No, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin didn’t want to face Joe Flacco again.

Last year, Tomlin told his players to keep Colts starter Anthony Richardson upright , so that they wouldn’t have to deal with Flacco. And when Richardson was injured, Flacco beat the Steelers.

Including last year’s game and the prior 22 regular-season starts involving Flacco and the Steelers, Flacco and Tomlin were tied, 11-11 before Thursday night’s contest. Cincinnati’s 33-31 wins gives Flacco the edge, 12-11.

In 25 regular-season and postseason starts against the Steelers, Flacco now has 12 total wins. That ties him with Tom Brady for the most ever by a quarterback against Pittsburgh. The asterisk is that last year’s off-the-bench win with the Colts gives Flacco a 13th.

Flacco gets a chance to win his 13th

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