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Bengals Start Joe Flacco at Lambeau With Shot at Rare Two‑Team Sweep of Packers

Cincinnati tabbed the veteran on four days' preparation, with Ja'Marr Chase now expected to suit up.

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - SEPTEMBER 14: Joe Flacco #15 of the Cleveland Browns warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on at Ford Field on September 28, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Bengals acquired Joe Flacco from the Browns this week and immediately named him the Week 6 starter at Green Bay as they seek stability without Joe Burrow.
  • A win would make Flacco the first Super Bowl‑era quarterback to defeat the same opponent twice in one season while starting for two different teams, after his Week 3 victory over the Packers with Cleveland.
  • Flacco enters with a compressed ramp‑up, having just four days to learn the offense and only 21 days since he last faced Green Bay.
  • Ja'Marr Chase was listed as questionable with an illness but is expected to play, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
  • Oddsmakers have Green Bay as a heavy favorite; Dimers’ model gives the Packers a 91% win probability yet projects value on Cincinnati to cover a +14 spread.