2025 Week 6 Cincinnati at Green Bay | Bengals Weekly

2025 Week 6 Cincinnati at Green Bay | Bengals Weekly

There are places where football is played and there are places where football lives. We bring you back to one of the great shrines of American football field. Where each breath turns to smoke and history hangs in the air like the frost of a thousand Sundays. Lambo Field. You can feel the magic on that field. We can beat anybody. Football is not just a game, but a way of life. The weight of history past and the Bengals will have it. They remind us that greatness does not come easily. Beneath the noise and the memory, there is room for something new. For those who come not to erase history, but to earn their place within it. Cincinnati hits the road this time to one of the oldest and most historic stadiums in the league as the Bengals take aim at getting back in the win column in week six. Welcome in to Bengals Weekly. I’m Marissa Kipelli. The Bengals leap their way over to Lambo Field to take on the Packers. And there has been no shortage of Bengals talk across the football world this week. Now, we will get into all of that and more on the show. So, as we get you set for a late afternoon kickoff in Green Bay, we’ll introduce you to the newest Joe in town as the Bengals added veteran QB Joe Flacco in a trade with Cleveland. Dax Hill was on the mic in week five and we’ll take you down to field level to listen in. But Dax wasn’t the only Fed we had in the building last week. Chad Oinko was in the house and roaming the sidelines. TJ Sllayton returns to Lambo and we sit down with the defensive tackle who will take the field for the first time as a visitor in Green Bay. And on Countdown, I’ll tell you what Jamar Chase needs on Sunday to once again etch his name into the history books. But first, the team returned to Cincinnati after spending three of the first four games on the road to face another tough NFC foe as they look to build some momentum in the jungle. Here’s this week’s from the jungle. Coach, those are two tough losses in a row. What do you do? What do you say to these guys to keep them up and ready to go? Part of playing the NFL is dealing with adversity. Broncos win it by 25. You know, unfortunately, we going through a bump in the road. You know what I’m saying? It’s going to happen. Um, but, you know, like I said, it’s adversity. You got to face it, move on. That’s part of our job is to is to come to work ready to roll, giving our best, have a sense of urgency, and we have to be great. I love playing these types of games. These are my favorite games to play. This is why we do it. Our backs up against the wall a little bit going in this game off of two losses. That’s perfect. I like to see how everybody responds, who lives in fear, who thrives in the adversity. It’s a great opportunity for a coach to really assess what guys are made of. Um, myself included. Anything less than that is unacceptable right now where we’re at. It’s a tremendous opportunity that we are not running from. We are running directly into. One more snap will do it for Detroit. Goff takes a knee and the remaining 30 seconds will run off the clock. The Lions beat the Bengals. Bengals offense came to life in the fourth quarter, but too late to really threaten Detroit as the Lions win it by the final score of 37-24. Disappointing on offense. That’s my job. I call the plays on offense. I put this thing together. I got to be better for this football team. We head to the fourth quarter. Detroit leading Cincinnati 28-3. Put this on me. I got to do a better job getting us into a rhythm. Getting us away where we can sustain some drives. Put points on the board. I’m glad he hung in there. He made some plays for us down the stretch. Three straight touchdown drives at the end of the game. Browning on the move throwing for the end zone looking for Chase. He pulls it in. Touchdown. That’s the Jake Browning I know. is resilient. He’ll start reversing the face. You can count on him to keep bouncing back. Browning steps into a deep ball. Jamar Chase is open over the shoulder catch and he will walk into the end zone. Browning to the end zone diving catch. Higgins touchdown and the Bengals with their third touchdown in the second half. I thought we were going to win the game when we were kicking the outside kick. Bengals declare an onside kick. 1 for 17 across the league this year. It just felt like one of those those deals where we were going to find a way to go win the game. There’s a big pile at the 40. The Lions are saying they have it. I guess that’s just I believe from the guys in the locker room that I’ve seen this happen with us before and that we’re going to figure it out and someone’s going to step up and make a play and we’re going to win the game and that’s that’s how I felt until till the very end there in the last two minutes. Just remind you of what you guys are capable of doing on offense. Uh we know what we capable at the end of the