Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett wasn't shy about speaking his mind surrounding Joe Flacco's big day against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

At this late stage of his professional football career, Joe Flacco doesn't have the respect of his peers like Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. The older veteran quarterback hasn't been consistently effective in years.

In 25 regular-season and postseason starts against the Steelers, Flacco now has 12 total wins. That ties him with Tom Brady for the most ever by a quarterback against Pittsburgh. The asterisk is that last year’s off-the-bench win with the Colts gives Flacco a 13th.

The upset levels out the AFC North, easing the road for when the Ravens return to action in Week 8. Their schedule gets noticeably easier from that point on, and they'll hopefully be re-joined by many of the pieces they lost on the way to that unimpressive record.

The Browns' decision to trade Joe Flacco within the division was a questionable one, and after his success in Week 7, they may be regretting it.

The man who entered the league as a clean-shaven prospect out of the University of Delaware now sports a strong patch of gray in the stubble around his chin. Flacco is 40. And on Thursday, he'll be the younger of the two starting quarterbacks.

Then there’s Flacco, who former ESPN analyst and “First Take” commentator Jay Mariotti endorsed for the Hall of Fame on Friday night. The praise came after Flacco threw three touchdowns in a shocking upset over Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Thursday’s thrilling 33-31 finish.