Joe Flacco's storied regular season was an obstacle for the Texans' defense in the postseason.
The 38-year-old quarterback, who was signed to the Browns' practice squad in November and finished the regular season with a 4-1 record as a starter, threw back-to-back interceptions on a pick-six late in the third quarter of the wild-card game. against Houston.
Cleveland had already trailed the Texans by 10 points on C.J. Stroud's strong postseason debut, but the second came on fourth down on the second drive after the return of Steven Nelson and Christian Harris, leading to a 38 They fell behind 14-1.
At the end of the Browns' next drive, Flacco had completed 27-of-37 passes for 269 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions, but Cleveland had 14 touchdown receptions from Kareem Hunt. They haven't been able to score since they took a 10-1 lead.
When Flacco stabilized the Browns' quarterback situation as a starter for the fourth time in 2023, he had thrown eight interceptions in five regular-season starts.
