Joe Flacco Earns First Pro Bowl Nod at Age 41

Cincinnati, Ohio - Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco earned his first Pro Bowl selection at age 41, capping an 18-year NFL career that includes a Super Bowl title and MVP honors but had previously eluded this individual accolade.

The announcement came Friday, adding Flacco to the AFC roster for the Pro Bowl Games on February 3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, ahead of Super Bowl LX. Flacco, who began the season as Cleveland's starter before a midseason trade to the Bengals on October 7, steps in as a replacement amid injuries to other quarterbacks, including Buffalo's Josh Allen, who underwent foot surgery.

Flacco's nod stems from a solid performance across 13 games and 10 starts this season, where he completed 60.3 percent of his passes for 2,479 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. After being benched in Cleveland in favor of rookie Shedeur Sanders, Flacco joined Cincinnati to fill in while starter Joe Burrow recovered from turf toe surgery. In six starts for the Bengals, he posted a 61.7 completion rate with 1,664 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions, though the team went 1-5 in those outings.

Highlights included a 342-yard, three-touchdown effort in a 33-31...