India, Oct. 8 -- Joe Flacco will be the starting quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals starting Week 6. Head coach Zac Taylor confirmed on Wednesday that the NFL veteran will start against the Green Bay Packers. The decision comes just days after the Bengals finalized a trade to acquire him from the Cleveland Browns.

Zac Taylor's decision to start the veteran comes out of necessity. Cincinnati, sitting at 2-3 after three straight losses, has struggled to find its rhythm without injured starter Joe Burrow.

Jake Browning, who stepped in following Burrow's turf toe injury in Week 2, could not make his mark in the offense, leading to the team's midseason move for Joe Flacco.

The trade was finalized on October 7, with the Bengals sending a...