Overview
- Sunday’s game in Cincinnati is Sanders’ seventh start and a final in-season audition, with the Browns set to decide his role after a postseason review.
- Across seven appearances, he has 1,289 passing yards with seven touchdowns, 10 interceptions, a 57.4% completion rate and a 68.5 passer rating.
- Sanders will be without tight end Harold Fannin Jr., who is out with a groin injury, and running back Quinshon Judkins, who recently had season-ending surgery.
- Local analyst Tony Grossi predicts an open quarterback competition — potentially involving Dillon Gabriel and a returning Deshaun Watson — rather than handing Sanders the job.
- The Browns hold first-round picks No. 6 and No. 27 in the 2026 draft and could use that capital to pursue a quarterback after evaluating the class.