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

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco is planning to start against the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday despite nursing an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder, NFL Network reported on Saturday.

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.

The Bears have a golden opportunity to ignite their pass rush against the Bengals’ offensive line, which has been under fire all season after allowing quarterback Joe Burrow to take hits and end up on injured reserve. He was pressured on 30.2% of his dropbacks before getting hurt in Week 2.

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.

Chase got 42 targets over the last two games, which which is more than any Bears receiver but Rome Odunze (56) has for the season. He leads the NFL with 99 targets (12.4 per game) and 70 catches and is second with 720 yards.

We have a brand new Bear Bones podcast with host Dr. Mason West previewing all the latest about the upcoming Chicago Bears vs the Cincinnati Bengals game. For a third week in a row, the Bears have a lengthy injury list,