Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, October 12, 2025, 4:25 p.m. ET
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Network: CBS
Cincinnati Bengals
Quarterback
Joe Flacco: SIT
On the team for less than a week, Joe Flacco has already been named the starter for the Bungles, er, Bengals. Count me in the crowd that doesn’t really get this move. I know there’s a big difference having Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins versus Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman, but Jake Browning had more touchdown passes in Week 5 than Flacco had in four starts. The Bengals’ offensive line is one of the worst in the league, and Flacco isn’t exactly mobile. I’m not bothering picking up Flacco, let alone starting him.
Running Back
Chase Brown: FLEX, RB3
Samaje Perine: SIT
Tahj Brooks: SIT
Chase Brown caught seven passes and still wound up with just 11.8 points in PPR scoring. As I mentioned in the Rico Dowdle blurb, Dowdle ran for more yards in Week 5 (203) than Brown has the entire season. Brown could see some extra work in the passing game with Flacco now under center, but he’s a pitiful excuse for a FLEX at this point.
Wide Receiver
Ja’Marr Chase: START, WR2
Tee Higgins: START, WR3
Andrei Iosivas: SIT
I had Ja’Marr Chase as a WR2 and Tee Higgins as a WR3 before the Flacco trade, and I didn’t move them a single spot after.
Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins fantasy value after the Joe Flacco trade pic.twitter.com/uN6e3IBrgh
— Jay Felicio (@GMenJay) October 7, 2025
Now, if the Bengals had traded for Jameis Winston? That’d be a whole different story. But as I said in the Flacco blurb, I don’t expect much to change for the Bengals’ offense until that other Joe comes back, if that happens this season. Chase has the talent to blow up like he did against Detroit any given week, but the floor is still dangerously low. As I’ve said for much of the season, it’s a similar situation for Higgins, but with his ceiling and floor a tier lower. Chase is still an every-week start, but Higgins isn’t. I have him inside the top 36 on the week, but I have zero qualms with benching him if you have potentially better options.
Tight End
Mike Gesicki: SIT
Noah Fant: SIT
The Bengals’ tight ends have been unstartable, but with Flacco under center, there’s a chance they could garner some flex value if his love for targeting the position continues in Cincy.
Defense/Special Teams
Cincinnati Bengals: SIT
Cincinnati falls under the “I’m not recommending a defense allowing over 30 points per game” rule.
Green Bay Packers
Quarterback
Jordan Love: START, QB1
Oddly enough, the only quarterback not to throw for multiple touchdowns against the Bengals this season is their current starter, Flacco. Cincinnati is tied with Dallas for the second-most passing touchdowns allowed with 12, and is a top-10 fantasy matchup for the position. Jordan Love had his best game of the season against Dallas before the bye, throwing for 337 passing yards and three touchdowns. The only thing keeping him from topping those numbers against the Bengals is Cincy not scoring enough to keep the game close. Regardless, Love is locked in as a QB1.
Running Back
Josh Jacobs: START, THE RB1
Josh Jacobs has scored at least 12 fantasy points in every game this season, and like Love, had his best game of the season before the bye. His yards per carry have been down this season, but his usage in the passing game over his last two (13 targets, 9 catches) helps alleviate some of the ineffectiveness. Oh, and the Bengals give up the most fantasy points to running backs. Jacobs is my RB1 overall for Week 6.
Wide Receiver
Romeo Doubs: START, WR3
Matthew Golden: FLEX, WR4
Dontayvion Wicks: FLEX, WR5
Despite the Bengals giving up 12 passing touchdowns so far this season, only four of them have gone to wide receivers. Don’t get me wrong, Cincy is still a fantastic matchup for opposing receivers, allowing the 13th-most points to the position. But the Bengals have yet to have a receiver score 18 or more points against them. Game script against one of the worst offenses in the league probably has a lot to do with it, but it’s something to keep in mind when considering the Packers’ receivers this week. All are startable to varying degrees, but don’t expect blowup games. Their upside isn’t what you’d think at first glance.
Tight End
Tucker Kraft: START, TE1
Those 12 touchdowns I was just talking about? Well, one-third of them have gone to the tight end position, a major reason why the Bengals allow the most fantasy points to tight ends. Tucker Kraft used the early bye to get past his ailments and is a dark horse to finish as the TE1 in Week 6.
Defense/Special Teams
Green Bay Packers: START, THE D/ST1
Before the Dallas game, the Packers had given up a combined 44 points over the first three weeks and tallied 10 sacks. They’ll have a heyday against Cincy. Sidenote: What’s a heyday?