"Joe Flacco has started and won 44 regular-season games in his first four years as an NFL quarterback. No quarterback has won more in his first four seasons.

In each of those seasons, Flacco led the Ravens to the playoffs, something no other starting QB in NFL history has done. Plus, Flacco and the Ravens won a postseason game in each of his first three seasons. All road wins to boot.

Yet today, as the Ravens host the Texans in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs, questions persist about whether Flacco is a top-flight quarterback.

Considering his record, perhaps no NFL player receives as much criticism as the 6-6

former Delaware Blue Hen.

It is impossible for him to ignore, though he gives the standard "I don't care" refrain in response to questions about the critics.

"I don't care," he said unconvincingly this past week. "I mean, we've won a lot of games around here. This is the second year in a row we've won 12 games. I couldn't care less."