Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco. Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

Bengals QB Joe Flacco awarded with career-first honor at 41

By Mike J. Asti | Last updated Jan 30, 2026 5:13 PM ET

After 18 seasons as an NFL quarterback, Joe Flacco can finally add one particular honor to his resume.

The 41-year-old veteran who started the 2025 season with one AFC North team and ended it with another has been named to the Pro Bowl Games.

Flacco will serve as a replacement for Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen as he recovers from foot surgery.

In a season split between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals, Flacco completed 60.3% of his passes, threw for 2,479 yards with 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Following a 1-3 start to the season as the Browns' veteran option, Flacco was dealt to the Bengals in a rare move between division rivals.

Flacco has entered the chat.

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— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 30, 2026

With Cleveland, Flacco posted a completion percentage of just 58.1% while throwing for 815 yards with only two touchdowns to six interceptions. But he then stepped up his game after the trade.

Joe Flacco played better with the Bengals than the Browns

Despite still struggling to win games in Cincinnati, Flacco completed 61.7% with the Bengals for 1,664 yards. He had a much better touchdown-to-interception ratio of 13 scores to only four picks.

And while the 2025 season was far from the best of Flacco's career, it will now hold a special meaning to his legacy.

Flacco has a career record of 107-94 with 48,176 passing yards, 272 touchdowns and 172 interceptions.

Flacco has put together an impressive career

Of course, Flacco will mostly be remembered for spending his first 11 seasons in Baltimore, a tenure that was highlighted by leading the Ravens to the franchise's second Super Bowl championship to cap off the 2012 season in Super Bowl XLVII.

Flacco, who was recognized as Super Bowl MVP, completed 22-of-33 passes for 287 yards to go along with his three touchdown passes in Baltimore's 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

Flacco will now join his former teammate in Cleveland, Shedeur Sanders, named as a replacement for Drake Maye - unable to be part of the weekend due to leading the Patriots to the Super Bowl, at the upcoming Pro Bowl Games.

The event will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, on Feb. 3.

Mike J. Asti

Mike Asti is an experienced media personality and journalist with a vast resume and skillset, most notably from time with TribLIVE Radio and WPXI-TV. Asti now serves as the Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, where he leads the coverage of WVU sports. He has also covered the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates and other teams within the Pittsburgh market

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