day. We just got to we got to get there. That’s what it’s all about getting there. There’s a lot to correct on film and um you know, it’s just one of those things. Um we have a we have a resilient group. Um I believe my guys, they did great today. Um they answered the bell when I told them about last week. We facing adversity. Uh we got to keep we got to keep knocking the treat down until they fall. So we know what good football looks like. We know what good football players look like. We know what a good camaraderie looks like. And we have all of the reason we need to put it together. That’s the best thing about this league is, you know, you got to move on quickly and you know, you’re playing every Sunday. So, um, you get another opportunity to get out there and be better and that’s what I’m focused on now. So, do you still believe in Jake going forward as your starter? I do. I I of course after a game like that, we’re going to look at all personnel to make sure we’re doing the right thing. Breaking news here into CBS Sports HQ where the Cincinnati Bengals have acquired quarterback Joe Flacco. The Browns are trading Joe Flacco and a sixthround pick to the Bengals for a fifthrounder. Will he be up to speed to go visit Green Bay? Excited to get him out there. We’ll start him this week. So, he’s going to take all the reps, get ready to go. Coming up next, we take a closer look at the details surrounding the trade for Joe Flacco and what the guys in the locker room are saying about their new QB. Bengals Weekly is brought to you by Kataring Health, the official healthc care provider of the Cincinnati Bengals. Altafiber, the official Wi-Fi and internet provider of the Cincinnati Bengals. And Payor, proud to be the official HR software provider of the Cincinnati Bengals. Welcome back to Bengals Weekly. We had another player wearing the hot mic for the first time as a Bengal as Dax Hill was our undercover fed in the jungle last week. So, let’s now head down to field level and listen in. Yes, sir. Yo, boy. Have a day, my dog. Yo, brother. What do you think, bro? Early. Physical. Physical early. Come on. Come on. Let’s do it. 3 2 1 3 Can I have my mouthpiece? A molded one. Mouthpiece for that. Can I Can I have a thin one? Got to make sure my my teeth don’t fall out this time. D. Get up field. Get up field. Yeah. Oh no. Hey. Hey. Hey. Where? Yeah. Bro, his arms are so long. He even know where to put off. Backside pressure. It’s Hendrickson. The ball is out. Scooped up underneath by the Bengals. That’s us. That’s us. He was doing throwing it. Yeah. JB. That’s what I’m talking about. Yes, sir. JB. Go. Let’s go. Huh? You see how wide he went? Which one you talking about on uh whenever they was stack over there? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. At an angle. I just w up. I didn’t know what they were doing. One ran straight into me. I’m like, “Bro, run around.” 1 2 3 lock in. Be great. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yeah. JB, I felt that one time. W. Yes, sir. You smack, buddy, bro. You smack, buddy. You heard that? Oh my gosh. Said adjust your chin strap. Just my buckle up. Let’s get this back. Let’s get this back. Yes. Yeah, boy. Let’s go get another play. Okay. Let’s see it. What do we stop doing? Come on. We want him to line up again. That’s our mentality. Nobody open in some trouble. Browning on the move, throwing for the end zone, looking for Chase. He pulls it in. Touchdown. Oh, what a catch. Oh yeah. Yes, sir. Woo. He was on the opposite side. Let’s go hunt. Let’s go hunt. We almost had them. We all got to be better for each other. On to the next one. If you told me back in training camp that the Bengals would make an inseason trade with a longtime inner division rival, I’m not sure I would have believed it because what happened this week is rare. So rare that it’s only the third time ever the team has acquired a player in season and the first time they’ve done so with a fellow division foe. Now the Bengals sent a 2026 fifthround draft pick to the Browns in exchange for Joe Flacco and a 2026 sixrounder. This is also the first time the Browns and Bengals have completed a trade since Cleveland returned to the league in 1999. Now Flaco started the first four games for the Browns this season. his second stint with Cleveland after winning the NFL comeback player of the year award in 2023 and leading the Browns to a playoff birth. Flaco is in his 18th season. He spent his first 11 years in Baltimore, winning Super Bowl 47. Since then, he has made stops in Denver, New York, Indianapolis, and Cleveland. Flaco sits 16th all time with 46,512 passing yards. His 259 touchdowns is fifth most among active players. And his 116 regular season and playoff wins are third most among active QBs. Zack Taylor announced on Wednesday that Flaco will indeed get the start in Green Bay. It’ll be the first time we see him line up alongside the majority of the offense, but it will be a reunion with Noah