Joe Flacco, other Browns starters to sit finale against Bengals to rest for playoffs; Driskel at QB
Associated PressBEREA, Ohio — Joe Flacco is ending the season where he started it — off to the side. Coach Kevin Stefanski said the Browns have “earned the opportunity” to sit players after clinching a wild-card berth last week with a win over the New York Jets and the No. We’ll worry about next week next week.” Stefanski wasn’t specific about which players he’ll rest, but he did reveal that Flacco, who has played beyond expectations in going 4-1 as a starter while throwing for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns since being signed by the Browns on Nov. 20, will sit. “I always say it, if I messed up in high school, I could be these kids’ dads.” Flacco was the fourth quarterback to play for Cleveland, which needed to add another QB late in the season when Thompson-Robinson sustained a hip injury against Houston on Dec. 24. “But definitely want to now give Jeff an opportunity to get out there and see what he can do.” Flacco has been the NFL’s hottest quarterback over the past month, and since his arrival, Cleveland’s offense has clicked as well as it has in two seasons.
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