Packers top Bengals 27-18 in Flacco's Bengals debut

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 27-18 on Sunday at Lambeau Field, handing newly acquired Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco a competitive debut but not the turnaround Cincinnati sought. The Week 6 game kicked off at 4:25 p.m. Eastern and marked Flacco’s first start for the Bengals three days after they traded for him from the Cleveland Browns.

Flacco completed 29 of 45 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions, rallying Cincinnati in the second half but unable to overcome a slow start. JaMarr Chase finished with 10 receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown. The Bengals managed just 55 rushing yards on 16 carries, while Green Bay finished with 153 rushing yards on 33 attempts and leaned on running back Josh Jacobs, who totaled 150 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns.

The Packers built an early advantage and controlled much of the first half. Micah Parsons praised the defense’s early work, saying, "The first half, it just shows who we are," after Green Bay limited Cincinnati to 65 total first-half yards. Quarterback Jordan Love completed 19 of 26 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown, and the Packers added a pair of...