{"id":947752,"date":"2026-07-17T06:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/947752\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:45:21","slug":"new-footage-makes-joe-flaccos-torching-of-pittsburgh-look-even-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/947752\/","title":{"rendered":"New Footage Makes Joe Flacco’s Torching Of Pittsburgh Look Even Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s one performance that encapsulated the disappointing state of the Pittsburgh Steelers\u2019 2026 defense, it was Joe Flacco\u2019s Week 7 masterpiece. Just nine days after being traded<\/a> from the Cleveland Browns to the Cincinnati Bengals, the 41-year-old quarterback walked into Pittsburgh and shredded its defense for 342 yards and three touchdowns in a stunning 33-31 upset.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s even possible, Netflix\u2019s Quarterback series<\/a> just made that game look much, much worse for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is he saying?\u201d Flacco said on Netflix of the communication issues he was experiencing throughout that game. \u201cHe\u2019s saying something, and I can hear it, but I have no idea what he was saying. I\u2019m calling formations for the first time. There are certain words I am hearing, but they don\u2019t hit my brain as good as I would like them to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flacco’s ‘Unc Bowl’ performance is even crazier when you know the full context \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n

Formation and headset issues didn’t stop Joe from dropping 350 yard and 3 TDs pic.twitter.com\/8CfA8jc6cd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NFL Films (@NFLFilms) July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

At one point during the game, they caught him in an NFL Films Mic\u2019d Up moment saying \u201cI have no idea what he\u2019s\u2026formation.\u201d Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, that was a drive he ended up scoring on. Flacco finished the day with 342 passing yards and three TDs. That\u2019s more than Aaron Rodgers had in any single game last year.<\/p>\n

No, Flacco didn\u2019t somehow master an entire offense with new vocabulary in a matter of days. It turns out that he barely knew what was going on. And he still beat up on the Steelers, who looked completely helpless in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I was younger, I\u2019d feel like an idiot, but like, whatever. Who cares?\u201d Flacco said.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh\u2019s supposedly \u201chistoric\u201d defense<\/a> was supposed to be capable of stifling even the most elite offenses in the league. Yet Flacco beat them while still learning the basics of Cincinnati\u2019s system.<\/p>\n

As if getting beat by a 41-year-old quarterback who joined the team nine days before the game wasn\u2019t bad enough, this new revelation makes it look so much worse.<\/p>\n