The Cleveland Browns have made NFL history by becoming the first team to make the playoffs after starting four different quarterbacks in a season. Former Browns' practice squad member, Joe Flacco, played a pivotal role in this achievement, leading the team to a 4-1 record as their quarterback. Flacco's exceptional performance, including four consecutive 300-yard games and 10 touchdowns, has been instrumental in the Browns clinching a playoff spot. His unexpected success has also seen a surge in his odds for the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. Flacco's remarkable journey from being on the couch to leading the Browns to the playoffs has garnered widespread praise and support from fans, teammates, and the city of Cleveland.
One last thing about Joe Flacco's 4-game streak of 300 passing yards & multiple TD passes: Only 6 QBs in #NFL history have had a longer one: 8 Drew Brees 7 Peyton Manning 6 Steve Young 5 Philip Rivers, Andrew Luck, Peyton again & Joe Montana #Browns #Saints #Broncos #49ers #Colts https://t.co/vXDgxMkm2k
Not only is Joe Flacco likely to parlay his Browns success into a nice contract this offseason but he's cashing in with each win this season as well as @Tom_RedRight88 breaks down for us: https://t.co/AeA7N8NkJt
Most 300-yard passing games in #NFL history by a 38-year-old QB: 7 Peyton Manning, 2014 #Broncos 7 Tom Brady, 2015 #Patriots 5 Philip Rivers, 2019-20 #Chargers/#Colts 5 Big Ben, 2020 #Steelers 4 (tied) Joe Flacco, 2023 #Browns (The man has only played 5 games -- & has 2 left!) https://t.co/KKHiJZtDa5
It's just wild that Joe Flacco is the first #Browns QB to throw for 300 yards in 4 straight games. Then you remind yourself that, since the franchise joined the #NFL in 1950, its all-time leader for passing yards & TD passes is Brian Sipe (23,713 & 154).
Joe Flacco sits at the 2nd best odds on @fdsportsbook to win Comeback Player of the Year at +130 (Damar Hamlin is first at -165). Before last night's win, he was at +240. Can he take it home this season? #Browns #NFL #GamblingX https://t.co/qB412cCe8X
One bettor (@3BearsWinners) at @DKSportsbook bet $53.90 on Joe Flacco to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year back on Dec. 6 at 250-1 odds. Flacco is now +100. Bet would win $15,528.90
ICYMI, #Browns QB Joe Flacco savoring every moment of unlikely run, enjoying it with his family https://t.co/oKVcfgGsUY
ICYMI: David Njoku's big night vs. Jets with Amari Cooper inactive powers Browns to AFC playoffs https://t.co/dhmAF0Pw5w https://t.co/lZlGz2wwMZ
Joe Flacco in last night’s 34-20 win over the Jets: 🔥 309 Passing Yards 🔥 3 Touchdowns 🔒 Playoff appearance https://t.co/eW5uVnbSKJ
QB Joe Flacco's improbable comeback with Cleveland has Browns in playoffs, eyeing bigger wins (from @AP) https://t.co/TljCap6YYz
QB Joe Flacco's improbable comeback with Cleveland has Browns in playoffs, eyeing bigger wins https://t.co/x3F16Mc5GT
"I think that Joe Flacco's comeback is more impressive." @WillBrinson on why he likes the #Browns QB over Demar Hamlin for #NFL ComeBack Player of The Year Award. https://t.co/p26nTR0uRB
Joe Flacco is finding love again in Cleveland ⤵️ https://t.co/37k7UunyLz
Joe Flacco has as many 300-yard games as QBs that have been in the MVP conversation... 🔥 @davidhelman_ 🎙: https://t.co/szpGO23Vsh https://t.co/31hbnnQPzn
Joe Flacco’s success with the Browns shows what can happen when the player can find the right system, the right coaches and the right team. A perfect mesh of all three so far.
After Baltimore traded him in 2019, Joe Flacco was 3-14 in 17 starts with the Broncos and Jets. He now already has won four games in Cleveland, more than he won during his combined time in Denver and New York.