Fans and Orlando Brown. fans played in Denver with Flacco in 2019 as Brown was teammates with Flacco and Baltimore the year prior. It was my rookie year with Joe. I think Joe’s a great quarterback. He’s played for a long time. He’s won a Super Bowl and it’s crazy how football works. It’s 2026 and or 25 and and Joe Flacco is playing for the Cincinnati Bengals. That is that is insane. Obviously, when I saw Joe in the building this morning, um it was great to see him and dab him up real quick. just in terms of the way he gets the ball out, uh his arm strength, he’s been around the game, so he knows how to do it. He can throw any ball across the field anywhere he wants to. So, um it’ll be good to have in our offense and obviously with the receivers that we have, with the tight ends we have, with the running backs we have, we got some guys that are pretty talented. So, it’s going to be cool to see um him take advantage of that. A home away from home kind of. Yeah, in a sense. We had a legend in the building last week as OO was roaming the sidelines at Payor and you’re in for a treat as Chad was on the mic. That’s coming up next when we return. Welcome back to Bengals Weekly. Now, you never quite know what you’re going to get when you put a mic on Chad Johnson, but I can tell you one thing. It is almost always just pure entertainment. Chad was kind enough to let us mic him up as he was on the sidelines pregame last week. So fans, enjoy this one. Somebody find Joe so I can give him my toe. Joe, good morning. Does it feel weird when you come back here still a little bit? I feel like a little kid. Yeah, I feel like I’m playing even though I’m not. A home away from home kind of. Yeah, in a sense. McFerson. Love you. Let’s go. If you need my leg, let me know. I will say you kid. Yeah. Thank you. Pick up soccer and all that. Yeah. 11 v11. Yeah. I’m up top striking so I don’t have to do much running. Just finding space. Just firing space. Come on, man. Hey, honestly. Hey, I locked that up. Y’all need an extra body? Y’all need some legs? We’ll take them. I’m ready. Hey, this the guy you talked to get one two week contracts. Huh? I don’t Oh, I need a contract. Oh, that doesn’t matter for us. I don’t need a contract. You look like you can still do it. The mind knows what to do. The body. I mean, come on. I probably won’t respond. And maybe not to level, but we get something out of here. Yeah. Yeah. I’m so happy. I feel like a little kid. Why is that? Because like coming to a game, I got butterflies. I’m nervous. It’s competitive. You know, it’s weird, but it feel like I never played before. Like I’m, you know, I swear to God, it’s like when I see Chase and uh and T and everybody run out, it’s like I’m a little kid. Like, oh my god. Like true excitement. Like I never played. Like I’m like I’m looking at them like, “Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know.” Hello. What up, boy? Hey, let me know if you need my toe. Hey, y’all hiring. There we go. Oh, that was good. That’s great content. Last week’s game was the Bengals annual crucial catch game as each year the NFL uses its platform to help bring awareness and support to survivors and those fighting. With this year’s campaign landing on the same day as the Bengals Stripe Out, the team went a step further to help strike out cancer. Crucial catch is the NFL initiative that we run every single year helping patients who are fighting cancer and supporting cancer research ultimately with the goal of ending cancer across the world. Each color in the crucial catch logo represents a different form of cancer that can be detected early. Incredible celebration throughout the month of October. Throughout the game, it offers a really cool game day thematic. So fans in the stadiums and then the fans also who are joining us online can help uh support the fight against cancer. I think the crucial catch campaign is very impactful. Obviously within the NFL at a personal level a lot of players and employees have had family members, friends, loved ones who have been impacted by cancer. I think that the league showing support for Crucial Catch um and eradicating cancer means a lot to those people and it shows you know when we have such a a big platform both nationally and internationally that it really makes a great impact in fundraising and research towards getting rid of cancer. From Wesville, cervical cancer survivor Stephanie. Stephanie ring that bell. So, one of our new annual traditions is the Crucial Catch bell ringing ceremony. Here we welcome survivors from the Ketaring Health Cancer Center to participate in a commemorative bell ringing ceremony. It’s been this incredibly uplifting and powerful storytelling moment where we can tell the stories of these cancer survivors and celebrate their journey. In addition, we did a final bell ring for all lives past and present. Uh because one thing we realized is not everyone can ring the bell. On Sunday I had so many people come up to me