QB Joe Flacco’s road success in playoffs gives Browns boost as they visit Texans in AFC wild card
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Joe Flacco knows the ins and outs, the perils and pitfalls of the road in the NFL playoffs as well as anyone
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Joe Flacco knows the ins and outs, the perils and pitfalls of the road in the NFL playoffs as well as anyone.
He’s sharing his top travel tips with the Browns.
As Cleveland’s quarterback and his new-ish teammates prepare for Saturday’s AFC wild-card game in Houston, Flacco’s experience — and success — on the road in the postseason is giving the Browns (11-6) an extra boost of confidence.
Flacco has won seven road playoff games, tying him with Tom Brady for the most in league history. There don’t seem to be any secrets to his impressive mark as Flacco said it simply comes down to following the fundamentals.
“It just goes back to doing the basics the right way, not overthinking what it means to go on the road, just going and playing a good football game,” Flacco said before Wednesday’s practice. “And when the dust settles, pick your head up and see where you are.”
Flacco has been having those types of moments for weeks. After all, he’s been on an extended personal road trip for nearly two months.
The 38-year-old was out of football, pondering the next chapter in his life, when the Browns signed him in November after they lost Deshaun Watson for the remainder of the season with a fractured shoulder.
All Flacco has done since coming to Cleveland is go 4-1 as a starter, throw for 1,616 yards and 13 touchdowns and give Browns fans temporary amnesia about the franchise’s dreadful history with quarterbacks.
