CINCINNATI — The Bengals made the most of the short time left on the first-half clock against Chicago. Tee Higgins caught another stellar long touchdown from Joe Flacco to put Cincinnati up 20-17 on Sunday.

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In one of the most exciting games of this NFL season, the Bengals stormed back to take a late lead, only to see their defense blow it.

Joe Flacco threw for 470 yards and Tee Higgins was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes, but it wasn't enough as the Bengals dropped a shootout to the Chicago Bears, 47-42, at Paycor Stadium Sunday.

The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals just played one of the wildest and most thrilling games of the 2025 season, with the Bears winning a 47-42 stunner that could best be described as "defense optional.

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"#Bengals QB Joe Flacco is planning to start on Sunday, sources say, barring something unforeseen with his AC joint sprain in his right shoulder," Rapoport wrote. "There was optimism after Thursday’s practice and that continued this weekend. No one knows how it’ll react. But he’s giving it a shot."

The Browns did what seemed to be the right thing. They benched Flacco in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel, and traded Flacco and a 2026 sixth-round pick in-state for a 2026 fifth-round pick to the Bengals on October 7. Flacco was quickly named the Bengals’ starter, because what other choice did the Bengals have?