Joe Flacco

A 19th-year veteran in 2026, Flacco was acquired by Cincinnati in a trade with Cleveland in October '25 and started six games for the Bengals ... At 40 years of age (born Jan. 16, 1985), he became the oldest QB to start a game in Bengals history ... During his starting stint, he completed 154 of 250 passes for 1636 yards and 13 TDs with four INTs, for a passer rating of 91.4 ... Originally a first-round pick of Baltimore in 2008, he spent his first 11 seasons with the Ravens ('08-18), which included a streak of 122 games started without missing a contest to begin his career ... Was named Super Bowl MVP after helping lead Ravens to victory in Super Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season ... Went on to start games for Denver (2019), the N.Y. Jets ('20-22) Cleveland ('23 and '25) and Indianapolis ('24) ... Named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2023, when he started five games for the Browns late in the season and steered them to a 4-1 record to clinch a playoff berth ... Ranks in the top 25 in NFL history for career passing yards (14th; 48,176) and TD passes (21st; 272).

A 19th-year veteran in 2026, Flacco was acquired by Cincinnati in a trade with Cleveland in October '25 and started six games for the Bengals ... At 40 years of age (born Jan. 16, 1985), he became the oldest QB to start a game in Bengals history ... During his starting stint, he completed 154 of 250 passes for 1636 yards and 13 TDs with four INTs, for a passer rating of 91.4 ... Originally a first-round pick of Baltimore in 2008, he spent his first 11 seasons with the Ravens ('08-18), which included a streak of 122 games started without missing a contest to begin his career ... Was named Super Bowl MVP after helping lead Ravens to victory in Super Bowl XLVII following the 2012 season ... Went on to start games for Denver (2019), the N.Y. Jets ('20-22) Cleveland ('23 and '25) and Indianapolis ('24) ... Named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2023, when he started five games for the Browns late in the season and steered them to a 4-1 record to clinch a playoff berth ... Ranks in the top 25 in NFL history for career passing yards (14th; 48,176) and TD passes (21st; 272).

Career transactions: Selected by Baltimore in first round of 2008 NFL Draft (18th overall) on 4-26-08 ... Signed with Ravens on 7-22-08 ... Signed contract extension with Ravens on 3-4-13 ... Signed contract extension with Ravens on 3-2-16 ... Acquired by Denver in trade with Ravens on 3-13-19 ... Signed renegotiated contract with Broncos on 8-31-19 ... Contract terminated by Broncos on 3-19-20 ... Signed with N.Y. Jets as free agent on 5-27-20 ... Jets contract expired on 3-17-21; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Philadelphia as unrestricted free agent on 3-25-21 ... Acquired by Jets in trade with Eagles on 10-26-21 ... Jets contract expired on 3-16-22; became unrestricted free agent ... Re-signed with Jets as unrestricted free agent on 3-23-22 ... Jets contract expired on 3-15-23; became unrestricted free agent ... Was not asked by Jets to re-sign; became free agent on 5-2-23 ... Signed to Cleveland practice squad on 11-20-23 ... Signed to Browns roster on 12-14-23 ... Browns contract expired on 3-13-24; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Indianapolis as unrestricted free agent on 3-22-24 ... Colts contract expired on 3-12-25; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Browns as unrestricted free agent on 4-22-25 ... Acquired by Cincinnati in trade with Browns on 10-7-25 ... Bengals contract expired on 3-11-26; became unrestricted free agent ... Re-signed with Bengals as unrestricted free agent on 3-25-26.

Pro career:

2008—Started all 16 regular-season games as a rookie for Baltimore ... Completed 257 of 428 passes (60.0 percent) for 2971 yards and 14 TDs with 12 INTs (80.3 rating) ... Rushed 52 times for 180 yards and two TDs ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 7 vs. Cincinnati and passed for 129 yards, while also scoring career-long 38-yard rushing TD ... Had career-long 43-yard reception on Oct. 26 vs. Oakland ... Earned first career AFC Player of the Week honor after throwing two TD passes for first time and averaging 8.6 yards per attempt on Nov. 2 at Cleveland ... Went 17 of 23 (73.9) for season-high 297 yards on Dec. 28 vs. Jacksonville ... Started three postseason games to help lead Ravens to appearance in AFC Championship Game ... Became first rookie QB in NFL history to win multiple playoff games ... Completed 33 of 75 passes for 437 yards and one TD with three INTs in postseason ... Made postseason debut in AFC Wild Card Playoff on Jan. 4 at Miami and went nine of 23 for 135 yards, along with five carries for eight yards with a five-yard rushing TD ... Threw first career postseason TD pass in Divisional Playoff on Jan. 10 at Tennessee, a 48-yarder to WR Derrick Mason in first quarter.