INSANE… Deshaun Watson has ZERO games with 300 passing yards with the #Browns in 12 games. Joe Flacco has FOUR 300 PASSING YARD in 5 games 🤯🤯 (h/t @dpbrugler) https://t.co/Mtjphc89wv
It's wild to say in 2023, but Joe Flacco has been absolutely electric since taking over for the Cleveland Browns. The veteran has cashed in some major contract incentives with his performance, too. READ: https://t.co/9K0BBbHsxn https://t.co/4VkCvrhpN8
David Njoku Takes Shots With Fans After Helping Browns Clinch Playoff Berth | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/eHxlk7XwSU
This interaction between David Njoku and a young Browns fan 🧡 (via @sreese815) https://t.co/0W1N3rNMAq
𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗘: #Browns QB Joe Flacco should win comeback player of the year. He’s the first player this season to truly be pushing Damar Hamlin for the award. (Odds Via: @BFawkes22) https://t.co/3GjE5s2KYG
David Njoku taking postgame shots with fans?! The vibes are through the roof in Cleveland 🚀 https://t.co/bfsdYWY6Lp
Joe Flacco has high praises for his teammate. 🫂 https://t.co/rI2jD5jNZq
"This has been one of the most special runs of my career.. To see my kids experience this in real time has been unbelievable" ~ Joe Flacco #PMSLive https://t.co/Y5yva7E4mX
David Njoku was taking shots with Browns fans after yesterday’s playoff clinching win 😂 https://t.co/u5IgjQu2wX
TE David Njoku celebrated with fans after Cleveland's playoff-clinching game 👏 (via @rsprague75) https://t.co/UPmSrAtbqO
David Njoku was taking shots with #Browns fans after clinching the playoffs 😂https://t.co/Sqq5SAYhcE
David Njoku taking shots with fans last night after clinching a playoff berth. #dawgpound 🐶 https://t.co/CmdRUO7WxZ
LEGEND: #Browns TE David Njoku was taking SHOTS with fans last night after clinching the playoffs: https://t.co/X67RTNcaRC (🎥 @rsprague75) https://t.co/6InEOQNZJf
#Browns Kevin Stefanski on Joe Flacco’s 50 TD to Jerome Ford, on which the QB got hit in the face: https://t.co/OLd20ApxN8
#Browns coach Kevin Stefanski on Joe Flacco and his scramble pass TD to Jerome Ford. https://t.co/WSTEFPdk9W
Joe Flacco is going to run away with the Super Bowl this year. https://t.co/PSC3j8sgxm
Joe Flacco surges into NFL Comeback Player of the Year race after rescuing the Browns https://t.co/PHKUcyc9tM https://t.co/2YQZklrUu4
#Browns QB Joe Flacco savoring every moment of unlikely run, enjoying it with his family https://t.co/oKVcfgGsUY
There’s betting value for Comeback Player of the Year - and it’s not Joe Flacco https://t.co/3k639p6wu3 via @onlyplayersusa
Games this season with 300 yards & 3 TD passes: Joe Flacco - 3 Derek Carr - 1 Flacco has only started 5 games this season. https://t.co/bEmZNMgahR
Joe Flacco has done things that are hard to explain. On Thursday, he got the Browns to the playoffs while fans chanted his name. Six weeks ago, he was at home on the couch. @ByJasonLloyd on the love Flacco has found in Cleveland ⤵️ https://t.co/JAAGjHZ1z4
The only quarterback to throw for 300+ yards and multiple touchdowns in four consecutive games this season: #Browns Joe Flacco. The Browns are 4-1 with him as the starting QB. Flacco is now +100 to win Comeback Player of the Year only behind #Bills Damar Hamlin, who is the… https://t.co/UIV8fjXkhP https://t.co/eOf8jFvbYa
The only QB to throw for 300+ yards and multiple touchdowns in four consecutive games this season: Joe Flacco. https://t.co/L66FtnTtAf
Jerome Ford went OFF last night: 🔥64 Rushing Yards 🔥57 Receiving Yards 🔥2 Touchdowns https://t.co/SHXWV74lWX
Joe Flacco has 7 road playoff wins, tied with a Thomas Brady for most in league history.
