Joe Flacco

• Games Played/Started: (2008, 16/16) (2009, 9/9) Total: (25/25)
• Playoffs: (2008, 3/3) Total: 3/3
• Poised and accurate QB with a strong arm and good knowledge of the game
• Named the 2008 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year (NFL.com fan vote), connecting on 60% of his passes (257 of 428) for 2,971 yards, 14 TDs and 12 INTs for an 80.3 rating (4th-highest single-season rating in Ravens history)
• Earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month honors for November (threw for 1,060 yards, 9 TDs and just 2 INTs in the month, leading the Ravens to a 4-1 record)
• Flacco also started all 3 postseason games, becoming the 1st rookie QB in NFL history to win 2 playoff games, leading the Ravens to their 1st AFC Championship game since 2000
• Finished the postseason 33-of-75 for 437 yards, 1 TD and 3 INTs
• Flacco also rushed 12 times for 5 yards, including a 5-yard TD in the 2008 playoffs.

• Joe Flacco was selected by the Ravens in the 1st round (18th overall) of the 2008 NFL draft
• Flacco became just the 2nd NCAA Division I FCS (formerly I-AA) QB ever selected in the 1st round and the 1st since former Ravens QB Steve McNair was the 3rd-overall pick out of Alcorn State by Houston in 1995.

• 2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Completed 72.2% of his passes (13 of 18) for 155 yards and no INTs for a 98.1 QB rating in the 16-0 win.
• Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Completed 18 of 32 for 195 yards and 2 INTs against the Bengals...Also rushed twice for 3 yards.
• Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Completed 20 of 25, including his last 14, for a career-high and franchise-record-tying 80% completion mark for 175 yards, 1 TD, no INTs and a 109.2 QB rating in the 30-7 victory...Led the Ravens in converting 11 of 18 3rd downs, including 6 in the 2nd half against a team that had only given up 2 (2nd half) in the previous 6 games.
• Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Completed 65% of his passes, tying a career high with 28 completions (on 43 attempts) for a career-best 385 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs for a 109.2 QB rating against the Vikings.
• Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Was 22 of 31 for 186 yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs against the Bengals...Also rushed 1 time for 9 yards.
• Game 4 at NE (10/4): Completed 27 of a career-high 47 passing attempts for 264 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT against the Patriots...Also rushed 1 time for 2 yards.
• Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Went 25 of 35 passing (71.4%) for a career-high 342 yards, including a career-long 72-yard TD strike to WR Derrick Mason, as part of 479 yards racked up by the Ravens offense in the 34-3 victory...Also rushed 2 times for 5 yards against the Browns.
• Game 2 at SD (9/20): Completed 65.4% of his passes (17 of 26) for 190 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT for a 96.6 QB rating in the 31-26 win.
• Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Went 26 of 43 (60.5%) for 307 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT (setting career highs in TDs) and helped set a Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards in the 38-24 win.
• 2008: Earned the 2008 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year Award (NFL.com fan vote), connecting on 60% of his passes (257 of 428) for 2,971 yards, 14 TDs and 12 INTs for an 80.3 rating (4th-highest single-season rating in Ravens history)
• Flacco also rushed 52 times for 180 yards and 2 TDs, including a career-long 38-yard TD scamper
• In addition, Flacco pulled in a 43-yard reception from Troy Smith while leading the Ravens to an 11-5 record
• Started all 3 postseason games, becoming the 1st rookie QB in NFL history to win 2 playoff games, leading the Ravens to their 1st AFC Championship game since 2000
• Finished the postseason 33-of-75 for 437 yards, 1 TD and 3 INTs
• Flacco also rushed 12 times for 5 yards, including a 5-yard TD during the playoffs
• Posted an 89.4 QB rating, completing 11 of 22 for 161 yards, his 1st-career playoff TD pass (postseason career-long 48-yard strike) and no INTs in the Divisional Playoff win at Ten. (1/10/09)
• Connected on a career-high-tying 73.9% of his passes (17 of 23) for a career-high 297 yards, earning AFC Rookie of the Week honors after posting a 115.8 QB rating in the 27-7 victory in Game 16 vs. Jax. (12/28)
• Tied a career long with a 70-yard TD strike to Mark Clayton in Game 12 at Cin. (11/30)
• Started his 1st-career NFL game and led the Ravens to a 17-10 win by completing 15 of 29 attempts for 129 yards in game 1 vs. Cin. (9/7)
• Flacco also rushed 4 times for 37 yards, including his 1st-career rushing TD on a career-long 38-yard run against the Bengals
• The run was the longest in NFL history by a QB making his debut.

• Earned 1st-team All-American honors from The NFL Draft Report and Pro Football Weekly as a senior
• Started all 26 games in which he played at Delaware after transferring from Pittsburgh
• In just 2 seasons, Flacco set 20 University of Delaware records, including career marks for completions (595), attempts (938) and season records for completions (331), attempts (521) and yards (4,263)
• Also holds Delaware career marks for yards passing per game (284.2), 200-yard passing games (13), 300-yard passing games (7), total plays (585), total offense (4,285), and total offense per game (285.7)
• Flacco holds game records for completions (40) and attempts (51), consecutive pass attempts without an INT (212), yards passing per game (271.0), 200-yard passing games (21), consecutive 200-yard passing games (15), 300-yard passing games (11), pass completion pct. (.634), and total offense per game (273.9)
• Finished his career ranked No. 2 all time at Delaware in career passing yards (7,046)
• Also tossed 41 TDs against just 15 INTs and rushed for 76 yards and 9 TDs for the Blue Hens
• Is one of 3 QBs in Atlantic Ten Conference/CAA history to throw for at least 4,000 yards in a single season
• Named ECAC All-East Player of the Year and CAA co-Offensive Player of the Year
• Was also an All-Eastern College Athletic Conference and All-Colonial Athletic Association 1st-team pick after leading his team to a 11-4 record and a berth in the NCAA Division I Football
• Championship Subdivision national championship game
• Started all 15 games and connected on 331

• Prepped at Audubon (NJ) HS and was a 2-time New Jersey All-Group II, All-South Jersey and All-Colonial Conference 1st-team honoree
• Named the Colonial Conference Athlete of the Year and South Jersey Touchdown Club Offensive Back of the Year as a senior
• Was a 3-year starter at QB, throwing for 5,137 yards (4th-most in South Jersey history)
• Threw for 2,020 yards as a senior, including a single-game South Jersey record 471 as a senior
• Was a South Jersey Touchdown Club 1st-team All-Academic honoree, and the Courier Post Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Also played basketball and baseball, leading his team to the state baseball title
• Flacco’s father, Stephen, played football and baseball at the University of Pennsylvania (1979-83)
• Full name: Joseph Vincent Flacco

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