MMQB Week 15: Bucs, Texans and Browns Prove Everybody Wrong

Welcome to Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season here at The MMQB. Below are links to everything Albert Breer wrote over the weekend, plus more from our staff.

Cleveland Has Become Perfect for Joe Flacco ... and Vice Versa

Flacco saw a silver lining when his phone didn’t ring this spring or summer, he says.

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Albert Breer hears from the Browns’ newest quarterback on what it’s like to be guiding a team to the playoffs in 2023.

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The Buccaneers Are Allowing Baker Mayfield to Be the Best Version of Himself

Mayfield is looking more like his Heisman-winning self than ever.

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Albert Breer talks to the Tampa Bay quarterback about how he’s been empowered this season.

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NFL Week 15 Takeaways: Texans Are Building a Powerhouse

Keenum says C.J. Stroud has a chance to be an all-time great.

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Albert Breer talks to fill-in QB Case Keenum about why Houston feels like its on the verge of something big.

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More From the MMQB Staff: 

The Cleveland coach has been a constant in his team’s subtle rise from ineptitude.

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Conor Orr: Thanks to Kevin Stefanski, Browns Are No Longer Defined by the Past

Greg Bishop: Brock Purdy Is the NFL Story That Never Ceases to Get Better

Gilberto Manzano: Jaguars’ Self-Inflicted Wounds Open Up AFC South Race

Gilberto Manzano: Fact or Fiction: Raiders’ Interim Coach Will Be Back in 2024

Gilberto Manzano: What We Learned: Rams Jump Back Into Playoff Picture