Joe Flacco to Remain Browns’ QB1 over Gabriel, Shedeur After Win vs. Packers, HC Says

The Cleveland Browns are sticking with Joe Flacco under center.

Per Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said that, despite some early struggles, Flacco will remain the starter after a big win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Flacco has been shaky through the first three games of the season. The veteran threw for 290 yards and a touchdown in Week 1 against the Cincinnati Bengals, but also threw a pair of interceptions in the 17-16 loss. He had 199 yards, a touchdown and an interception against the Baltimore Ravens last week.

On Sunday, the Browns managed to take down a team that looks primed for a Super Bowl run, but Flacco wasn’t exactly the start of the show. He had just 142 yards on 21-of-26 passing and threw an interception.

The win can mostly be attributed to the defense, which limited Green Bay quarterback Jordan Love to just 183 passing yards and forced an interception.

While Flacco hasn’t done much to impress so far, Stefanski isn’t ready to turn the keys to the offense over to either of his rookies, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, or Kenny Pickett.

Flacco joined the Browns two seasons ago and willed them to the playoffs, and Cleveland is hoping Flacco can keep the team in the mix this time around as well.

If things continue to go poorly in Cleveland and the Browns find themselves out of the playoff race, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Stefanski turn things over to a younger quarterback, but for now, he wants the veteran under center.

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