The severe injury suffered by Joe Burrow early in this NFL season forced the Cincinnati Bengals to find an immediate replacement. Under head coach Zac Taylor, the team turned to veteran Joe Flacco, who has already shown in a short time what he can bring to this squad.

The Bengals’ latest outing not only resulted in a tough home loss to the Jets, but also saw their current starting quarterback finish the game with a significant shoulder issue — one that has cast doubt on his availability for next weekend.

“We’ll see what we can potentially get out of him tomorrow,” the HC said after Flacco not practicing on Wednesday. “So we’ll just work through the week. I think right now, it’s probably got a 50-50 [chance] on on what it’ll end up on Sunday.”

Taylor also remained cautious when speaking

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