Flacco Active, To Start Despite Shoulder Injury

Bengals veteran QB Joe Flacco, who has a sprained AC joint in his right throwing shoulder, is officially active and will start Sunday against the Chicago Bears after practicing this week and being cleared for game action. Flacco has started three games since the trade from Cleveland, completing roughly 64% of his passes for about 780 yards and seven touchdowns. Jake Browning will be the primary backup and Sean Clifford is designated the emergency third quarterback. Cincinnati will be without top pass rusher Trey Hendrickson (hip) and linebacker Logan Wilson (calf), among other inactives, weakening their defense for the matchup. The Bears enter the game shorthanded as well, with starting corners Jaylon Johnson and Kyler Gordon on injured reserve and running back D’Andre Swift out with a groin injury; Oren Burks (groin) has been cleared and is active for Sunday.