2009—Started all 16 regular-season games and two postseason games for Baltimore ... Completed 315 of 499 passes (63.1) for 3613 yards and 21 TDs with 12 INTs ... Rushed for 56 yards on 35 carries ... Eclipsed 300 passing yards in a game for first time in career in season opener on Sept. 13 vs. Kansas City, finishing with 307 and three TDs with one pick ... Had season-high 385 passing yards and two TD passes with no turnovers on Oct. 18 at Minnesota ... Posted season-best 135.6 passer rating on Dec. 20 vs. Chicago, finishing 21 of 29 (72.4) for 234 yards and four TDs with no INTs ... Went 24 of 45 for 223 yards with three INTs in two postseason started ... Completed 20 of 35 passes for 189 yards and two picks in Divisional Playoff on Jan. 16 at Indianapolis.

2010—Started all 16 games and two postseason games for Baltimore ... Completed 306 of 489 passes for 3622 yards and 25 TDs with 10 INTs, good for passer rating of 93.6 ... Rushed 43 times for 84 yards and a TD ... Became Ravens all-time leader in passing yards on Oct. 17 at New England, moving his career total to 7985 ... Went 20 of 27 (74.1) for 266 yards and two TDs for season-high 129.6 rating on Nov. 7 vs. Miami ... Completed 72.1 percent of his passes for season-high 301 yards and a TD with no INTs on Nov. 21 at Carolina ... Became sixth player in NFL history to record 10,000 passing yards within first three career seasons; became first player in Ravens history to reach that mark in his career ... Went 41 of 64 for 390 yards and three TDs with one INT in postseason ... Connected on 73.5 percent of his passing attempts (25 of 34) for 265 yards and two TDs with no INTs (115.4 rating) in Wild Card Playoff victory on Jan. 8 at Kansas City; completion percentage was Ravens postseason record at the time.

2011—Started all 16 regular-season games and two postseason games for Baltimore ... Completed 312 of 542 passes (57.6) for 3610 yards and 20 TDs with 12 INTs ... Rushed 39 times for 88 yards and a TD ... Opened season with season-high 117.6 passer rating on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh, throwing for 224 yards and three TDs with no turnovers ... Had season-best 389 passing yards with three TDs and no picks on Sept. 25 at St. Louis; helped lead Ravens to then-franchise-record 553 total net yards ... On Oct. 30 vs. Arizona, recorded season highs in attempts (51) and completions (31) for 336 yards, and helped lead Ravens to team-record 21-point comeback victory ... Had 300 passing yards on Nov. 6 at Pittsburgh and threw game-winning 26-yard TD to WR Torrey Smith with eight seconds left in fourth quarter ... Went 36 of 64 for 482 yards and four TDs with one INT in postseason ... Became first QB since 1970 NFL/AFL merger to win at least one postseason game in each of his first four career seasons ... Completed 22 of 36 passes (61.1) for 306 yards and two TDs with an INT in AFC Championship on Jan. 22 at New England.

