Is Joe Flacco Playing Today? (injury Update, Betting Impact For Bears Vs. Bengals)

Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Flacco is listed arsenic questionable for Sunday's Week 9 matchup pinch nan Chicago Bears, but he's expected to start.

Flacco is dealing pinch an AC associated sprain successful his correct shoulder, but according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, location was optimism aft Thursday's believe that Flacco would beryllium capable to play for a Cincy squad that desperately needs a triumph to enactment successful nan playoff title successful nan AFC.

Having Flacco nether halfway is monolithic boost for nan Bengals, arsenic Jake Browning struggled mightily successful his starts filling successful for nan injured Joe Burrow earlier this season.

In 3 starts pinch Cincy, Flacco has completed 64.3 percent of his passes for 784 yards, 7 touchdowns and zero interceptions. He's looked overmuch amended than he did earlier this play pinch nan Cleveland Browns.

The Bears are conscionable 15th successful nan NFL successful EPA/Pass, truthful this could beryllium a favorable matchup for Flacco if he's capable to gut this crippled retired contempt his injury.

Earlier this week, I shared an anytime touchdown scorer pick for Week 9 that I emotion pinch Flacco nether halfway connected Sunday.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Ja’Marr Chase Anytime TD (-125) – Peter Dewey

I know, I’m getting boring this week pinch specified a chalky pick, but I can’t walk up Ja’Marr Chase – moreover astatine this value – successful Week 9.

The Chicago Bears person allowed 16 passing touchdowns successful 7 games this season, nan third-most passing scores allowed successful nan NFL. Chicago whitethorn rank 15th successful nan NFL successful EPA/Pass, but it’s allowed nan fourth-most nett yards per walk effort this season. 

Chase has thrived since nan Bengals traded for Joe Flacco, catching 38 of his 54 targets for 346 yards and 2 scores successful 3 games. Chase has astatine slightest 10 catches and astatine slightest 12 targets successful each crippled pinch Flacco nether center. I still for illustration this prop moreover if Jake Browning starts, arsenic Chase’s target stock is still nan biggest successful nan NFL. 

Over nan past 2 weeks, he’s been targeted a whopping 42 times. 

There is nary receiver successful nan NFL seeing that benignant of measurement connected a week-to-week basis, and Chase has scored 5 times already this play contempt playing pinch Flacco and Jake Browning for astir of nan season.

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