CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Bengals were stunned on Sunday by the Jets, 39-38, as New York won its first game of the season. Here is how the offense graded according to Pro Football Focus.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco suffered an apparent shoulder injury during the fourth quarter of the team's NFL Week 8 loss to the New York Jets, one of Flacco's former teams, at Paycor Stadium. Medical personnel looked on as Flacco threw passes on the sideline. Backup Jake Browning warmed up.

But another NFL record for hapless defense is well within reach. The Bengals have allowed at least 27 points in seven consecutive games. Only five teams in the Super Bowl era (196

Prisco chose the Bengals and their defense as his pick for NFL Week 8 losers after their 39-38 loss Sunday, Oct. 26, at Paycor Stadium.

The Jets signed Fields to be their stopgap quarterback with the slight chance of a Daniel Jones or Sam Darnold rise from the ashes. That has not happened, which has fans considering college options at the top of the 2026 NFL Draft. Fields could tumble back to Earth coming out of the bye, assuming he gets the start against the Browns.

CINCINNATI — Ja'Marr Chase had a blank face of disgust after the Bengals' 39-38 loss to the Jets, wasting another stellar outing by the Bengals' top healthy offensive player. Chase had 12 catches for 91 yards in the loss, which saw Cincinnati lose its third of four games since the start of last year when scoring 38-plus points.

One of the big changes was letting veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt go. Look no further than Week 8 to see how that decision is going. While Golden’s defense was coughing up 500-plus yards and 39 points to the winless Jets, Pratt was…leading the now 7-1 Indianapolis Colts in tackles under former Bengals coordinator Lou Anarumo.