2012—Started all 16 regular-season games and four postseason contests for Baltimore ... Completed 317 of 531 passes for 3817 yards and 22 TDs with 10 INTs, while adding 32 rushing attempts for 22 yards and career-high three TDs ... Named AFC Player of the Week after completing 72.4 percent of his passes for 299 yards and two TDs in season-opening win on Sept. 10 vs. Cincinnati ... Had season highs in attempts (51) and completions (30) for 355 yards and a TD in overtime win on Nov. 25 at San Diego ... Threw 100th career TD pass on Dec. 16 vs. Denver ... In four postseason games, completed 73 of 126 passes for 1140 yards and 11 TDs with zero INTs to lead Ravens to Super Bowl title ... Became second QB in NFL history with at least 11 TD passes and no INTs in single postseason, joining San Francisco QB Joe Montana in 1989 ... Registered postseason career-high 125.6 passer rating in Wild Card Playoff on Jan. 6 vs. Indianapolis ... In Divisional Playoff on Jan. 12 at Denver, set then-franchise postseason records for passing yards (331) and TD passes (three) to help lead Ravens to double-overtime victory; threw 70-yard game-tying TD to WR Jacoby Jones in final minute of regulation ... Passed for 240 yards and three TDs in AFC Championship victory on Jan. 20 at New England ... Earned MVP honors in Super Bowl XLVII after completing 22 of 33 passes (66.7) for 287 yards and three TDs (124.2 rating) on Feb. 3 vs. San Francisco; threw 56-yard TD pass to Jones late in second quarter ... Tied New England QB Tom Brady for most postseason wins by QB in his first five career seasons (nine).

2013—Started all 16 games for Baltimore ... Finished year with 62 career regular-season wins, the most in NFL history by a QB through their first six seasons ... Completed 362 of 614 passes (59.0) for 3912 yards and 19 TDs with 22 INTs ... Also had 27 rushing attempts for 131 yards and one TD ... Posted season highs in passing attempts (62), completions (34) and yards (362) in opener on Sept. 5 at Denver ... Threw for 347 yards on Sept. 29 at Buffalo for his 15th career 300-yard passing game, the most in Ravens history at the time ... Made 100th career start (including postseason) on Oct. 20 at Pittsburgh and went 24 of 34 for 215 yards and TD ... Surpassed 20,000 career passing yards on Nov. 17 at Chicago.

2014—Started all 16 regular-season games and two postseason games for Baltimore ... Became first starting QB in NFL history to lead team to postseason in six of his first seven career seasons ... Completed 344 of 554 passes for 3986 yards and career-high 27 TDs with 12 INTs, good for passer rating of 91.0 ... Rushed 39 times for 70 yards and two TDs ... Logged season highs in passing attempts (62), completions (35) and yards (345) in opener on Sept. 7 vs. Cincinnati; threw 80-yard TD pass to WR Steve Smith in Bengals game ... On Oct. 12 at Tampa Bay, completed 75 percent of his passes (21 of 28), threw five TDs for first time in career, and posted then-career-high 149.7 passer rating to earn AFC Player of the Week honors ... Went 46 of 74 (62.2) for 551 yards and six TDs with two INTs in postseason ... Had 259 passing yards and two TDs with no turnovers (114.0 rating) in Wild Card Playoff win on Jan. 3 at Pittsburgh ... Finished 28 of 45 for 292 yards and four TDs with two picks in Divisional Playoff on Jan. 10 at New England.

2015—Started 10 regular-season games for Baltimore ... Spent final six games on Reserve/Injured list due to knee injury ... Injury halted streak of 122 consecutive regular-season games started to begin career, which at the time was the fifth-longest streak by a QB in NFL history ... Completed 266 of 413 passes (64.4) for 2791 yards and 14 TDs with 12 INTs ... Rushed 13 times for 23 yards and career-high-tying three TDs ... Posted 71.1 completion percentage for season-high 384 yards and two TDs on Sept. 20 at Oakland ... Followed up with 362 passing yards, including 50-yard TD to WR Steve Smith, on Sept. 27 vs. Cincinnati ... On Nov. 22 vs. St. Louis, went 27 of 44 for 299 yards, and finished game-winning drive after sustaining knee injury that ultimately ended his season.

2016—Started all 16 games for Baltimore ... Recorded career highs in passing attempts (672), completions (436) and passing yards (4317; single-season Ravens record) ... Threw 20 TD passes and 15 INTs, and posted a passer rating of 83.5 ... Also had 21 rushing attempts for 58 yards and two TDs ... Surpassed 30,000 career passing yards on Oct. 23 at the N.Y. Jets, and set then-Ravens record with 176 consecutive attempts without an INT ... Threw 95-yard TD pass to WR Mike Wallace on Nov. 6 vs Pittsburgh, marking the longest pass completion in team history ... Voted FedEx Air Player of the Week after completing 36 of 47 passes (76.6) for season-high 381 yards and four TDs with an INT on Dec. 4 vs. Miami. ... Had career-high and Ravens record 37 completions on 52 attempts (71.2) for 324 yards and two TDs with a pick on Dec. 12 at New England ... Eclipsed 4000 passing yards in a season for first time in career on Dec. 25 at Pittsburgh.

