Shedeur Sanders to make first NFL start for Browns: report

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Cleveland Browns 23-16 and improved to 5-5. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, Kevin Wildes, and Greg Jennings ask if the Ravens are officially "back", and they discuss Shedeur Sanders' first plays as the starting QB for t...

Shedeur Sanders is reportedly expected to start in the Cleveland Browns' next game against the Las Vegas Raiders. 

Dillon Gabriel is in the concussion protocol after exiting the Browns’ 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, and "barring something unexpected," Sanders will start in Gabriel’s place, according to Cleveland.com. 

Sanders would become the 42nd Browns starting quarterback since 1999. 

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Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders drops back to pass against the Baltimore Ravens at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 16, 2025. (Scott Galvin/Imagn Images)

The former Colorado star struggled in his NFL debut, as he completed just four of 16 passes for 47 yards, while throwing an interception and being sacked twice. Sanders was critical of his performance in the loss. 

"I don’t think I played good," Sanders said. "I don’t think I played good at all. I think it’s a lot of things, you know, we need to look at, during the week and go and just get comfortable, even throwing routes, you know, with Jerry (Jeudy) and throwing routes with all those guys.

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Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders throws against the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (David Richard/AP Photo)

"So, I think that was my first ball to him all year. But other than that, I just think overall we just got to go next week and understand so then we have