Cincinnati is preparing Jake Browning, who started the first three games of Joe Burrow's turf toe absence, in case Flacco isn't available.

Joe Flacco has been with the Bengals just three weeks and already is encroaching on one of Joe Burrow's more impressive franchise records.

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As Flacco is dealing with an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder, that leaves Jake Browning as the Bengals' option at quarterback. If Browning is back in there, it renews the major concerns over the Bengals' offense from a fantasy perspective.