Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski made the decision to turn to third-round rookie Dillon Gabriel in Week 5 against the Minnesota Vikings. Gabriel has been the starter since. Gabriel was the backup to Flacco early on, with fifth-round rookie Shedeur Sanders as the emergency third-string quarterback.

Per ESPN's Dan Graziano, Flacco has a per-game incentive bonus of $75,000 for every game in which he plays at least 50% of the team's offensive snaps and the Bengals win, although this will not kick in until the fourth such occurrence. As of this writing, he has won one game with the Browns and one with the Bengals.