This might be the last we see of Flacco in stripes, with Joe Burrow potentially returning on Thanksgiving vs. the Ravens.

Higgins was carted to the locker room. Davis was called for a 27-yard pass interference penalty, and Joe Flacco threw a 17-yard touchdown to Mitch Tinsley on the next play to draw

The Bengals had a chance to win this one (like many other losses this season) and likely would have if Joe Burrow had made his return today. Burrow practiced all week and was trending to shock everyone with his return from the toe injury against the Patriots, but the Bengals staff felt he needed a few more days late in the week.

Joe Flacco será titular una vez más con los Bengals de Cincinnati después de que el quarterback Joe Burrow no fuera activado para el partido del domingo contra los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco converts a third down with a 12-yard pass to tight end Mike Gesicki.

At one point last week, the signs were pointing toward Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow returning for Sunday's game against the Patriots.

The Cincinnati Bengals made it far more interesting against the New England Patriots than many might have expected. But "interesting" doesn't count for points on the scoreboard, and it definitely doesn't count in the win column .