Flacco to start for Bengals at Lambeau, Chase expected to play

Joe Flacco will make his first start for the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Lambeau Field, while star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase is listed as questionable with an undisclosed illness but is expected to play, according to team injury reports and league sources. The start comes less than a week after the Bengals acquired Flacco in a trade, and it marks a rapid transition at quarterback for a team already coping with the long-term absence of Joe Burrow.

Flacco was added to the roster Oct. 7 and will replace Jake Browning, who started the previous three games. With limited time to learn Cincinnati's playbook and fewer practice repetitions than usual, Flacco enters the lineup tasked with quickly building rapport with an offense led by Chase, fellow receiver Tee Higgins, and running back Chase Brown.

Chase, who leads the team in key receiving categories through five games, spoke candidly about the adjustment process during a Thursday media session. On his immediate approach to working with a new passer, he said, "My fire ain't going nowhere. If I want to make a play, I'm going to ask for the ball." He also called Flacco "one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play" and described...