Joe Flacco career timeline: What teams did the Colts' veteran quarterback play for?

The Indianapolis Colts will use veteran quarterback Joe Flacco for their Sunday Night Football game against the Minnesota Vikings. It will be his 188th career start and 193rd career game.

The Colts traded for Flacco after benching second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson due to poor performance. Colts head coach Shane Steichen said Wednesday: “Joe gives us the best chance to win.”

The decision gives Flacco, who started his first game as an NFL quarterback in 2008, another chance to become the starting quarterback for a fifth team. Over the course of his 17-year career, he experienced many ups and downs with the teams he played for, highlighted by being named Super Bowl MVP and winning the championship after the 2012 season.

Last year, he added another achievement to his career when he won his first official NFL regular season award. Flacco was named the 2023 AP Comeback Player of the Year for leading the Cleveland Browns to the playoffs with strong performances across the board.

From 2008 to 2012 to 2023 and every year in between, here's what you should know about Flacco's long career so far:

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Joe Flacco teams

• Baltimore Ravens: 2008-2018, 163 games (163 starts), 96-67 win-loss record

• Denver Broncos: 2019, nine games (nine starts), 2-6 record

• New York Jets: 2020-2022, 12 games (nine starts), 1-8 record

• Cleveland Browns: 2023, five games (five starts), 4-1 record

• Indianapolis Colts: 2024-present, four games (two starts), 1-1 record

Flacco is perhaps best known for his time as the Ravens' starting quarterback for eleven seasons. He won Super Bowl 47 with the team against the San Francisco 49ers and was named Super Bowl MVP for his performance.

Since then, he has played for four teams and just last year set another winning record with the Browns. His brief regular-season stint with Cleveland included four consecutive 300-yard games that helped propel the team to the playoffs. Although the Browns lost to the Texans in the wild card round, Flacco's performance earned him another job heading into the 2024 season.

Now Flacco will take over as the starter in Indianapolis, perhaps for the rest of the regular season.

Joe Flacco stats

In four games and two starts in 2024, Flacco has a 1-1 record and is 71 of 108 passing (a career-high 65.7%) for 716 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception. His passer rating this year is 102.2.

Over his 17-year career, Flacco has a win-loss record of 104-83. He is 4,075 of 6,611 (61.6% completion rate) with 44,652 passing yards, 252 touchdowns and 156 interceptions. His career passer rating is 84.5.

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Age of Joe Flacco

Flacco is 39 years old and will turn 40 in January.

He is the fifth-oldest player in the NFL this year. He is the third-oldest non-kicker and second-oldest quarterback behind Jets signal-caller Aaron Rodgers.

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Joe Flacco contract

In March, Flacco signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Colts that is fully guaranteed.

Flacco's deal also includes some incentives:

• $250,000 each for playing 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% of the snaps in the season

• $100,000 for each win in which he plays 50% of the snaps or more (two already earned)

• $250,000 for each playoff win in which he plays 50% of the snaps or more

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Joe Flacco: Stats, contract, teams and more ahead of Week 9