Bengals shock Steelers with Joe Flacco-Ja'Marr Chase connection in thrilling win

NFL fans got a real treat on Thursday Night Football as the Cincinnati Bengals snapped their three-game losing streak with a thrilling - win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at home The Bengals desperate for a win after starting the season - are now - while the Steelers fall to - on the year And while they may be well past their primes Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco put on a show like it was the early s in Cincinnati CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIt started with Rodgers who has gotten better by the week it seems with the Steelers in his debut season He needed just eight plays to go yards for a touchdown to tight end Jonnu Smith from yards out as he scrambled surveyed and threw a strike to his man for the seven-point lead For Flacco the success didn t come right away in his home debut with the Bengals as they were forced to punt twice But the third possession saw the drive Bengals fans have been desperate for since Flacco was traded from the Cleveland Browns to relieve Jake Browning of his starting duties Flacco went plays and yards where he uncovered Ja Marr Chase on one of plenty of passes this one for an eight-yard touchdown to make it - NFL WEEK SCHEDULE WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT UPCOMING GAMESThen Cincinnati s defense came through instantly as momentum shifted to the home club Jordan Battle intercepted Rodgers on an incredible play ripping the ball out of D K Metcalf s hands and staying inbounds while doing so Flacco took that opportunity and ascertained Tee Higgins who ran through multiple Steelers defenders for a -yard touchdown Rodgers would be picked off again on the ensuing drive and the Bengals were able to kick a field goal before the end of the first half to head into the locker room with a surprising - lead If the first half wasn t wild enough the second half blew the doors off their primetime divisional bout There were five straight scoring drives including three straight touchdown drives with Flacco finding Noah Fant and Rodgers using his tight ends Pat Freiermuth and Darnell Washington to make it a - challenge The Bengals were able to give Evan McPherson a field goal try which he buried to move their lead to - but Rodgers had the opportunity late in the fourth quarter to give his organization a shot at the lead they were chasing since the first quarter With left on the clock Rodgers escaped pressure and his eyes lit up as he saw Freiermuth alone downfield and he zipped a pass to him that was caught and it was off to the races Freiermuth went yards to tie the contest and the extra point was good to give Pittsburgh the - lead But was it too fast of a tally for the Steelers considering how Flacco and the Bengals offense were playing You bet JA'MARR CHASE SOUNDS OFF ON BENGALS' EFFORT IN LOSS TO BRONCOS 'YOU GOTTA WANT IT'Flacco dissected the Steelers defense once more with a seven-play drive that was capped by a perfectly placed -yard pass to Higgins who smartly slid in the red zone to waste clock and allow McPherson a chance for the walk-off field goal He nailed it from yards out and the Paycor Stadium crowd was in a frenzy as they in the end got back into the win column Looking at the box number Chase broke his own franchise record for the most of receptions in a single championship hauling in of his targets from Flacco for yards and his touchdown Those targets were the most of a participant has had all season in the NFL by a mile Higgins also added yards with his touchdown on six catches while Chase Brown ultimately had the rushing championship he needed with yards on carries after struggling through the first six games Flacco finished an incredible -of- for yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions As for Rodgers his patented Hail Mary didn t work in the end He was -of- for yards with four touchdown passes and two interceptions Jaylen Warren tallied yards on the ground as well as air yards on four catches while Freiermuth had his breakout tournament this season with yards on five receptions Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter