Flacco was certainly an upgrade at quarterback over Browning and he proved that he might be able to save their season, but the problem is that he's only going to have three days to do it. The 2-5 Bengals will be hosting the 4-1 Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night in what is essentially a must-win game for Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Bengals reportedly left few stones unturned in their search for a new quarterback with Joe Burrow and Jake Browning struggling, and that included checking in on a retired Derek Carr before ultimately trading for Joe Flacco.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin took a swipe at Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry for trading Joe Flacco within their division.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin shared some strong feelings about the Browns' decision to trade quarterback Joe Flacco within the division last week.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said the Browns' trade of QB Joe Flacco to the Bengals was shocking, and added that it didn't make sense to him.

The football world was shocked last week when the Browns traded Joe Flacco to the Bengals mid-season. Apparently, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin felt the same way. Flacco, a quarterback Tomlin and the Steelers are very familiar with, arrived in Cincinnati midweek last week.

CINCINNATI — If Joe Flacco ends up playing poorly like he has most of this decade, don't say the Bengals didn't try in their search for quartterback help. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport broke down the days leading up to Flacco's trade to Cincinnati and how extensive Cincinnati's search was to boost the position.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin throws shade at the Browns GM for deciding to trade Joe Flacco to a division rival.

Mike Tomlin has seen plenty of Joe Flacco through the years. He’ll see the veteran quarterback again on “Thursday Night Football” this week, as Flacco makes his second start for the Cincinnati Bengals, who acquired him from the Cleveland Browns in an intra-division trade last week.

Flacco's win over Green Bay came back in Week 3 while he was still playing for the Cleveland Browns, but this time around, he'll be taking the field for the Cincinnati Bengals after a shocking trade on Tuesday that sent the QB from Northeast Ohio to Southwest Ohio.