After the game, Flacco shared his respect for the Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers are 11-12 against the long-time Baltimore Ravens quarterback, losing the last two to him in the last two seasons. Last year, the fell to the Indianapolis Colts after Flacco entered the game when Anthony Richardson suffered an injury.

Flacco threw for three touchdowns in the Bengals' 33-31 victory, leading a game-winning drive that was capped off by an Evan McPhearson 36-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining.

Flacco led the game-winning drive in the 33-31 comeback victory.