Overview
- Rookie Shedeur Sanders went 18-of-35 for 177 yards with three interceptions and five sacks as Cleveland managed just 192 total yards and seven first downs in frigid conditions at Soldier Field.
- Head coach Kevin Stefanski said Sanders will remain the Browns’ starter for the rest of the season after taking over when Dillon Gabriel was concussed.
- Chicago’s defense produced three interceptions and five sacks, while Caleb Williams finished 17-of-28 for 242 yards and two touchdowns and D’Andre Swift ran for 98 yards and two scores.
- Cleveland’s battered offensive line—down LT Dawand Jones and C Ethan Pocic and starting multiple backups—struggled to protect and the run game stalled at 50 yards (3.1 per carry).
- A potential Jerry Jeudy touchdown became a Jaylon Johnson interception, adding to scrutiny of Jeudy’s drops and highlighting the Browns’ receiver issues.