both those involved and not involved just to say thank you for what we’re doing. It really makes people think not only about the people who have been fighting who have gone through their fights but also makes you think about you know what am I doing to prevent cancer in my own life or what am I doing to support those around me who might be going through their battles. I think it’s so important because everyone’s been impacted by cancer or knows someone that’s been impacted by cancer. So being able to remember them um to shine a light on something, you know, positive to raise awareness in the fight against cancer about early detection, I think that’s what really matters and hopefully we can help people in the future um fight this battle quicker. What I think it’s all about, you know, is we work together with Ketaring Health to bring awareness to cancer prevention. Not only celebrating those who have won their battles, but educating people who might have a battle to fight in the future. Um, and helping them to win that battle as quickly as possible. Coming up, it’s a reunion in Lambo for a couple of Bengals. That is, and we’ll sit down with TJ Sllayton and Jerry Montgomery next here on Bengals Weekly. Welcome back to Bengals Weekly. Back in March, the team brought in TJ Sllayton to bolster up the interior of the defensive line. Now, the DTackle has a reputation for stuffing ball carriers at the line of scrimmage, but Sllayton is so much more than just a run stopper, and his relationship with defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery is a big reason why. We now go behind the stripes with a man known as the big truck. The Bengals number one defense is out there. Sllayton is inside. TJ Schllayton Jr. at the defensive tackle. We need that middle taken care of. Big body. He’s stout and he plays behind his pads and with hands. There’s not many people that can move him. I had TJ his first three years. We drafted him. Fifth round. First impression was like massive, very athletic, big guy. I mean, I remember team meeting. We had a hoop and he stood flatfooted and dunked two hands in front of the whole team. So, you know, super athletic. And then uh when we got out to practice, I’m like, “Okay, we got a long ways to go to get you where you need to be.” My first impression was, you know, maybe he didn’t like me at first, you know, just just listening to what he was saying and then I started buying in his technique and the things that he was teaching like it started working for me. So I changed my mind after that. You know, he’s definitely one to take from and he’s definitely looking to help you. We do. Put it all together. Yep. One, two, three, four, five. One, two, three. Boom. All right, here we go. 1 2 3 4 5 Let me come to you, though. Come on. You’re throwing your hands. Let me Let me come to you. Come on. I mean, you got to come back to me. 1 2 3. When I got with JO my rookie year, my biggest thing was my hands. I love to run in there with my shoulders and try to just muscle people around and it was hurting me. The biggest emphasis with me and J Mo was get your hands up in the ring game. You gota play with extensions. And if you don’t play with extensions, it’s going to be hard for you to be productive. TJ Sllayton, the first guy to knife into the back field. Minnesota game here. All right, this is a call where we kind of cut the nose tackle loose and allow him to get vertical. So you can see what type of havoc he can wreck when he’s going forward. Guard’s trying to reach him. He knocks back the uh the guard and is able to flatten out down the line of scrimmage and make the play on the running back in the back field. This is an early down play where he’s able to get in the crease, get on in the edge, and be able to affect the quarterback. I mean, this is what I’m talking about. He’s more than just a run stopper. He does a really good job of playing down the line of scrimmage. When we talk about being able to play in between the tackle box, he’s making plays from the nose tackle all the way out to the tackle box. N bro, we trying to finish. You heard what I’m saying? We trying to finish. We trying We playing through the whistle, coach. Well, he knows the expectations and what I’m looking for. As we go through drills, you’ll see him in the back trying to help the young guys like, “Hey, understand what he’s saying here.” Like a cross shot. Yeah. Just like it just you shoot it just it’s just a cross shot. When you did it, it like you was trying to arm over. Can y’all line up behind them and and walk through it? Line up behind them and walk through it. I want to say I’m more of like a leader by example. The young guys on our line, they they asking me a lot of questions about like where their hands and stuff. When you have teammates that do that, you can build a stronger bond with them and then you have that trust with them on the field as well. I’m just, you know, taking it day by day. If the guys want to, you