Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco’s statistics were nearly as ugly as the purple bruise decorating his hip.

Despite a painful right hip contusion that’s also affecting his quadriceps and hobbling his mobility, Flacco gutted it out to help lead his team to a 33-14 AFC wild-card victory Sunday over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

Flacco’s throwing motion was awkward as he completed just 4 of 10 passes for 34 yards, no touchdowns and one interception, but he displayed his grit in scrambling for a key first down and connecting with wide receiver Mark Clayton for another first down.

“We’ve got a tough quarterback,” offensive coordinator Cam Cameron said.

Despite the discomfort, Flacco and the Ravens are heading to the AFC divisional round where they’ll take on the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday night.

“It’s my quadriceps,” he said. “I don’t know if it’s just the fluid running down and doing that to me or what, but as the week went on it started to feel a little bit better.

“I have to make sure that I take the next couple of days to give it a little rest and then get ready for Indianapolis. I feel like I’ll be feeling great and moving 100 percent when we get there next week.”

Although it’s hard to fathom that Flacco could heal that quickly as he deals with another injury in an injury-plagued season where he has had a sprained ankle and a sore shoulder, Flacco’s teammates are confident in him after watching him play with a lot of heart against New England.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco (hip probable) took reps Friday. Flacco is fully expected to start this weekend.

Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco left Friday's practice about 10 minutes early, but coach John Harbaugh said there is no cause for alarm.

"He was done with his work, so he goes in and gets treatment," Harbaugh said Friday. "We’ve had that with different guys. We do that all year."

Flacco has had full practices all week, but he's been listed with a hip injury. Walking onto the practice field Friday, Flacco seemed to walk with a slight limp.

"It feels great right now," Flacco said. "I just have to make sure it stays that way."

"He's fine," Harbaugh said.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco has had the fifth-most productive first two seasons in NFL history, with 6,584 yards, behind Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Drew Bledsoe and Jeff Garcia.

He is the fourth starting quarterback since the 1970 merger to reach the playoffs in his first two years, joining Ben Roethlisberger, Bernie Kosar and Marino. He has a two-year record of 22-13, including postseason, and runs the Ravens' no-huddle offense deftly with audibles.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco (hip) practiced fully again Thursday and will start this weekend.

Ravens injury report: DNP: Paschal. Full: Joe Flacco (hip), Gooden, Tod Heap, Johnson, Katula, Derrick Mason, Ngata, Pryce, Reed, Yanda and Zbikowski.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco (hip), TE Todd Heap (neck) and WR Derrick Mason (knee) all took full practice Wednesday. DT Haloti Ngata (ankle) and S Ed Reed (groin) were limited.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco (knee, hip probable) took reps Friday. Flacco is poised for a good game against the Lions.

Ravens QB Joe Flacco (knee, hip) took reps Thursday. Flacco insists the the injury is not affecting his performance.

Joe Flacco downplayed the notion that his health is the root cause of his struggles.

Still, it’s hard not to notice his body language and his decreased mobility.

“I’m as close to 100 percent as I can be,” Flacco said. “I’ve got bruises and stuff like that, but it’s not affecting me out on the field. I didn’t feel anything out on Monday night.

“I stood back there and felt great physically. I felt like I was able to move around good, and I’ll continue to feel that way as long as our guys continue to do what they’re doing.”

For the season, Flacco has completed 63.3 percent of his throws for 2,881 yards, 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for an 84.6 passer rating.

Flacco acknowledged that defenses are disguising coverage schemes and making adjustments.