Kevin Stefanski on Monday named Joe Flacco his Week 1 starter against the Bengals Sept. 7 at Huntington Bank Field. If all goes well, Flacco will play well enough to lead the Browns to the playoffs like he did that magical season of 2023 when he went 4-1 down the stretch, lighting up the scoreboard with Amari Cooper and others.

Baltimore will face Cleveland in Week 2 and will see former Super Bowl winning QB Joe Flacco after he was named the Browns Week 1 starter

It was advertised as the most entertaining quarterback battle in the NFL, but maybe it really wasn't. On Monday, the Cleveland Browns announced that Joe Flacco would be QB1 when they kick off the season vs. Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 7.