Joe Flacco: Enjoyable to have Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins create issues for the protection

Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco mentioned Thursday night time’s 33-31 win over the Steelers, and the flexibility to cross to 2 nice receivers like Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, is strictly what motivates him to maintain taking part in into his 40s.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Flacco mentioned. “This is what we do it for, is games like that. It came down to the wire, just like we knew it was going to, and I’m really happy for the guys.”

Flacco mentioned that as quickly as he arrived in Cincinnati, he noticed that Chase and Higgins are completely different, and that having two gamers like that may be a nightmare for an opposing protection.

“Last week it opened my eyes, just with the simple things,” Flacco mentioned. “And today I saw how the defense has to treat those guys.
And if you don’t treat them a certain way, they can hurt you. And if you do treat them a certain way, we’ve got some other guys who can get the job done. Today I got to see the problems they create.”

Chase had 16 catches for 161 yards and a landing, whereas Higgins had six catches for 96 yards and a landing, and he eschewed gaining one other seven yards and one other landing late within the recreation, when he determined to slip somewhat than rating so the Bengals may run the clock earlier than their game-winning subject aim. Flacco loves having two receivers like that as his teammates.

“Those guys are different,” Flacco mentioned. “And it’s pretty cool to be able to throw to them.”