced the deal later Tuesday.

Flacco was not too long ago benched by Cleveland instead of Dillon Gabriel, and with the Bengals’ quarterback scenario, it grew to become clear that Flacco may be expendable.

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco, 15, throws in the course of the second half of an NFL soccer recreation towards the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photograph/Paul Sancya)

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In 4 video games this season, Flacco accomplished 58.1% of his passes for 815 yards, two touchdowns and 6 interceptions.

Browning took Burrow’s place after his toe damage in Week 2, which can preserve him out till a minimum of December. He threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns in his first recreation of the season (towards three picks), however threw for simply 265 yards in his subsequent two mixed.

Browning rebounded towards the Detroit Lions on Sunday with 251 yards, three touchdowns and three extra picks, however that wasn’t sufficient of their 37-24 loss.

Joe Flacco of the Cleveland Browns seems to throw the ball towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Huntington Financial institution Subject on September 21, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Pictures)

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Cincinnati is 2-3 this season after lacking the playoffs final yr, nevertheless it would not appear to be their protection has improved a lot. In truth, it may very well be even worse.

After permitting 25.5 factors per recreation final season, they’re permitting 31.2 this yr, the third-worst mark behind the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens.

This now makes Shedeur Sanders the backup quarterback in Cleveland – regardless of Gabriel being named the starter, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski had named Flacco the backup.

This transfer makes Flacco the starter in Cincinnati, however nothing is official but. The present backup with Burrow’s damage is Brett Rypien.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco (15) and quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) take a look at the sphere in the course of the NFL coaching camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Berea, Ohio. (Jeff Lange/USA Right now Community by way of Imagn Pictures)

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Issues do not get a lot simpler for the Bengals, who journey to Inexperienced Bay this weekend to tackle the Packers earlier than internet hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday.

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