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Packers Host Bengals as Joe Flacco Debuts as Cincinnati’s Starter

Oddsmakers make Green Bay a two-touchdown favorite.

Overview

  • Kickoff is Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET at Lambeau Field, with television coverage on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
  • Cincinnati acquired Joe Flacco from the Browns this week and named him the starter over Jake Browning for Week 6.
  • Green Bay enters 2-1-1 off a bye after a 40-40 tie with Dallas, while Cincinnati is 2-3 on a three-game skid.
  • Sportsbooks list the Packers around -14 to -14.5, and projections such as CBS SportsLine model lean Green Bay, including a 32-18 simulated score.
  • Matchup notes highlight Green Bay’s need to protect against Trey Hendrickson with left tackle Rasheed Walker questionable, pressure Flacco behind a struggling Bengals line, and avoid the turnovers and special-teams errors that have proved costly.