Joe Flacco looks to remain as the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens with rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson being groomed for the future. But a lot of people have made this situation the immediate final nail on Flacco’s career.

There’s no doubt that Flacco has had some bad moments, especially over the last three seasons. Since 2015, Flacco has a 82.4 passer rating, which ranks No. 31 among quarterbacks with at least 450 passing attempts. He also has 52 touchdown passes and 40 interceptions during that stretch, which isn’t good either.

Having said that, Flacco has had a good career regardless of whatever narrative people want to believe. To be selected in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft and help deliver seven winning seasons in 10 years, combined with 10 playoff wins, three AFC championship appearances and a Super Bowl trophy, Baltimore hit a home run selecting Flacco.

Most NFL teams would certainly trade for the Ravens’ accomplishments over the previous 10 seasons in a second.

There’s a lot of ignorant rhetoric on social media with people constantly saying, “Flacco has only been good for four playoff games and that’s it. That’s the only reason why he has his huge contract.” That’s not true at all.

Here are five surprising stats about Flacco that you likely won’t believe.

1.) Flacco needs 15 passing touchdowns to reach No. 33 all-time in NFL history

Flacco currently has exactly 200 passing touchdowns. If he gets 15 more, he’ll pass Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks Kurt Warner (208) and Terry Bradshaw (212).

If Flacco is able to remain a starter for the next couple of seasons, he likely will pass Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young (232) and six-time Pro Bowl selection Donovan McNabb (234) to crack the top 30 all-time.

2.) Flacco holds the NFL postseason record for consecutive playoff games with at least two touchdown passes

For the Twitter/Facebook analysts who don’t bother to do their research, Flacco has had more than four good playoff games outside of his 2012 postseason run, which earned him Super Bowl MVP honors.

Flacco has an active eight-game postseason streak with at least two touchdown passes, which dates back to the 2011 playoffs.

Also, Flacco has also played in 15 career playoff games, posting a passer rating of 92.1 or higher an astounding nine times.

Taking out his first two seasons, Flacco has had a 92.1 or higher passer rating in nine of 10 playoff games. That would be thanks to his touchdown-to-interception ratio of 24-to-four.

3.) Flacco is No. 25 all-time in passing yards

Flacco has thrown for 35,780 yards since being drafted by Baltimore in 2008. If he can pass for another 3,000 yards this upcoming season, Flacco will reach No. 21 all-time.

Furthermore, if he can play as a full-time starter for the next two seasons, Flacco will likely pass Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterbacks Johnny Unitas (40,239) and Joe Montana (40,551) for No. 18 all time.

4.) Flacco is No. 19 all-time in passes completed

Flacco has completed 3,267 passes in his career, which is surprisingly more than quarterback All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who has 3,188 career passing completions.

5.) Flacco has the most postseason road wins in NFL history with seven

This stat is one that some of you already knew already but it’s still impressive. Flacco has shown to be a true road warrior in the playoffs in the past by defeating quarterbacks Tom Brady (twice) Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger.

Some will say that Flacco’s road wins are skewed because has had more opportunities to win on the road than other quarterbacks like Brady for example. Well, Flacco has never lost on the road in the playoffs to the Denver Broncos, but Brady has three times. So, there’s that.

With that all of that being said, Flacco would like to add to his postseason totals in 2018, which would and the Ravens’ three-year playoff drought.