There's no such thing as a moral victory in the NFL , but let's go ahead and give one to the Cincinnati Bengals anyway, because they got exactly what they needed on Sunday: They went into Green Bay with a quarterback who barely knew the playbook and went toe to toe with the Packers in a 27-18 loss.

Did the Bengals win? No, but Joe Flacco did show that last week's surprising trade was worth it and that he might have what it takes to save Cincinnati's season.

After being traded from Cleveland to Cincinnati on Oct. 7, Flacco only had four days to learn the Bengals offense, and during the first half in Green Bay, he played like a guy who only had four days to learn the offense. In the first quarter, the Bengals totaled just ONE yard -- yes, 1 yard -- which wasn't exactly encourag

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