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What Joe Flacco and the Browns Said After Loss to Ravens

QB Lamar Jackson (left) & Browns QB Joe Flacco (right)
QB Lamar Jackson (left) & Browns QB Joe Flacco (right)

Head Coach Kevin Stefanksi

On his thoughts about QB Lamar Jackson: "We understand he's a great player. We see him twice a year. We know the talented ways he can beat you with his arm and his legs. He's a great player."

QB Joe Flacco

On if there was any emotion after the first snap: "I've been here so much. I know that's easy to talk about, but we're professionals, and you have to be able to go out there and play the game without really having that be a part of it, and I think I was. Yes, it was cool to see some ex-teammates, but you get to do that here and there, depending on where you go anyway, because you're playing against guys that you've played with. I've said it all week; this place is a special place to play. The fans here are unbelievable, but beyond that, it's a football game. When you go out there and strap it up, there is no mistaking what football is, and you've got to be ready to go. So, I felt like I was today."

On his pregame talk with Ravens head coach John Harbaugh: "I don't even know if I remember. [We were] just saying hi to each other and catching up, just kind of like how everybody would if they haven't seen each other for a little bit. [It was] nothing special, nothing crazy, just good normal stuff. He's doing a helluva job over there, and it's cool to see guys that you've done some stuff with."

On if losing in a big way makes it worse in his return to Baltimore: "I think you always want to go give people a tough game and come out on the good side of it. Anytime you lose, I don't think there is any way to make it better or worse. You definitely feel a little bit embarrassed when you lose like this, but that's part of what you have to deal with when you're in this league. We're all fortunate to be in the positions we are in. I hope that we can realize that and just get back to work and prove that this was an anomaly and that it won't happen again."

On what caused him to have to run for his life: "I'll have to watch the tape and see. When you play against good teams, they find ways to make it tough, and that's just part of football. That's part of playing good football games. You have to be able to go and play those tough games. This was one of them. We knew that. We were ready for that. These guys are always going to do that and kind of make you go the long, hard way and see what you can do."

DE Myles Garrett

On Ravens QB Lamar Jackson's four touchdown passes: "It's just embarrassing. We have to be better on defense. We have to be better as a team. We slowly chipped away. We did a solid job of holding them to 3 [points] when we could, and then eventually, the dam broke. They just did whatever they wanted, and we have to continue to play a 60-minute game."

On how QB Joe Flacco handled everything coming back to Baltimore: "[Joe Flacco] was 'Same Old Joe,' as far as reading his body language and how he spoke. His demeanor didn't change, and he prepared just as usual. They've got a good side over there. They're good on offense and good on defense. They're a contender every year for a reason. If we want to be a contender, we have to do what we're supposed to and even up this series next time when we see them."

QB Shedeur Sanders

On reportedly declining to be drafted by the Ravens: "My response is I'm focused on the now. I don't really talk about anything in the past, and whatever happened in the past, it is what it is. I'm more focused on now, and I'm focused on this game we just had and figuring out how to move forward from that."

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