Overview
- Rookie Shedeur Sanders entered after halftime for the concussed Dillon Gabriel and went 4-of-16 for 47 yards with an interception in Cleveland’s 23-16 loss to Baltimore.
- Baltimore’s defense delivered three sacks and 10 quarterback hits and limited the Browns to 187 total yards, shutting out Cleveland after the break.
- Stefanski said Gabriel remains the starter if he passes the NFL’s concussion protocol, with Sanders slated to start only if Gabriel is not cleared for Week 12 at Las Vegas.
- The Browns cited Sanders’ lack of first-team practice reps in explaining his struggles, noting the difficulty of developing two rookie quarterbacks at once.
- Sanders took responsibility in postgame remarks and in the locker room, while Myles Garrett publicly backed the rookie and Sanders urged fans to stop booing Gabriel.