Joe Flacco's honest admission about first playing with Bengals makes his instant success even better

Joe Flacco has understood his assignment after two starts with the Cincinnati Bengals. As the quarterback, getting the ball to Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins is where success can be found. He experienced plenty of it last Thursday night in a 33-31 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A week earlier, as Flacco was working to get to that level with his new star wide receivers, he admitted to Andrew Whitworth and Ryan Fitzpatrick there were definite nerves involved.

"I know I'm 40 years old, but the first couple times I threw to Ja'Marr [Chase] and Tee [Higgins], I was a little bit nervous," Flacco said on Fitz & Whit. "I'm like, 'Man, I want them to know. Like, I can put some nice touch on it. I could put it where you want it.' I overthought it for sure."

Joe Flacco quickly learns his lesson

Flacco's resume speaks for itself. He's lasted nearly 20 years in the NFL and has won 17 more games than he's lost as a starter. The former Super Bowl MVP is 14th all-time in passing yards.

But is he the star of Cincinnati's offense at 40 years old? Absolutely not. That title belongs to Chase, the reigning triple crown winner who is incredulously in a good spot to potentially repeat that feat.

Flacco revealed he was a bit insecure with his accuracy when throwing to Chase for the first time

"Like, one of the first balls I threw to Ja'Marr," Flacco explained. "He was running one of these little skinny posts we have, and he was a little bit deeper than I thought he was going to be, and I missed him. And I was just like, 'Oh man, he thinks I suck.' With those guys, especially, just put it somewhere around them, and they'll make you look good."