Quarterback Joe Flacco made easy work of the New York Jets last Thursday night as the Cleveland Browns went on to clinch their first playoff berth since the 2020 season. He had nearly 300 yards passing by halftime and even managed to sneak in a nap on the sideline, showing his age a bit.
This marks four games in a row that Flacco has thrown for over 400 yards in five starts for the Browns. As they hold the fifth seed in the AFC and cannot drop any lower or rise any higher in the playoff seeding, the Browns will rest Flacco and the starters this week. This will give most of them their first bout of rest since their Week 5 bye week.
Before we jump ahead to the pseudo-preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals this week, let’s take one more look at last week’s outing.
Here is how Flacco’s showing against the Jets stacked up with the performances of the other 31 starting quarterbacks in the NFL. We will be using ESPN’s QBR as the metric to rank by.
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