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

Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco plans to start for the Cincinnati Bengals against the Chicago Bears this week despite dealing with a shoulder injury, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Our Bears vs Bengals preview features an interview with long-time NFL coach and former Bengals Senior Analyst Mark Duffner.

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.

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The Bengals rank 31st in the league in rushing offense (82.9) and 4.3 yards per carry. They have an elite WR duo with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, but not being able to establish a ground game has consistently hindered them.

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.