Though playing a losing team without its quarterback that allowed 39 points to the Jets, NFL experts are siding with the Bengals over the Bears.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 9 showdown between the Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears

Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco told reporters Friday that he felt good but stopped short of saying whether he’d face the Bears on Sunday because of a right shoulder sprain. The Bengals consider him questionable for Sunday’s game. Bengals coach Zac Taylor was non-committal about who would start. Jake Browning will go if Flacco can’t.

The Bengals signed LB Joe Giles-Harris off the practice squad to the active roster, along with rookie linebacker Liam Anderson, and fourth-year linebacker Brian Asamoah. They released Myles Cole from the practice squad. Cincinnati is trying to flip the script on this season and get an upset home win over the Chicago Bears this Sunday.

The Bengals got some concerning injury updates today about both Trey Hendrickson and Logan Wilson ahead of Week 9 against the Bears.

Joe Flacco says he feels “pretty good" as he's battling a shoulder injury ahead of the Bengals matchup against the Bears Sunday. The Bengals new starting QB1 wouldn't definitively say he’ll play on Sunday, but his answers lean towards he will be out there.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson understands the difficulty of facing Cincinnati Bengals superstar receiver Ja'Marr Chase.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco addresses the media ahead of his team's Week 8 game against the Chicago Bears at Paycor Stadium.