BrownsFriday, November 6
Watson is in the concussion protocol, and Shedeur Sanders is likely to start Sunday
The 5AM Cleveland team
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 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
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.”
- 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
Sources: The Vindicator, Cleveland.com, WTAE, Akron Beacon Journal, WKBN.com