know, view me as that leader or see me as that leader, like, you know, I take it. You got to plant and go get a sack. try to tell you but ain’t nothing more ain’t nothing better than a player coach man we just need a little insight you know what I’m saying come on coach give me give me a little one two from back in the day I might be able to translate it says a lot that he had the opportunity to go to multiple other places and he chose to come back and play for me and he knows how I’m going to coach him and he knows the standard I’m going to hold him to with J Mo me going into year five he’s still the same guy as a player you should want somebody who’s going to hold you accountable you should want somebody who’s going to correct every little detail you going to do like who you want somebody who’s going going to be on you about your hands, your eyes, your feet, where your head should be. I think he has the ability to play tackle to tackle and be one of the better DTackles in this league. I I’m excited for the future and I think he’s got a long career as long as he stays healthy. When we return, Kevin Harland will be on the call in Green Bay and we sit down with the CBS broadcaster to get his preview of Bengals versus Packers. The Bengals make the trip to Lambeau Field for the first time since 2017 with the all-time series tied at seven. Now, Green Bay had an early season buy, but the week prior they gave up a season high 40 points to Dallas after suffering their first loss of the year the week before to Joe Flacco. Kevin Harland will be in the booth Sunday for CBS and he now joins Dan Horde to give us his preview. Kevin, we got quite the plot twist this week with the Bengals acquisition of Joe Flacco having a Cincinnati assignment this week. What was your reaction? Stunned, but it makes sense. He knows the division. He is a quarterback who has seen everything. He’s reached the highest of highs. I think his love for the game, which has always been there, it kind of feels like it’s grown the older he’s gotten and the more years he’s piled up on his resume as being an NFL quarterback. He’s good at it. He’s a great locker room influence and this is maybe shot in the arm. Joe gets back in December that this team needs. I mean, they’ve got the parts. We all know that. I was thrilled. This clearly shows, hey, we’re in it. We’ve got the parts. Let’s keep going. We’re only two and three. It’s not like we’re 0 and5 in a division which has no Lamar for a while. We don’t know how long that will be. You never know Pittsburgh’s going to give you and Cleveland continues to find their way. It shows aggression and I think every fan would appreciate that. Let me take it a step further. Kansas City is two and three and playing the Lions this week. The Texans with their division titles the last couple of years are two and three. They go to Seattle this week. The AFC in general appears to be wide open, doesn’t it? I agree, Dan. You’re on it. You can never give up. How many times have we gotten into the week 15, 16, 17, 18 world, and teams that were maybe at the beginning of the year 4 and 8 or 3 and five or whatever are now like right there with a win can get in the playoffs and make a noise that can be resounding. I applaud what the Bengals have done. I love that in the middle of a season when you think you’ve got everything just kind of proportioned the right way, this happens or Parsons is traded. And here we have those kind of teams, Green Bay and Cincinnati meeting this week after making big early season moves to their roster. Let’s discuss the Packers. They open the season with dominant wins over Detroit and Washington. What is your view of the Packers and the problems they present for Cincinnati this week? I do their preseason games, so I’ve seen them throughout the summer preson’s arrival. And here is an organization that has been graced with two straight Hall of Fame quarterbacks and Brett Favre and Aaron Rogers and they really are high on Jordan Love. Their quarterback now is playing well. The Packers come into this game off a buy. But now the Bengals have got their own juice. They got their own spark. And I think they’re going to feel really good about what they bring in and they’re two and three. Even as much as you might think the Packers have got the answer, you never know. That’s the beauty of the game coming up Sunday at Lambo Field. Did the Micah Parson’s trade change your view of the Packers ability to win a Super Bowl title? I think it stunned the league because he’s a fifthear player at the very height of his powers and as dominant and as forceful a one-man guy as you’re going to find on any defensive unit in the league. Like he changes a game. Offenses now tilt toward wherever he’s going to be with extra blockers. Wherever he lines up, that’s a red flag. And you’ve got a great guy that can decipher that stuff. Flaku, who just played the Packers and won a couple weeks ago for Cleveland. He knows the recipe, right? So, he