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PITTSBURGH -- Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh declared Joe Flacco
"the best quarterback in football" for the second time in
less than a week.
Harbaugh made the latest grand declaration after Flacco guided the
Ravens to a 30-17 wild-card victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on
Saturday night. In the Ravens' first-ever playoff victory over their
rival, Flacco completed 18 of 29 passes for 259 yards with two
touchdowns and no interceptions, finishing with a 114.0 passer
rating.
"Joe Flacco, what can you say," Harbaugh said. "He's
the best quarterback in football. We'll take him any day of the week,
twice on Sunday or Saturday if that be the case."
Flacco has excelled more in the postseason than the regular season. He
has never thrown for 4,000 yards in a season and has never been voted
to a Pro Bowl. His 3,986 yards passing this season were a career high,
but only 12th-best in the NFL.
But Flacco's play in the postseason has been more impressive. By
beating Pittsburgh, Flacco improved to 10-4 in the postseason,
including seven playoff wins on the road -- two more than any other
quarterback in NFL history. Over his last five postseason games,
Flacco has thrown 13 touchdowns and no interceptions while earning
Super Bowl MVP.
"He's Cool Joe," linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "The
situation may change, but we don't. Joe didn't change. That's his
game. He's going to make plays."
PITTSBURGH -- Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh declared Joe Flacco
"the best quarterback in football" for the second time in
less than a week.
Harbaugh made the latest grand declaration after Flacco guided the
Ravens to a 30-17 wild-card victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on
Saturday night. In the Ravens' first-ever playoff victory over their
rival, Flacco completed 18 of 29 passes for 259 yards with two
touchdowns and no interceptions, finishing with a 114.0 passer
rating.
"Joe Flacco, what can you say," Harbaugh said. "He's
the best quarterback in football. We'll take him any day of the week,
twice on Sunday or Saturday if that be the case."
Flacco has excelled more in the postseason than the regular season. He
has never thrown for 4,000 yards in a season and has never been voted
to a Pro Bowl. His 3,986 yards passing this season were a career high,
but only 12th-best in the NFL.
But Flacco's play in the postseason has been more impressive. By
beating Pittsburgh, Flacco improved to 10-4 in the postseason,
including seven playoff wins on the road -- two more than any other
quarterback in NFL history. Over his last five postseason games,
Flacco has thrown 13 touchdowns and no interceptions while earning
Super Bowl MVP.
"He's Cool Joe," linebacker Terrell Suggs said. "The
situation may change, but we don't. Joe didn't change. That's his
game. He's going to make plays."