Cleveland named Joe Flacco the starting quarterback Monday. “Joe Cool leading the way,” the Browns official account wrote on X, adding a saluting face emoji. It took any remaining drama out of the unique quarterback competition that included Kenny Pickett and two rookies in Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.

After four weeks, Joe Flacco has emerged as the winner of the Cleveland Browns' four-way quarterback competition.

Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett all could have brighter futures. But 40-year-old Flacco is still more dependable today.