Congratulations to 2008 Senior Bowl alum @JoeFlacco on being named #NFL FedEx Air Player of the Week for the win over the Texans. With last night's win over the Jets, a 4 game win streak, Flacco is averaging 323 yds/game and has 13 TDs so far this season #DawgPound… https://t.co/MzA9mDCYN0 https://t.co/9ULlVJrMaP
Joe Flacco earns $75,000 bonus in Browns' win over Jets https://t.co/7zoegpvXth
Jets doomed by brutal first half on defense and more penalties in 37-20 loss to Flacco and Browns https://t.co/Tu9u046jcg
This moment between David Njoku and a young fan… 🥹 📹➡️ @nbrumaginbrady #Browns https://t.co/g4t04i0cWC
Joe Flacco has been on a tear 👀 https://t.co/TZMPlHaupG
Browns’ QB Joe Flacco earned another $75,000 bonus for Thursday night’s win, as he does for each regular-season win that he helps Cleveland get. https://t.co/0sBlTBWAKY
David Njoku, Jerome Ford pick up slack in #Browns passing game, help secure playoff berth. By @CSweeney1686 https://t.co/MBjIQqRfpV
In his first game against his former team, Joe Flacco showed the Jets what they’ve been missing all season. Flacco completed 19-of-29 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns in the Browns’ 37-20 rout of the Jets (6-10). @antwanstaley https://t.co/wmVEMEnepT
A smiling C.J. Mosley asked Joe Flacco the perfect question on the field after the Browns beat the Jets https://t.co/vcGZTRSynr
ICYMI: Joe Flacco: 'I'm going to remember this for the rest of my life' -- the #Browns 37-20 playoff-clinching victory over the #Jets: https://t.co/sVWtreLNyT
Commentary: In Joe Flacco the #Browns trust, and it’s obvious why. By @Jim_Ingraham https://t.co/PvfeQHD6vt
NFL Comeback Player of the Year odds, via DraftKings: • Damar Hamlin: -150 • Joe Flacco: +100 https://t.co/z6G7sppGtn
ICYMI: With Joe Flacco on fire, playoff-bound #Browns are fun, incredible feel-good story | Column @ByNateUlrich https://t.co/cqX1lSIjjL via @beaconjournal
David Njoku's big night vs. Jets with Amari Cooper inactive powers Browns to AFC playoffs https://t.co/dhmAF0Q3V4 https://t.co/bhdRAEPN7r
ICYMI: Cleveland #Browns clinch playoff first playoff berth since 2020 with win over New York #Jets https://t.co/p8njRC04Fb via @beaconjournal
ICYMI: Myles Garrett copes with uncle's death on Christmas as Cleveland #Browns beat New York #Jets https://t.co/pFKAdjKbQp via @beaconjournal
From @ByNateUlrich: Jerome Ford uses power, determination to score two #Browns TDs in playoff-clinching victory https://t.co/oAtcJATIlS via @beaconjournal
Joe Flacco feels Cleveland's love in #Browns playoff-clinching win over #Jets https://t.co/tk0niKWbIM via @beaconjournal
Nuts & bolts of Browns 37, Jets 20. Browns secure playoff berth. via TLOD https://t.co/VLuCVplPJq
Kevin Stefanski now has become the first Browns head coach to lead the team to multiple playoff berths since Marty Schottenheimer, who led them to four straight postseason appearances from 1985-88. https://t.co/cxdcWY7TyX
Joe Flacco: The support I get in Cleveland is unbelievable. https://t.co/iyZtnnFa55
Joe Flacco, remarkable. Setting an all-time @Browns mark, an all-time @NFL mark and matching a @TomBrady record tonight, in one fell swoop. https://t.co/Ez5jD0NY2h
Joe Flacco, remarkable. Setting an all-time @Browns mark, an all-time @NFL mark and matching a Tom Brady record tonight, in one fell swoop. https://t.co/FNaKWjA8qR
Jets doomed by brutal first half on defense and more penalties in 37-20 loss to Flacco and Browns (from @AP) https://t.co/JFJSRER3hS
Our standup from after the #Browns' playoff-clinching 37-20 victory over the #Jets: https://t.co/YZZjjEoHqh
Heroes, zeros from Jets’ loss to Browns: David Njoku stepped up for Cleveland https://t.co/5VivpzoQ6u https://t.co/hTyELORTxM
Joe Flacco "so fortunate" to be on playoff-bound Browns after three-TD night in win over Jets https://t.co/DzjSpbmgcM https://t.co/8bz7u6Le8O
The way the Jets embraced Joe Flacco after the game, he seems like the man https://t.co/vdTQogjZZe
The Jets entered tonight having gone 33 straight games without allowing a 300-yard passer, dating back to the 2021 season. Before Flacco, the last QB to throw for 300 passing yards against the Jets was Tom Brady in 2021 Week 17. The Jets' run of 33 straight was the longest…
Cleveland Browns Joe Flacco on Thursday Night Football: - 19/29 - 309 Yards - 3 TD 1 INT - 121.2 Rating Joe Flacco has 4 straight 300-yard games and 10 TD, and helped the Browns clinch a playoff spot tonight. https://t.co/ppPLPocbRO
Browns players celebrate clinching playoff berth with fans after routing Jets https://t.co/ZJIWKATWfm
2023 NFL season, Week 17: What We Learned from Browns' win over Jets on Thursday night, via @Eric_Edholm https://t.co/IEX3aEBoRg https://t.co/HQQDCsSarl
From the couch to the playoffs for Joe Flacco 😤 https://t.co/UUoz7ZWTdx
How Browns’ win over Jets impacted NFL playoff picture https://t.co/EtRDjQmFj1
Joe Flacco (+100) now has the second-best odds to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year at @DKSportsbook behind Damar Hamlin (-150). Flacco had 250-1 odds three weeks ago ...
