Watson Risks Browns QB1 Job After 5-of-12, 36-Yard Outing in 31-7 Bills Loss
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 23
Watson Risks Browns QB1 Job After 5-of-12, 36-Yard Outing in 31-7 Bills Loss
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 23
Summary
A starting-quarterback decision could come by Monday after Deshaun Watson went 5-of-12 for 36 yards with an interception in Cleveland’s 31-7 preseason loss to Buffalo.
Shedeur Sanders strengthened his case by outplaying Watson, finishing 9-of-11 for 74 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the Browns’ key evaluation game.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler said Cleveland now must weigh Watson’s on-field struggles and his postgame comments after he had entered the week with momentum from recent practices.
Watson, a three-time Pro Bowler returning from a 1 1/2-year layoff after two Achilles injuries, had been the summer frontrunner but now appears to face a much shorter leash if he opens as QB1.