Joe Flacco says he feels “pretty good” as he’s battling a shoulder injury ahead of the Bengals matchup against the Bears Sunday.The Bengals new starting QB1 wouldn’t definitively say he’ll play on Sunday, but his answers lean towards he will be out there.Flacco briefly left last Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets with a shoulder injury and didn’t practice on Wednesday, with head coach Zac Taylor saying he’s not sure if the 40-year-old Flacco will be able to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Flacco was able to return to practice on Thursday though, and Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase said he looked back to his normal self.“I didn’t even know he was injured, for real,” Chase said of Flacco.If Flacco is unable to play Sunday, the 3-5 Bengals would turn to Jake Browning, who lost each of his three starts after he took over for an injured Joe Burrow.“We still got to attack it the same way and just do us at the end of the day,” Chase said. “We can’t really worry about that situation.”Despite some dysfunction among the Bengals’ quarterbacks in 2025, Chase has remained a dominant force, leading the NFL with 70 receptions for 720 yards and five touchdowns.Flacco was listed as a limited practice participant Thursday, while defensive end Trey Hendrickson, linebacker Logan Wilson and guard Dalton Risner didn’t practice at all due to injuries.The Bears are also entering this weekend with injuries to manage, including to wide receivers DJ Moore and Rome Odunze, as well as running backs D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson.Sunday’s game will kick off at 1 p.m.

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Joe Flacco says he feels “pretty good” as he’s battling a shoulder injury ahead of the Bengals matchup against the Bears Sunday.

The Bengals new starting QB1 wouldn’t definitively say he’ll play on Sunday, but his answers lean towards he will be out there.

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Joe Flacco says he feels “pretty good.”

Won’t definitively say he’ll play on Sunday, but his answers lean towards he will be out there.@WLWT

— Jaron May (@jaron_may) October 31, 2025

Flacco briefly left last Sunday’s loss to the New York Jets with a shoulder injury and didn’t practice on Wednesday, with head coach Zac Taylor saying he’s not sure if the 40-year-old Flacco will be able to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

Flacco was able to return to practice on Thursday though, and Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase said he looked back to his normal self.

“I didn’t even know he was injured, for real,” Chase said of Flacco.

If Flacco is unable to play Sunday, the 3-5 Bengals would turn to Jake Browning, who lost each of his three starts after he took over for an injured Joe Burrow.

“We still got to attack it the same way and just do us at the end of the day,” Chase said. “We can’t really worry about that situation.”

Despite some dysfunction among the Bengals’ quarterbacks in 2025, Chase has remained a dominant force, leading the NFL with 70 receptions for 720 yards and five touchdowns.

Flacco was listed as a limited practice participant Thursday, while defensive end Trey Hendrickson, linebacker Logan Wilson and guard Dalton Risner didn’t practice at all due to injuries.

The Bears are also entering this weekend with injuries to manage, including to wide receivers DJ Moore and Rome Odunze, as well as running backs D’Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson.

Sunday’s game will kick off at 1 p.m.