The Cincinnati Bengals and their new quarterback Joe Flacco pulled off the seemingly impossible on Thursday night, knocking off the rival Steelers in a 33-31 thriller at Paycor Stadium. In a matchup of old-head QBs, Flacco outdueled Aaron Rodgers to the tune of three TDs passes, 342 yards through the air, and a game-winning field goal drive. Pretty clear Flacco was the man for the tall job of filling in for Joe Burrow. As if Steeler Nation wasn't irked enough about a former Baltimore Raven defecting to another AFC North adversary and shredding them all night in prime time, Flacco's hysterical postgame interview only puts salt into their wounds. First of all, big ups to Flacco for picking up Zac Taylor's playbook so fast, and getting on the same page with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as quickly as he did. Chase had twenty-three targets that netted 16 catches for 161 yards and a TD. Higgins had six grabs, 96 yards, and a score of his own. Flacco was asked by the Amazon Prime crew afterwards about what it's be
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