Joe Flacco should win NFL Comeback Player of the Year, ex-NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya says

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The Cleveland Browns are back in the playoffs thanks to a guy who was not even on their roster just a few days before Thanksgiving.

Joe Flacco has turned back the clock since joining the Browns late in November, currently riding a four-game winning streak, in which he has thrown for over 300 yards in each contest.

The Browns clinched a playoff spot with their 37-20 win over the New York Jets last Thursday, and Flacco has become a fan favorite.

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Joe Flacco, #15 of the Cleveland Browns, celebrates after a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the first half at NRG Stadium on Dec. 24, 2023 in Houston. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

He is the fourth starting quarterback for the Browns this year - Deshaun Watson was ruled out for the season with a shoulder injury, and the team went back-and-forth between PJ Walker and Dorian Thompson-Robinson before landing on Flacco. Now, he will be starting a playoff game for the first time since the 2014 season.

Flacco, who turns 39 in two weeks, was the 18th pick of the 2008 NFL Draft out of the University of Delaware and has not played in six games in a season since 2019.

Now, because of his play, he has put himself right in the Comeback of the Year conversation.

Of course, Damar Hamlin has long been the odds-on favorite, and remains so, due to his return from an on-field cardiac arrest.

However, because of Flacco's play, combined with Hamlin playing just 17 snaps on defense and sticking to mostly a special teams role, Flacco's odds have skyrocketed.

Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco, #15, runs the ball in the second half of an NFL football