knows this defense. Kevin, thank you so much, my friend. Really appreciate your time. Look forward to seeing you this weekend. Sunday marks just the 15th time the Bengals and Packers will meet on the grid iron. Now, there have been no shortage of memorable matchups between these two teams, but the 2013 outing might have been one of the best showings a defense has had against Aaron Rogers. Rogers 64 QB rating and 244 passing yards were both season lows as the defense had four takeaways and were able to hold Green Bay for the team to score the final 13 points in the come from behind win. I’m kind of weird that we at home and don’t nobody think we can win the gun. They think this the best. Just because it’s the best offense, we supposed to come here scared. How many times they tell you you couldn’t do this, you couldn’t do that. What you do? What you do? You fight hard, baby. You fight harder. Give everything you got. Starks who had 132 rushing yards last week. That was a dangerous throw. And good coverage out of the edge by Leon Hall. Rogers keeps it. Drops it off. Fourless pass too low. They’re at their own 47. They lead Cincinnati 30-21. 310 left here in the third quarter. Rogers in the gun. Drops back. Looking over the middle. He throws. Intercepted. Picked off by Terrence running back toward midfield and he is pulled down at the 46 yd line. Wallace is wide open but drops it as is off the hands of part of it for Rogers and the Packers picking up Blazers helping to protect Liz off the edge passes out of the reach of the tight end. Aaron throws and he’s picked up. Intercepted by Leon Hall. And it is the rare two interception game for Aaron Rogers. And this Bengals defense was good enough here today. When we return, we’ll take you into the locker room and check in with the team as they prepare for their next NFC North opponent. Matchup sound is next here on Bengals Weekly. Welcome back to Bengals Weekly. When you think about the Packers defense, the first name that comes to mind for most is Micah Parsons. Parsons was acquired from Dallas prior to week one and has already made a difference on Green Bay’s front, but he’s not the only defender the Bengals need to be aware of come Sunday. I mean, they you can obviously see that heavy invested into their front. Their front pretty good. Linebackers are are good, too. They got McKenna back there. He’s a great safety. You know, watched them at I mean at Alabama a little bit. Played against them one year. So, they particularly choose to play zone a lot. So, that’s all over the film. They put a little man on third down sometimes, but other than that, they got a great defense, great great up front. Any team with an elite pass rusher, you’re always kind of looking for ways to stop them, whether it’s chips, high help on the tackles, and multiple plays. So, that’s kind of what we did against Dallas last year. Like, we always made sure that Micah Parsons wasn’t getting a one-on-one. Great players all across the board. Obviously, their premier guys are on the edge with Micah and Gary, but I think Quay Walker is an excellent mic. They got a great back end and really good D tackles. So, we got to be at our best in a hostile environment. Really excited to get there and get back to even get this get this thing back on track. They have a competitive defense. They’ve done really well this so far this year and another week to bounce back, kind of establish ourselves as an offense, you know, as long as we can stay on the field, turn the chains over, put points on the board, that’s a win. They’re just very consistent with how they move the ball. They trust in their guys, especially Jordan Love running their offense. Aside from number 10, we got a limit number eight as well. He’s a complete back. He’s everything you want in a running back. Guy who can catch out of the back field. A guy who can get plant the foot and get vertical. Guy who will, you know, lower the shoulder to get those extra yardage in order to get a first down or get closer to a first down. Jordan Love run the show. Uh, you know, he was a young guy when I was there and he was behind Aaron Rogers. Kind of learned from him a lot, but he’s really stepped into his own these last couple years and a lot of great receivers around them. So they they have uh threats on all all fronts of the the offense. So we just got to be able to tap. Right now he’s being very decisive with his throws. So knowing Jordan from back then uh when when he’s being very decisive, he can get the ball out pretty quick and kind of like ruin the game for a defense. So we got to make him instant siphon. We got to get them off the spot. The Bengals look to put an end to their three-game skid, but it won’t be an easy task. The Packers bring in a stout defense and an offense that’s been clicking on nearly all cylinders early this season. So, let’s send it over to the trio who give us their keys to a victory in week six. The all-time series between the