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The upset levels out the AFC North, easing the road for when the Ravens return to action in Week 8. Their schedule gets noticeably easier from that point on, and they'll hopefully be re-joined by many of the pieces they lost on the way to that unimpressive record.
Joe Flacco turned back the clock on Thursday night, leading the Cincinnati Bengals to a 33-31 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He completed 31-of-47 pass attempts for 342 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
In 25 regular-season and postseason starts against the Steelers, Flacco now has 12 total wins. That ties him with Tom Brady for the most ever by a quarterback against Pittsburgh. The asterisk is that last year’s off-the-bench win with the Colts gives Flacco a 13th.
CINCINNATI — Joe Flacco got plenty of worthy praise from his head coach and teammates following another strong outing in a Bengals uniform. Cincinnati needed competent, level quarterback play, with Jake Browning floundering, and they've gotten much more than that out of Flacco.
The Cincinnati Bengals traded for quarterback Joe Flacco and got immediate results, highlighted by the Thursday night primetime win over the Pittsburgh Steelers to save the season.
Cleveland radio host Tony Rizzo crashed out on Friday. Following Joe Flacco’s stellar performance in his second start with the Bengals against Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers in what many deemed as the Unc Bowl on Thursday, Rizzo simply couldn’t take it anymore, wondering why the Browns GM Andrew Berry would trade the 40-year-old quarterback.
Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett wasn't shy about speaking his mind surrounding Joe Flacco's big day against the Pittsburgh Steelers.