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.

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.

However, a sprained AC joint in Flacco's throwing shoulder left his status for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears in doubt. The 40-year-old was listed with a questionable tag on the injury report and only practiced in a limited capacity Thursday while missing Wednesday and Friday practices.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco (shoulder) is planning to start on Sunday versus the Bears, barring something unforeseen with his AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday.

Word on Saturday was that Joe Flacco was on track to start at quarterback for the Bengals in Sunday’s home game against the Bears and official word of his status came on Sunday morning.

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A new report indicates that Joe is good to go.Per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, Joe Flacco is planning to start at quarterback on Sunday for the Bengals as they take on the Chicago Bears.However, Rapoport said that things could still change if the injury flares back up over the next 24 hours.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco throws a 9-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andrei Iosivas against the Chicago Bears.