As Sunday Week 12 approaches, Joe Flacco is on the verge of reaching another major milestone in his decorated NFL career. With 47,965 passing yards, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback is just 35 yards away from the 48,000 mark, a threshold reached by only a select group of passers in league history. Flacco currently ranks 14th on the Super Bowl Era all-time passing yards list, surrounded by some of the greatest quarterbacks of all time \u2014 a leaderboard topped by Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning.<\/p>\n
Despite stepping in while Joe Burrow remains sidelined with turf toe, Flacco has held his own statistically, sitting 14th in the NFL in passing yards this season with 2,268. In his most recent outing, he threw for 199 yards in a 34\u201312 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, continuing to serve as the centerpiece of Cincinnati\u2019s offense during Burrow\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Flacco will look to reach the milestone \u2014 and snap the Bengals\u2019 three-game losing streak \u2014 when Cincinnati hosts the first-place New England Patriots. The Bengals sit 3\u20137 overall and third in the AFC North, with little margin for error as the postseason picture begins to tighten.<\/p>\n