With quarterback Joe Burrow sidelined, the Bengals appear to be in try-anything mode—and on Tuesday, they took a somewhat surprising gamble at football's most important position.
Cincinnati acquired quarterback Joe Flacco and a sixth-round draft pick from the Browns Tuesday in exchange for its fifth-round pick in a rare trade between two intradivision rivals. Flacco is expected to start over Jake Browning, an ex-Washington star who struggled mightily in four starts this year.
