Browns' Joe Flacco addresses controversial Ravens celebration

Baltimore Ravens attaching celebration to Cleveland Browns game "makes it more exciting"

"It’s funny because that isn’t the first thing that I think about not being from here, but I can understand how that looks," Flacco explained, according to Cabot. "Listen, they do these things, and I think you can take it however you want. If you’re from Cleveland, you can take it one way, and if you’re from Baltimore, you can say it’s not a big deal, it’s just one of those things. Honestly, for me, it kind of makes it more exciting. We get to go in there when they’re having some people back, and it’s just more ex-players, more eyes on you. It’ll make it more interesting."

While Flacco wasn't in the league when the Browns officially became the Ravens after the 1995 season, the 40-year-old featured for Baltimore from 2008 through the 2018 campaign. During his Ravens tenure, he earned Most Valuable Player Award honors for his play in Super Bowl XLVII. The Ravens have won two Super Bowl championships over the past three decades, while the Browns have never played on a Super Bowl Sunday. 

Joe Flacco doesn't need extra excitement for Baltimore Ravens game

"You don’t need any more excitement," Flacco said about returning to Baltimore as a Cleveland player. "And I honestly don’t think that, as players, and if you’re watching the game on TV, I don’t really think you’re going to feel that side of it. That’s just something that’s going to be there for the people that are in attendance and at halftime. ...For me, it’s another (game). I’ve got to prepare to play another football game, but I think when you look at the outside of it, there’s going to be some people that kind of get to have some fun with this." 

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk mentioned that "the new Browns are 9-17 against the old Browns in Baltimore." As of Wednesday afternoon, ESPN BET had the 0-1 Ravens as massive 11.5-point favorites for Sunday's matchup against the 0-1 Browns.