Warren McVea, first Black player to get a football scholarship at a major Texas school and Chiefs Super Bowl star, dies at 79

Warren McVea, the speedy running back who was the first Black player to receive a football scholarship to a major Texas ...

The Cincinnati Bengals have a new secret weapon: A 40-year-old father of five

Just 10 days after losing one starting quarterback job in Cleveland and gaining another with Cincinnati, Joe Flacco turned ...

'Battle of the uncs': How Aaron Rodgers vs. Joe Flacco 'TNF' matchup makes NFL age history

Aaron Rogers, 41, and Joe Flacco, 40 meet on 'Thursday Night Football' as the NFL's second pairing of 40-something QBs.
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Despite a spread-it-around approach that works, Packers coach Matt LaFleur has a (Matthew) Golden opportunity to get his rookie first-round pick more involved on o…

Matt LaFleur makes a reasonable, logical, compelling argument. The Green Bay Packers head coach certainly has had ample ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Bengals-Packers storylines include Flacco trying to accomplish a rare feat

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Here are five storylines of note in Sunday's Bengals game at the Green Bay Packers, which will kick off at 4:25 p.m. at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.: The Skinny: With rookie ...
Newsday

Joe Flacco confident stepping in as Bengals' starting quarterback against Packers

CINCINNATI — New Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco said he wouldn’t still be playing at 40 years old if he wasn’t confident he could play at the level of a starter. After the Bengals traded ...
Columbus Dispatch

Chase, Stewart headline Bengals final injury report vs. Packers

The Cincinnati Bengals again feature some big names on the final injury report, this time ahead of the Week 6 encounter with the Green Bay Packers. Tops on the list is first-round defensive end Shemar ...
The New York Times

Inside the Bengals’ crash course of Joe Flacco

Quarterback Joe Flacco has 72 hours to learn the Bengals' offense after being traded Tuesday. Frank Bowen IV / The Enquirer / Imagn Images CINCINNATI — When Joe Flacco, all 6-foot-6, 245 pounds of him ...
Palm Beach Post

Packers vs. Bengals: Which team has the winning advantage in Week 6?

Which team will have the winning advantage when the Green Bay Packers (2-1-1) host the Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) on in Week 6? Football is a complicated game, but finding the reasons for winning ...
OnMilwaukee

Packers Preview: a well-rested return to Lambeau against the Bengals

The Packers look to put a tie behind them this weekend, when they return to Lambeau Field to take on the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s been nearly two weeks since the Green Bay Packers played the Dallas ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Packers-Bengals history includes OT thrillers and beginning of Favre era

The Green Bay Packers and Cincinnati Bengals are uncommon opponents from different conferences, making matchups relatively rare between the two teams. The Packers and Bengals will meet again on Sunday ...
Palm Beach Post

Bengals had chatter about backup quarterbacks Drew Lock, Sam Howell, per report

ESPN's Dan Graziano reported one day after the Cincinnati Bengals acquired quarterback Joe Flacco from the Cleveland Browns that there was pre-trade chatter about Seattle Seahawks backup QB Drew Lock ...