Joe Flacco helped the Cleveland Browns reach the NFL play-offs before laughing that his team-mates had sent him to sleep during their victory.
Quarterback Flacco, 38, passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns as the Browns beat the New York Jets 37-20 to clinch at least a wildcard spot.
But footage showed him appearing to be near falling asleep while on the bench.
“I guess our offence was boring me a little bit!” he joked to Amazon Prime after the Browns’ win.
“We weren’t doing a good enough job.”
It is only the second time in 21 years that the Browns – second in the AFC North, behind Baltimore Ravens – have reached the play-offs.
They led 34-17 at half-time with Flacco, who was released by the Jets earlier in 2023, finding Jerome Ford for two touchdowns.
But a defensive second half followed, with neither team adding to their total in the third quarter and managing just one field goal each in the fourth.