Bengals and Packers is even at seven apiece. The Bengals have three wins in Wisconsin over the years. And in this who conversation, we are going to give you three keys to winning at Lambo this Sunday. Lap, you’re up first. Turnovers. Dan, I mean, so many games at any level, high school, college, National Football League, it’s decided by possessing the football, turnovers, you know, you don’t you don’t want to give the football away. Give the opponent more opportunities to score and hurt you. The Cincinnati Bengals, they’re minus one per game on the turnover ratio. That’s not going to win you many football games. So, they’re going to have to turn the turn that around quickly, immediately, if not sooner, because Green Bay, they’ve got some weapons. They’ve got an arsenal. They can score. They can score points, and they can score points in a hurry. So, you don’t want to give them additional possessions to to go ahead and try to accomplish that. And defensively, Green Bay’s a new full as well. I mean, they’re they’re they’re a solid football team. every phase of of their football team, their operation is is in good shape in both lines of scrimmage for the Green Bay Packers can play good football. So, the Bengals, they have their work cut out from going up to Green Bay and trying to get a victory up there. And uh one way that will make it a little bit easier, make the path a little bit more manageable would be to win that turnover battle. All right, that’s key number one. Butch, what’s key number two? Bengals defensive tackle TJ Sllayton Jr. not only goes back to Green Bay, but he returns with his defensive line coach, Jerry Montgomery, who spent the better part of the last decade with the Pack. Slate and Montgomery want to do exactly what the Bengals did this uh last week against the Lions, another NFC North edition. And uh they controlled the running game, a very good Lions running attack. They held a 3.6 yards per carry um on 33 shots in a very physical game. and they need that uh up in Green Bay cuz Matt Laflur relies on that run game. And if anybody knows the running game, it’s probably the two guys who have practiced against it, Sllayton and Montgomery. They got Josh Jacobs there, a fourtime 1,000yard back. He’s coming off a 1300 yardd season. Matt Lefur is going to put the ball in his hands. Their running game has been a little bit shaky of late, but they keep giving it to Jacobs. I think the fewest amount of time he’s carried it this year is 16 times. TJ Sllayton, Jerry Mark Comey, they’re getting ready for Josh Jacobs and they want to remind Matt Leafur just what they might be missing in the trenches up there. All right, key number three. Where’s number one? Micah Parsons for the Green Bay Packers. The Packers traded Pro Bowler Kenny Clark and two first round draft picks to get him, then made Micah the highest paid non-quarterback in history at $47 million a year. If the Bengals are going to win, they can’t let Parsons wreck the game. Back in 2022 when he was still with Dallas, he had two sacks and five quarterback hits as the Cowboys beat the Bengals by three. But last year, no sacks and no tackles as Cincinnati beat Dallas by seven. He’s moving around a lot for Green Bay. So, Orlando Brown Jr. and Amarius Mims will have to play well in order for the Bengals to muzzle Micah. There you have it. Three keys to beating the Packers in this Hudday conversation. Coming up next, it’s Conipelli’s Countdown where I’ll tell you how two rookie guards have been two of the best amongst firstear players. Stay with us here on Bengals Weekly. Welcome back to Bengals Weekly. In a move that surprised many, including those within the walls of the Bengals locker room, there’s a new QB in town. Now, Joe Flacco has already put together a legendary and storied NFL career, but he’s not done yet. And this Sunday, Flaco has the opportunity to continue to write his name into the history books. So, as they say, we’re about to Flaco around and find out. Just two weeks ago, Joe Flacco handed the Green Bay Packers their sole loss of 2025. And if Flaco can repeat that outcome again on Sunday, he would become just the second player since 1950 to start and beat an opponent with two different teams in the same season. And when Flaco takes the field in Green Bay, he will join Ryan Fitzpatrick as the only quarterback since 2002 to start for three of four teams in the same division. as Flaco spent 11 seasons in Baltimore and was previously in Cleveland. Jamar Chase logged his 12th career multi-touchdown game last week as he hauled in his 48th and 49th receiving touchdowns. That’s the most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2021 with the next closest player having 45. And with one receiving touchdown on Sunday, Chase would become the fifth fastest in the Super Bowl era to reach 50 receiving touchdowns. Now, his 64yard TD brought his career total of 60 plus yard scores to 13. That’s the most spy player in NFL history under the age