The Browns are looking like a Super Bowl contender behind one of the NFL's best defenses and ... Joe Flacco?The veteran quarterback was sitting in free agency amidst Cleveland's quarterback struggles after Deshaun Watson suffered Liam Ryan Jersey a season-ending shoulder injury. The Browns' defense had carried them to a 7-3 record through 11 weeks, but it was clear that they needed a stabilizer at QB if they were going to have any chance at making a playoff run.Cleveland signed Flacco in Week 12 and the 38-year-old took over the starting job in Week 13, leading the Browns to a 3-1 record since then.He has the Browns sitting pretty for a playoff berth at 10-5 with two weeks remaining in the season, still holding onto an outside chance to win the AFC North and clinch a first-round bye.POWER RANKINGS: How did Flacco's path take him to this opportunity with Cleveland? The Sporting News has you covered with a look at Flacco's career timeline below.Joe Flacco NFL teams timelineBaltimore Ravens, 2008-2018Flacco's career began with the Ravens, who took the quarterback out of Delaware with the 18th overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.Flacco became the Ravens' starter from Day 1. He immediately flipped Baltimore's record from 5-11 during the 2007 season to 11-5 in 2008, leading the Ravens to the AFC Championship Cortez Kennedy Jersey Game as a rookie.That succe s would end up being a sign of things to come for Flacco's career in Baltimore. Flacco engineered seven winning seasons in his 11 years with the Ravens, reaching the playoffs six times.He won his lone Super Bowl appearance in 2012, taking home Super Bowl MVP honors as Baltimore beat San Francisco for the title. He also reached the AFC Championship Game three times.Flacco owns the Ravens' franchise records with 38,245 pa sing yards and 212 pa sing touchdowns. He is Baltimore's all-time pa sing leader by over 20,000 yards and all-time pa sing touchdowns leader by just under 100.Flacco suffered a hip injury during the 2018 season,paving Shaun Alexander Jersey the way for Lamar Jackson to take over as the future of the Ravens' franchise.MORE:Denver Broncos, 2019Once it became clear that Jackson was the present and future in Baltimore, the Ravens traded Flacco to the Broncos for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.Flacco started his first eight games for Denver but he suffered a season-ending neck injury in Week 8. He went 2-6 as the Broncos' starter, throwing for 1,822 yards, six touchdowns and five interceptions.Rookie QB Drew Lock eventually took over the starting job and the Broncos released Flacco at the end of the season with a failed physical designation.Flacco underwent neck surgery during the 2020 offseason then signed a one-year, $1.5 million deal with the Jets.New York Jets, 2020-2022Flacco was brought on to be Sam Darnold's backup with the Jets, but a shoulder injury forced the veteran QB into an interim starting role in 2020. Flacco ended up playing five games with the Jets in the 2020 season, throwing for 864 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions.He signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Eagles in the 2021 offseason to be Jalen Hurts' backup but Flacco never suited up for Philly. The Eagles traded Flacco back to the Jets for a 2022 sixth-round pick during the 2021 season to be a guiding hand for struggling rookie starter Zach Wilson.Flacco would Pj Walker Jersey end up re-signing with the Jets for the 2022 season, eventually taking over as the starter late in the year. In three seasons with the Jets, Flacco owned a 1-8 record with 2,253 pa sing yards, 14 touchdowns and six interceptions.Cleveland Browns, 2023The Jets elected to let Flacco walk in free agency after the 2022 season. To the surprise of many, they reportedly never called him after star QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1 and Wilson continued to struggle after that.New York's trash turned into Cleveland's treasure, as Flacco has given the Browns life in a season Andrew Whitaker Jersey that has been plagued with quarterback struggles.Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury and backups PJ Walker and Dorian Thompson-Robinson never commanded control of the offense.The Browns signed Flacco in Week 12 and he took over as the starter in Week 13. Over four starts, Flacco has led Cleveland to a 3-1 record while throwing for 1,307 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.With the support of one of the NFL's best defenses, Flacco has the Browns looking like a Super Bowl threat once again, throwing for over 300 yards and multiple touchdowns in each of his last three starts.