Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions, September 28, 2015Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco throws a deep pass pass under the protection of Cleveland Browns guard Wyatt Teller in the second half. John Kuntz, cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns were happy Joe Flacco had such a great game for the Bengals on Thursday night, and have no regrets about trading him there.

In fact, they wouldn’t have traded him there unless he had an opportunity to start.

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