Joe Flacco will play in Cleveland's final preseason game against the Rams on Saturday, coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters Thursday. Rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders will follow Flacco in the QB rotation.

BEREA, Ohio — Browns fans will get to see the great Dillon Gabriel vs. Shedeur Sanders debate play out on the field on Saturday afternoon against the Rams.

Joe Flacco will be the Browns' starting quarterback, at least to open the season when they visit Joe Burrow's Cincinnati Bengals. That closed one

In the preseason finale, Cleveland will be hosting the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, as team insider Mary Kay Cabot relayed what head coach Kevin Stefanski said is the game plan for the contest. He would say that Flacco will start the game with the first-team playing 25 to 30 plays, as after that, Dillon Gabriel will play next, and then Sanders.

The Cleveland Browns recently announced that Joe Flacco will be their starting quarterback for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Flacco served as the team’s QB late in the 2023 season to lead Cleveland to its second postseason appearance under head coach Kevin Stefanski and that familiarity likely helped the 40-year-old signal-caller secure the job. In his Tuesday press conference, Stefanski said Flacco has done really well in the offseason program and training camp.