“Joe is a pro,” Stefanski said. “I’ve been around pros. He’s right up there. He does his job. … He can talk through it just because he’s been in so many different systems. He’s had so much experience in this league. So I think he leans on that experience, certainly, in a situation like this.”
Flacco, 38, will be making his 181st NFL start in his 184th regular season game for his fourth team. He spent one season with the Denver Broncos and three seasons with the New York Jets after 11 seasons with the Ravens. He had been out of the league this season until being signed by the Browns; he made four starts last season for the Jets.
“It’s definitely exciting, the idea of it,” Flacco said. “There’s a lot of things about being at this point in my life that make it really exciting, even besides just playing the game of football. There’s so many things that add to it now, having young kids and feeling their excitement about it. And when you are away, it puts things in perspective a little bit. … You just try to let these opportunities take care of themselves and do your best to be ready for them.”
The Browns spent the week based in Los Angeles after losing Sunday in Denver. They hold the No. 6 playoff seed in the AFC at 7-4 and lead the league in total defense, explaining how a team with four different starting quarterbacks can be well positioned for the postseason. They could become the first NFL team since the Texans in 2015 to get at least one win with each of four different starters at quarterback in a season, according to ESPN.
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