Joe Flacco felt young in the lead-up to the Bengals' Thursday Night Football game against the Steelers in Week 7. While he probably felt all of his nearly 41 years after taking a few hits from the Pittsburgh defense, he came into the matchup against the Steelers as the game's younger starting quarterback for the first time in years.

The showdown between the NFL's two oldest active quarterbacks on Thursday Night Football had everyone hyped, including Pro Football Hall of Famer and Colorado head coach Deion Sanders.

Aaron Rodgers was complimentary of Joe Flacco before "Thursday Night Football," saying he believes the matchup is "great for all the old guys."

Rodgers led the Steelers on a seven-play, 73-yard drive, capping it with a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Darnell Washington with 11:03 remaining in the fourth quarter. Rogers is now 21-of-29 for 176 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions, with DK Metcalf catching three for 50.

Aaron Rodgers was not best pleased after he was tackled by his own offensive lineman as they celebrated a touchdown in the Pittsburgh Steelers' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Flacco, playing in his second game for Cincinnati after being acquired via a trade with the Browns, was about to out-duel Pittsburgh's Aaron Rodgers in a game featuring two quarterbacks in their 40s.

The Bengals have made cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt a surprise healthy scratch in a must-win Week 7 matchup against the Steelers, ESPN's Ben Baby reports. Taylor-Britt started in each of his 17 appearances over the 2023 and 2024 seasons but has started just one game this year after struggles to start the year.