of 26. And among active players since the start of 2021, Chase has nine more than the next closest pass catcher. And as another NFC opponent is on deck in 21 career games against the conference, Chase is averaging over 100 receiving yards a game with 22 total touchdowns. The changing of the guards this season has seen two firstear players have success on the line. Among rookie interior offensive linemen, Jaylen Rivers 2.3 pressure rate allowed is fifth best with Dylan Fairchild right behind him at number six with a 3.3. Fairchild has started every game at left guard this season as Rivers has started the last two games at right guard after stepping in in the third quarter in Minnesota when Daltton Risner went out due to injury. The Packers are coming off their buy where they are three and three in the week following since 2019. In week four, Green Bay allowed a season high 40 points to Dallas. But prior to that game, they were the league’s number one scoring defense, holding opponents to under an average of 15 points per game. As for their offense, they have scored 27 or more in three of their first four, but only mustered up 10 points in week three. That was the week Joe Flacco and company handed Green Bay its only loss of the season. The Packers do bring in the league’s top third down conversion rate as Green Bay is converting on over 53% of its third down attempts. So, as the defense will be tasked with slowing down Jordan Love and the Packers, Golden’s group is coming off a season high four sacks against Detroit with Miles Murphy snagging his first full sack of the season and Joseph Osai logging his second in the past three games. Trey Hendrickson, meanwhile, led the way with his 17th career multi-sack performance. That’s third most in the league since 2019. When we return, it’s time for Social Spotlight, where once again Jamar Chase finds himself on our list after his TD grab last week. We’ll tell you more next here on Bengals Weekly. This fall, the Bengals have teamed up with Ohio to bring the jungle to you. Every Friday during the football season, we will be out at a different high school football game cheering on our local teams. Students and fans have the opportunity to take pictures with HUD, show off their best school spirit, and win great prizes. Rule your school and be on the lookout for Friday night stripes because the Bengals and Ohio Cat could be coming to your game next. Hudday Nation, it’s time to recognize our high school coaches. Nominate your coach for the Bengals Coach of the Week presented by Payor. Visit bengals.com/coach of the week for more information. It’s now time for our social spotlight segment. And who else than to start off this segment than with numero uno, Jamar Chase. Look at what Chase accomplished in week five. his 64yd touchdown pass, the fourth longest from the week. Jamar adding another long range touchdown to his resume. That was his first touchdown grab of the afternoon. We’re also going to check in with one of Flaco’s former teammates. Look at this. Willie Anderson and Joe Flacco played together in Baltimore in 2008. That was Willy’s last year in the league, but Joe’s first. And fans, if you’re wondering what number Flaco is going to be wearing for the Bengals, well, we’ve got it for you hot off the press. Flaco will wear number 16. Previously, he has worn number five for most of his career. He also wore number 19 for just a tidbit and 15 most recently in Indianapolis and Cleveland. And who knows, maybe the 16 will give Flaco a little bit of spark as he makes his Bengals debut on Sunday. Now, make sure you are following along with the Bengals social media channels. All you have to do to find us is search at Bengals and give us a follow. Kickoff between the Bengals and the Packers is set for 4:25 Eastern and you can catch all the action on your local CBS station. You can also check out one of the streaming options including Paramount Plus in Market, NFL Plus nationally, or NFL Sunday Ticket out of Market. And as always, you can listen in to Dan Horde and Dave Lapam on the Bengals radio network. Thanks for tuning in to Bengals Weekly. Kickoff between the Bengals and the Packers from Lambeau Field is coming up for Dan Hord, Dave Lapam, Jeff Hobson, and our entire crew. I’m Marissa Knipelli. We’ll see you next week. Bengals Weekly was brought to you by Payor, proud to be the official HR software provider of the Cincinnati Bengals. Altafiber, the official Wi-Fi and internet provider of the Cincinnati Bengals, your local Kia dealers. Visit kia.com to discover movement that inspires. And Kataring Health, the official healthcare provider of the Cincinnati Bengals. Heat. Heat.

This week on Bengals Weekly features CBS Sports announcer Kevin Harlan and Bengals players discussing new QB Joe Flacco. Plus, get to know DT T.J. Slaton Jr. in his return to Green Bay and watch a feature on the Bengals halftime crucial catch ceremony.

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