The Bengals didn’t win the trade deadline but Joe Flacco sure did

The NFL trade deadline has come and gone and for the Cincinnati Bengals, it'll be looked at as a disappointment. The team sent Logan Wilson to the Dallas Cowboys a few hours before the deadline but otherwise, didn't make any other moves the day of. Earlier in the season, Cincinnati traded for Joe Flacco, giving them much-needed quarterback help while Joe Burrow is out with a toe injury. Initially, fans might not have thought much of the Flacco acquisition but he's done his part since joining the team, throwing for 11 touchdowns against just two interceptions in his four starts with the Bengals. NFL.com's Judy Battista wrote that Flacco's performance with his new team has given him a better reputation entering free agency next offseason and that makes him a winner from the trade deadline. It also makes him the Bengals' only winner from the trade deadline, which isn't something any of us expected. "His trade, from Cleveland to Cincinnati, was one of the biggest surprises of the cycle -- why would Cleveland tra