Joe Flacco had a career day on Sunday, which is saying something because his career has spanned longer than most. The Bengals quarterback threw for 470 yards and four touchdowns on Sunday against the Bears but it didn't matter because his colleagues on the Cincinnati defense surrendered 47 points and couldn't preserve a late lead.
This type of porous defensive effort has been a major problem ever since Joe Burrow led the franchise to a Super Bowl and it famously neutered an MVP-caliber season from the franchise quarterback last year to the point Cincinnati had to observe the playoffs from afar.
