CINCINNATI — The Bengals made the most of the short time left on the first-half clock against Chicago. Tee Higgins caught another stellar long touchdown from Joe Flacco to put Cincinnati up 20-17 on Sunday.

At 40 years old, Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco became the oldest quarterback in NFL history to pass for 470 yards in a game.

The main injuries of note here in this AFC Championship Game rematch is that the Chiefs will be without Isiah Pacheco, meaning more carries for Kareem Hunt and rookie Brashard Smith, and the Bills will be without Joshua Palmer, who's been solid as a third or fourth receiving option in Buffalo's offense.

Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears because of a shoulder injury.

Joe Flacco was limited during the week because of a shoulder injury he suffered during the fourth quarter of the team's NFL Week 8 loss to the Jets.

Flacco's win over Green Bay came back in Week 3 while he was still playing for the Cleveland Browns, but this time around, he'll be taking the field for the Cincinnati Bengals after a shocking trade on Tuesday that sent the QB from Northeast Ohio to Southwest Ohio.

Joe Flacco has led the Bengals to a combined 80 points in their past two games — both of them losses, thanks to Cincinnati's NFL-worst defense. After the Bengals couldn't hold a late lead for the second straight week and lost 47-42 on Sunday to the Chicago Bears,

In one of the most exciting games of this NFL season, the Bengals stormed back to take a late lead, only to see their defense blow it.