After three straight losses with Jake Browning at quarterback, the Cincinnati Bengals are moving in a different direction at the game’s most important position.Sunday’s game will be the Bengals’ first with new quarterback Joe Flacco at the helm. He was named the starter by head coach Zac Taylor over Browning, who is 0-3 in his starts since Joe Burrow went down with a toe injury that required surgery.The 2012 Super Bowl MVP with the Baltimore Ravens, Flacco has played 18 seasons in the NFL, played in 16 playoff games and thrown 259 career touchdown passes.Flacco didn’t enjoy much success in four games with Cleveland this season, throwing two touchdowns and six interceptions before being benched in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel.Flacco will take the QB reins from Browning, who has thrown six touchdowns and eight interceptions since taking over for Burrow when he got hurt in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.“Welcome to pro football,” Browning said Wednesday. “If you don’t play well, you’re going to get replaced and that’s what I’m going through.”Browning showed some positive moments in his three starts, including a three-touchdown fourth quarter in Sunday’s loss to the Detroit Lions, but they weren’t enough to hold onto his job for the time being as the Bengals turn to the 40-year-old Flacco.“Anybody who is going through some adversity, whether it’s football or personal stuff, (you’re) trying to respond the right way,” Browning said.The Bengals will take on the Green Bay Packers Sunday at Lambeau Field. The game will kick off at 4:25 p.m.

CINCINNATI —

After three straight losses with Jake Browning at quarterback, the Cincinnati Bengals are moving in a different direction at the game’s most important position.

Sunday’s game will be the Bengals’ first with new quarterback Joe Flacco at the helm. He was named the starter by head coach Zac Taylor over Browning, who is 0-3 in his starts since Joe Burrow went down with a toe injury that required surgery.

The 2012 Super Bowl MVP with the Baltimore Ravens, Flacco has played 18 seasons in the NFL, played in 16 playoff games and thrown 259 career touchdown passes.

Flacco didn’t enjoy much success in four games with Cleveland this season, throwing two touchdowns and six interceptions before being benched in favor of rookie Dillon Gabriel.

Flacco will take the QB reins from Browning, who has thrown six touchdowns and eight interceptions since taking over for Burrow when he got hurt in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

“Welcome to pro football,” Browning said Wednesday. “If you don’t play well, you’re going to get replaced and that’s what I’m going through.”

Browning showed some positive moments in his three starts, including a three-touchdown fourth quarter in Sunday’s loss to the Detroit Lions, but they weren’t enough to hold onto his job for the time being as the Bengals turn to the 40-year-old Flacco.

“Anybody who is going through some adversity, whether it’s football or personal stuff, (you’re) trying to respond the right way,” Browning said.

The Bengals will take on the Green Bay Packers Sunday at Lambeau Field. The game will kick off at 4:25 p.m.