Overview
- Joe Flacco, already named the Week 1 starter, went 9 of 10 for 71 yards and a touchdown in a brief tune-up versus the Rams.
- Dillon Gabriel strengthened his backup case by completing 12 of 19 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown in two series.
- Shedeur Sanders finished 3 of 6 for 14 yards and took five sacks for 41 yards lost after an earlier strong debut, and he remains No. 4 on the unofficial depth chart.
- Andrew Berry told the game broadcast that keeping four quarterbacks is “not much of a decision,” with final cuts due by 4 p.m. ET Tuesday.
- ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Cleveland does not expect to trade either rookie quarterback, and Deshaun Watson is expected to open the season on PUP.