"This city’s been unbelievable," Browns QB Joe Flacco tells @MikeGarafolo after playing-clinching win. "I can’t say enough about it. I mean, you felt it in here tonight. Awesome atmosphere." https://t.co/9FdFf9dTFp
#Browns Joe Flacco on trying to stay in moment and not look back on this ride. https://t.co/6KQ4gYNiYJ
#Browns Joe Flacco on his big reaction to throwing TD pass to Elijah Moore https://t.co/NbOpCRfAam
Joe Flacco Threw For 300+ Yards For The FOURTH Straight Game As The Browns Clinched A Playoff Spot Tonight https://t.co/WL8Iczwsx8 https://t.co/r0VrZt7lSQ
#Browns Joe Flacco on hearing “Flacco” chants. https://t.co/UDfQupJIdj
Flacco: “The city has been unbelievable. My teammates have been unbelievable.” https://t.co/VI6gC7fPSW
Browns are now the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs after starting four different quarterbacks in the same season. The man who made it possible is former Browns’ practice squader Joe Flacco, who is 4-1 as Cleveland’s QB. https://t.co/C0mLWPyDaN
Browns are now the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs after starting four different quarterbacks in the same season. The man who made impossible is former Browns’ practice squader Joe Flacco, who is 4-1 as Cleveland’s QB. https://t.co/H1JfAtLoWO
Can’t even begin to describe how happy I am that Joe Flacco effortlessly dunked all over the Jets tonight.
From @NFLGameDay Final: The #Browns in the playoffs. Joe Flacco leading them there. Could he have imagined this?: “Not really. I don’t think so. Especially not in this city. This city has been unbelievable. … You felt it in here tonight. Awesome atmosphere.” https://t.co/HD5MkPp9ze
🏈Joe Flacco’s monster 1st half leads Browns to 37-20 win over Jets, playoff berth against ex-team In his first game against Gang Green, Flacco showed the Jets what they’ve been missing. (11-5) Browns route (6-10) Jets, clinching playoffs. @antwanstaley https://t.co/1PifDfDbKu
The Browns make history becoming the first team to make the playoffs after starting FOUR QBs in a season 😱 Meanwhile, Joe Flacco improves to 4-1 as Cleveland’s QB 😤 https://t.co/UG5UUyDJRk
Kevin Stefanski on the great story that Joe Flacco is as the #Browns clinch: https://t.co/YpHY0r5sdP
#Browns Kevin Stefanski on the great story of Joe Flacco. https://t.co/tjmwZyAzbL
.@wheatonbrando bet Joe Flacco to win Comeback Player of the Year at +25000 three weeks ago 🔮 He's now +105 to win the award @DKSportsbook 👀 https://t.co/CsqRJzypGI https://t.co/W6lig0zBx1
Jerome Ford: Pair of receiving TDs in win https://t.co/H5920OWeyp
PLAYOFF BOUND. I love this team. How this team is 11-5 given the circumstances is beyond me, but it’s why they’re so awesome. No flinching at the adversity. Hell yes. No expectations, but who the hell knows. Go #Browns. https://t.co/tiJAc9k1Af https://t.co/vj3DYGJP4A
.@David_Njoku80 is every @Browns fan tonight 😂 https://t.co/uaPFK5l52J
Jets no match for Joe Flacco and the playoff-bound Browns https://t.co/uF5QSg2AEH https://t.co/IREeKvTN9U