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Joe Flacco Cincinnati Bengals · #16

Quarterback · 6' 6", 245 lbs · Audubon, NJ · Age 41

Joe Flacco is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 18th overall, 2008. In 2025 he passed for 815 yards with 2 touchdowns against 6 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 18th overall18-yr veteran
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Joe Flacco
Season avg815 pass yds · 2 td · 6 int
Career avg46,512 pass yds · 259 td · 168 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
815yds
2td
6int
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Scouting report

Joe Flacco — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Passing
C-
Efficiency
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Scoring
B
Passing volume
Strong · offense
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Efficiency
Average · offense
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C
Scoring
Solid · offense
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C
Accuracy
Solid · offense
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F
Ball security
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Joe Flacco stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1087 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
1288Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Joe Flacco — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Passing
815 YDS
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C-
Efficiency
60.3 RTG
drill in ↓
A
Scoring
2 TD
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Ball security
6 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Joe Flacco

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
1036
pass yds
658–1415
6
td
1–10
5
int
5–6
75.3
rating
63.3–87.4
6
games
4–7
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 18-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 815 → projected 1036 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+448.8
Age curve
-227.5
Net vs last season+221.3 pass yds
Everything it reads
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18 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
+dev
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Position aging curve
age 41 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 5 / 8 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Joe Flacco career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20081660.02,971141280.3
20091663.13,613211288.9
20101662.63,622251093.6
20111657.63,610201280.9
20121659.73,817221087.7
20131659.03,912192273.1
20141662.13,986271291.0
20151064.42,791141283.1
20161664.94,317201583.5
20171664.13,141181380.4
2018961.22,46512684.2
2019865.31,8226585.1
2020555.28646380.6
2021264.333830113.0
2022557.61,0515375.2
2023560.31,61613890.2
2024865.31,76112790.5
2025458.18152660.3
Career20046,512259168
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
95off index
55def index
+16net
63%playoff odds
27roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Epic
Rank #36 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Joe Flacco

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1985-01-16

The beginning

Joe Flacco is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 19th NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Turning pro

Drafted 18th overall, 2008 as a Quarterback.

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Joe Flacco is a Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, drafted 18th overall, 2008.

Chapter

Across 18 seasons (2008–2025) he has thrown for 46,512 yards and 259 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 815 yards with 2 touchdowns and a 60.3 rating in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
245 lbs
Draft
18th overall, 2008
Born
Audubon, NJ
Age
41
Jersey
#16
Background

Joe Flacco is from Audubon, NJ and is 41 years old. He was drafted 18th overall, 2008 and plays quarterback at 6' 6", 245 lbs.

Over 18 seasons (2008–2025) he has thrown for 46,512 yards and 259 touchdowns. Flacco is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Joe Flacco is a franchise-level starting quarterback who has thrown for 46,512 yards and 259 touchdowns across 18 seasons (2008–2025).

Passing production46,512 career passing yards with 259 touchdowns and 168 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 4,317 yards and 20 TDs in 2016.
Ball securityA 1.5:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree18th overall, 2008.
Durability200 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Joe Flacco — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Joe Flacco, answered.

What position does Joe Flacco play?
Joe Flacco is a Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals.
When was Joe Flacco drafted?
Joe Flacco was drafted 18th overall, 2008.
How many seasons has Joe Flacco played?
18 (2008–2025).
What are Joe Flacco's career stats?
He has thrown for 46,512 yards and 259 touchdowns.
Joe Flacco career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB2
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs TB
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
72
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs TBW2 @ HOUW3 @ PITW4 vs JAXW5 @ MIAW6 · BYEW7 @ BALW8 vs TENW9 @ ATLW10 vs PITW11 @ WASW12 vs NOW13 @ CLEW14 vs KCW15 @ CARW16 @ INDW17 vs BALW18 vs CLE

Each week grades Joe Flacco's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
9
since 2016
Games missed
3
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk13 · Shoulder2025 Wk12 · Shoulder2025 Wk11 · Shoulder2025 Wk9 · Shoulder (Questionable)2023 Wk19 · Calf2023 Wk18 · Calf

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 7 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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