Thomas posted the worst Pro Football Focus pass-blocking grade — 36.9 — of his career that day. Abraham became the first (now only) player to beat Thomas for two sacks in the same game.

The Browns hall of fame left tackle has joined the "Madden NFL" Ring of Honor as one of the game's legendary players.

In 2017, Joe Thomas wrote an article with Sports Illustrated detailing how it felt for his season to be cut short in 2017, snapping his streak of 10,363 consecutive snaps played.