2017—Started all 16 games for Baltimore ... Completed 352 of 549 passes (64.1) for 3141 yards and 18 TDs with 13 INTs ... Rushed for 54 yards and a TD on 25 carries ... Had season highs in attempts (52) and completions (34) for 261 yards on Nov. 5 at Tennessee ... On Dec. 3 vs. Detroit, made his 150th career start and earned his 100th win (including postseason) ... Threw 200th career TD pass on Dec. 31 vs. Cincinnati.

2018—Started first nine games of regular season for Baltimore, before suffering hip injury that kept him on inactive list for following four contests ... Active/DNP in final three-regular games and one postseason contest ... Completed 232 of 379 passes (61.2) for 2465 yards and 12 TDs with six INTs ... Rushed 19 times for 45 yards ... In season opener on Nov. 9 vs. Buffalo, completed 73.5 percent of his passes (25 of 34) for 236 yards and three TDs with no INTs (season-high 121.7 rating) ... Passed for season-high 376 yards and two TDs with two INTs on Sept. 13 at Cincinnati.

2019—Started first eight games for Denver, before suffering season-ending neck injury ... Spent final eight games on Reserve/Injured list ... Completed 171 of 262 passes (65.3) for 1822 yards and six TDs with five INTs, and rushed 12 times for 20 yards ... Passed for 268 yards and a TD in Broncos debut on Sept. 9 at Oakland ... Went 22 of 38 for season-high 303 yards and three TDs with one INT on Sept. 29 vs. Jacksonville ... Surpassed 40,000 career passing yards on Oct. 27 at Indianapolis, becoming 22nd player in NFL history to reach that milestone.

2020—Played in five games with four starts for the N.Y. Jets ... Inactive for first three games of season, and Active/DNP in eight contests ... Completed 74 of 134 passes for 864 yards and six TDs with three INTs, and ran six times for 22 yards ... Made Jets debut on Oct. 1 vs. Denver, entering game late in first quarter following starter Sam Darnold's injury; completed two passing attempts for 16 yards before Darnold returned to game ... Made first Jets start on Oct. 11 vs. Arizona and went 18 of 33 for 195 yards and a TD ... Went 18 of 25 (72.0) for season-high 262 yards and three TDs with an INT on Nov. 9 vs. New England, good for season-high passer rating of 128.7.

2021—Played in two games with one start for the N.Y. Jets ... Spent first seven games of season on Philadelphia's active roster (Active/DNP in all seven games), then was traded to Jets on Oct. 26 ... Inactive for two games with Jets ... Spent two games with Jets on Reserve/COVID-19 list ... Active/DNP in five games with Jets ... Completed 27 of 42 passes for 338 yards and three TDs with no INTs ... Made season debut on Nov. 14 vs. Buffalo, entering game late in fourth quarter; completed each of his three passing attempts for 47 yards and a TD ... Made lone start of season the following week on Nov. 21 vs. Miami, and went 24 of 39 for 291 yards and two TDs (101.5 rating).

2022—Played in five games with four starts for the N.Y. Jets ... Inactive for three games and Active/DNP in nine contests ... Completed 110 of 191 passes for 1051 yards and five TDs with three INTs ... Added six rushing yards on three carries ... Started season opener on Sept. 11 vs. Baltimore and went 37 of 59 (62.5) for 309 yards and a TD with an INT ... Passed for 307 yards and four TDs with no picks on Sept. 18 at Cleveland; threw two scoring passes in final 1:22 of fourth quarter to lead Jets to late comeback win after trailing by 13 points ... Started in regular-season finale on Jan. 8 at Miami and went 18 of 33 for 149 yards.

