J oe Flacco left Sunday's upsetting 39-38 Bengals loss to the Jets late in the game with an injury. On Monday, Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor told reporters that the quarterback has a shoulder injury and is considered day-to-day.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco hasn’t even been with the team for a full month yet. Everyone is still really getting to know him. So far, everything that he has done on the field and behind the scenes has been impressive.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is an injury question mark ahead of the NFL’s Week 9 slate and the trade deadline right after it. As such, Hendrickson’s playing status and actual trade candidacy remain question marks in the focus.

Flacco fell down to earth a bit against the Jets, but the Bengals' offense has thrived with him ranking second among NFL attacks in offensive success rate and rushing EPA/play since his tenure started in Green Bay. All while being first in rushing success rate, ninth in passing success rate, and 10th in passing EPA/play.

The statuses of two prominent Bengals defensive leaders remains up in the air ahead of the Cincinnati-Chicago game.