Overview
- Sanders will make his third straight start Sunday against No. 1 pick Cam Ward, the first NFL meeting between the April draftees.
- Deshaun Watson returned to practice under a 21-day window after Achilles rehab, while Dillon Gabriel has cleared concussion protocol, yet Sanders keeps QB1 for Week 14.
- Across roughly 10 quarters, Sanders has 405 passing yards with two touchdowns, two interceptions and about a 50.8% completion rate.
- Ward has started every Titans game and leads rookies with 2,351 passing yards on a 1-11 team, with seven touchdowns, six picks and a league-high sack count.
- Reporting around the league cites potential offseason moves — from trading a young quarterback to drafting one with Cleveland’s two 2026 first-rounders — making Sanders’ next outings a meaningful audition.