2023—Started five games for Cleveland ... Named NFL Comeback Player of the Year ... Was not with NFL team through first 11 weeks of regular season, then signed on Nov. 20 to Cleveland's practice squad, where he spent one game ... Completed 123 of 204 passes (60.3) for 1616 yards and 13 TDs with eight INTs ... Made Browns debut on Dec. 3 at L.A. Rams and completed 23 of 44 passes for 254 yards and two TDs with an INT ... Helped lead Browns to four consecutive wins from Weeks 14-17 to clinch postseason berth ... Passed for season-high 374 yards on Dec. 17 vs. Chicago ... Went 27 of 42 (64.3) for 368 yards and three TDs on Dec. 24 at Houston, including 75-yard scoring pass to WR Amari Cooper in second quarter ... Posted 121.2 passer rating in Thursday night win on Dec. 28 vs. N.Y. Jets, finishing with 65.5 completion percentage, 309 passing yards and three TDs with one INT ... Active/DNP for regular-season finale, with Browns' playoff seeding already determined ... Completed 34 of 46 passes for 307 yards and a TD with two picks in Wild Card Playoff on Jan. 13 at Houston.

2024—Played in eight games with six starts for Indianapolis ... Active/DNP in nine games ... Completed 162 of 248 passes (65.3) for 1761 yards and 12 TDs with seven INTs ... Added 26 rushing yards on nine carries ... Made season debut Sept. 29 vs. Pittsburgh, entering game in first quarter following starter Anthony Richardson Sr.'s injury; passed for 168 yards and two TDs with no INTs to help lead Colts to victory ... First start was Oct. 6 at Jacksonville, recording season highs in passing attempts (44), completions (33), yards (359), TDs (three) and passer rating (121.3); threw 65-yard TD pass to WR Alec Pierce to tie game late in fourth quarter ... Went 26 of 38 for 330 yards and two TDs with two picks on Dec. 29 at N.Y. Giants.

2025—Played in 13 total games (four for Cleveland, nine for Cincinnati) with 10 starts (four for Browns, six for Bengals) ... Active/DNP in four games (one with Browns, three with Bengals) ... Started Browns' first four games of season, was active/DNP in Game 5 and acquired by Cincinnati in trade two days later ... Season totals were 251 completions on 416 attempts (60.3) for 2479 yards and 15 TDs with 10 INTs, for passer rating of 79.2 ... Also rushed 21 times for 35 yards and one TD ... Passed for 290 yards and one TD with two INTs in Browns' season opener on Sept. 7 vs. Cincinnati ... Made first Bengals start on Oct. 12 at Green Bay, just five days after trade; went 29 of 45 for 219 yards and two TDs with no INTs ... Had 108.6 passer rating in Thursday Night Football win over Pittsburgh on Oct. 16, going 31 of 47 for 342 yards and three TDs with no picks; completed three passes for 61 yards on game-winning FG drive late in fourth quarter ... Became fourth QB in NFL history with at least 300 passing yards, three TDs and zero INTs in a game after turning 40, joining Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Brett Favre ... Had 223 passing yards and two TDs with no turnovers on Oct. 26 vs. N.Y. Jets ... Passed for career-high 470 yards and a season-high four TD passes on Nov. 2 vs. Chicago; threw two scoring passes in span of 49 seconds late in fourth quarter to give Bengals lead after trailing by 15 points ... Entered Game 15 at Miami and Game 16 vs. Arizona late in fourth quarter, when Bengals had winning result secured.

Pro Bowl participation: Selected to AFC roster for 2025 Pro Bowl Games.

College: Spent final three seasons (2005-07) at the University of Delaware, after playing first two years ('03-04) at the University of Pittsburgh ... Started all 26 games he played in at Delaware and set program records for career passing attempts (938) and completions (595) ... Passed for 7046 yards (second in program history) and 41 TDs ... Helped lead Blue Hens to appearance in NCAA FCS national championship game in final season, when he passed for school-record 4263 yards in 15 games ... Passed for 2783 yards and 18 TDs in 11 games in junior campaign.

High school/personal: Hometown is Audubon, N.J. ... Attended Audubon High School, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball ... Helped lead Audubon baseball team to state title ... Inducted into University of Delaware Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016, and delivered commencement address at his alma mater in spring '24 ... He and his wife, Dana, have five children ... Was in Netflix documentary series "Quarterback: Season 3," which covered 2025 season on and off the field ... Last name is pronounced "FLACK-o."

Last Updated July 2026