Overview
- Coach Zac Taylor labeled Flacco day-to-day with a throwing-shoulder AC joint sprain and said he will not practice Wednesday.
- Flacco was injured late in the Week 8 loss to the Jets, briefly visited the locker room, and returned for the final drive.
- If Flacco cannot play against the Bears, Jake Browning is expected to start with practice-squad quarterback Sean Clifford a possible elevation as backup.
- Since arriving, Flacco has completed 64.3% of his passes with seven touchdowns and no interceptions, boosting Ja'Marr Chase to 38 receptions for 346 yards and two touchdowns over three games.
- Joe Burrow remains on injured reserve with a turf-toe injury and is not expected back before mid-December, as the Bengals face a Bears defense that has allowed 16 touchdown passes this season.