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FLACCO WILL START FOR THE RAVENS
ProFootballTalk.com — For perhaps the first time since 1998, 100 percent of the first-round quarterback class will be starting their first NFL game. Ten years ago, it was Peyton Manning for the Colts and Ryan Leaf for the Chargers.  This time around, it’s Matt Ryan for the Falcons and Joe Flacco for the Ravens. And the rookie quarterbacks will be starting for rookie head coaches, Mike Smith and John Harbaugh. Harbaugh announced on Monday afternoon that Flacco will start  when the Ravens face the Bengals.  He started the last two preseason games due to Troy Smith’s tonsilitis, which should now be ...

Bengals Will Face Joe Flacco in Opener
Stripe Hype | A Cincinnati Bengals Blog — ... The Baltimore Ravens will open the season against Cincinnati with Joe Flacco as the starting QB. This is both good and bad news for the Cincinnati club. Good news since they face a raw rook in their first outing, bad news since the team specializes in making nobody QBs look like Joe Montana. But as a Bengals fan, I’ll take what I can get. ...

Joe Flacco Wins...Fatality
Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos — ... The Ravens treated the naming of Joe Flacco as the starter against the Bengals like bad political news. They were left with no choice after Troy Smith was taken down by a tonsil infection and Kyle Boller injured his shoulder presumably while fumbling. Instead of naming him on Friday afternoon, they waited until Labor Day when everyone is in a food coma or too drunk to notice. ...