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Watson is in the concussion protocol, and Shedeur Sanders is likely to start Sunday
Watson put up big passing numbers in the Steelers loss
- 27 of 39
- passes Watson completed against the Steelers
- 324
- passing yards, his second straight 300-yard game
- 27-6
- the Steelers' final margin over the Browns
Sources: The Vindicator, WTAE
If you're watching the Browns at the Saints on Sunday, expect Shedeur Sanders. Deshaun Watson entered the concussion protocol after a helmet-to-helmet hit against the Steelers, and he missed practice again Thursday. Cleveland.com calls Sanders the likely starter.
Watson went back into that game after a sideline evaluation, then told the medical staff Tuesday morning that his symptoms began Monday night. The 5-3 Browns visit the Saints at 1 p.m. Sunday.
“I'm comfortable when the ball's in my hands in general. So just go in there, do what I have to do, play the long game, win everything and just be excited to get out there.”
Shedeur Sanders
- Sanders' 2025 starts: 3-4, seven touchdowns, 10 interceptions
- Sanders vs. Steelers: 2 of 2 passes for 2 yards
- Offense in three of Watson's last four starts: 12, 13, six points
Watson's symptoms surfaced a day after the hit
- Nov. 1Watson takes a helmet-to-helmet hit in the loss at Pittsburgh.
- Nov. 2Watson shows no symptoms Monday morning; they begin that night.
- Nov. 3Watson tells the medical staff about his symptoms.
- Nov. 5Watson misses practice for a second day.
- Nov. 8The Browns visit the Saints at 1 p.m.
Sources: The Vindicator, WTAE, Cleveland.com, Akron Beacon Journal, WKBN.com
