CINCINNATI, Ohio — Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco began the 2025 season as opponents, with Burrow’s Bengals defeating Flacco and the Browns, 17-16, in Week 1 in Cleveland.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor shares an encouraging update on the recovery process of star quarterback Joe Burrow.

The Cincinnati Bengals are already in the “players-only meetings” portion of a potential meltdown. According to Fox 19’s Joe Danneman, Bengals defenders were in a players-only meeting on Monday when reporters were in the building for a Zac Taylor press conference and other start-of-week stuff.

Joe Flacco has been with the Bengals just three weeks and already is encroaching on one of Joe Burrow's more impressive franchise records.

The Cincinnati quarterback played his best game of the season, finishing 34 of 42 for 481 yards and three touchdowns and running for a 1-yard score as the defending AFC champion Bengals (4-3) moved above .500 for the first time this season.

It’s worth debating whether the Cincinnati Bengals should actually green-light Joe Burrow’s return from injury later this season, provided he’s ready to go. The Bengals, defensively, are a disaster, with Al Golden’s unit the culprit behind a stunning loss to the formerly winless New York Jets.