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By Tyler Geis
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In what was labeled the "2025 Unc Bowl" by NFL Memes, because both starting quarterbacks were age 40 or older, the Cincinnati Bengals edged the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 33-31 thriller on "Thursday Night Football."
At 41 years old, Aaron Rodgers appeared as if he was going to lead the Steelers to a stellar divisional Week 7 win on the road, but that was not the case as the first half progressed.
Once newly acquired Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco got into a groove, it turned into a shootout for the ages, and neither QB let up until the final whistle.
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In the end, Flacco and the Bengals thwarted off the division-leading Steelers, proving that they may have something with their new veteran QB. Flacco had arguably his best game in years, going 31 of 47 with 342 passing yards and three touchdowns.
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback was traded from the Cleveland Browns a mere 10 days ago to fill the void that the injured Joe Burrow has left in the Cincy offense. Flacco has seemingly been the perfect supplement for a team with a real signal-caller issue.
With Thursday's thrilling win to get the Bengals to 3-4, all eyes now are likely on the Browns with some presumably wondering what they were thinking when it came to trading Flacco to the other Ohio team — one that plays it their own division, no less.
Browns fans likely hate to see it. Yet another quarterback being shipped out of town and finding his footing elsewhere. It was just a couple of years ago when Flacco seemed to cure the Browns' anxiety amidst a Deshaun Watson injury and get them to the playoffs in 2023.
If Flacco keeps things going forward in Cincy, many are going to look at Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and wonder if he should be put in the hot seat as the season progresses due to Flacco's brief stint as a Brown in 2025.
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