The Baltimore Ravens and starting quarterback Joe Flacco have struggled to find any level of consistency this season, currently sitting at a 4-5 record heading into their Week 11 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
The bulk of those issues have stemmed from the sub-par play from their former Pro Bowl quarterback Flacco through the first nine games. According to Zach Kruse of The Packers Wire, the 32-year-old has thrown more passes for negative yards than big plays down the field so far this year.
This season, Joe Flacco has more completions for negative yards (12) than completions of at least 20 yards (10).
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) November 14, 2017
Flacco is currently 27th with 1,551 passing yards on a 64.3 percent completion percentage, throwing eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions while posting a 72.7 passer rating. He has yet to register more than 300 in any game while failing to throw a touchdown passes three times, and he has recorded less than 200 yards on six occasions.
It has been a steady regression for Flacco this season that has brought forth questions about his long-term future. What should be taken into account is that he missed all of training camp and the preseason due to a back injury that almost forced him to sit out the start of the regular season.
Flacco is currently under contract through the 2021 season after inking a restructured three-year, $66.4 million extension last year that will leave him at age 36 at the end of the deal.