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Browns Make Major Announcement After Win

A Pittsburgh Steelers rival in the AFC North has named a new starting quarterback.

Stephen Thompson

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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers' biggest competitors in the AFC North have named a new starting quarterback following a major win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 14. 

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced following the 31-27 victory over Jacksonville that Joe Flacco would be the starting quarterback moving forward and he'll lead them in a tight race with the Steelers for an AFC Wild Card spot down the home stretch of the regular season. 

38-year-old Flacco joined the Browns last month after it was announced that Deshaun Watson had suffered a season-ending injury. He started on the practice squad and was named the starter two weeks later. In his first game action in over a year, Flacco threw for 254 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a loss to the Los Angeles Rams. 

Flacco and the Browns bounced back this week. He threw for 311 yards, three touchdowns and an interception against the Jaguars this week in a game Cleveland won 31-27. 

The Browns now hold the fifth seed in the AFC Playoff picture, one spot ahead of the sixth-place Steelers. These two AFC North rivals tied the season series at 1-1. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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