The Cincinnati Bengals pulled off the most surprising trade of the season Tuesday when they acquired Joe Flacco from the Cleveland Browns .

After watching Jake Browning struggle through three starts, the Bengals knew they had to make a move at quarterback if they wanted to save their season, and that's how they ended up with Flacco. However, the former Browns quarterback wasn't the only QB targeted during their search.

In fact, the Bengals made quite a few phone calls in the 24 hours after their Week 5 loss to the Detroit Lions , according to NFL Media .

"This trade was the result of an exhaustive search," Ian Rapoport said. "Essentially what they did in canvassing the league was call every team that had three quarterbacks or a viable practice squad option." 'It to

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