Browns' Shedeur Sanders offers blunt critique of performance in NFL debut

Cleveland Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders offered a blunt critique of his ain show successful Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to the Baltimore Ravens aft being thrust into the crippled for an injured Dillon Gabriel.

Sanders was 4-of-16 with 47 passing yards. He was sacked doubly and threw an interception. The Ravens utilized a Mark Andrews rushing touchdown to triumph the game, 23-17.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders (12) throws a walk successful the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens successful Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/David Richard)

He spoke astir his archetypal pro snaps aft the game.

"I don’t deliberation I played good," Sanders said. "I don’t deliberation I played bully astatine all. I deliberation it’s a batch of things, you know, we request to look at, during the week and spell and conscionable get comfortable, adjacent throwing routes, you know, with Jerry (Jeudy) and throwing routes with each those guys.

"So, I deliberation that was my archetypal shot to him each year. But different than that, I conscionable deliberation wide we conscionable got to spell adjacent week and recognize truthful past we person a week to hole worldly I similar to do."

Sanders wasn’t receiving first-team reps successful signifier earlier getting into the game. He started the play arsenic the third-string backmost and moved up to QB2 erstwhile the squad traded Joe Flacco to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders responds to a question during a quality league aft an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens successful Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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He was asked what helium thought "went right" successful his performance.

"Losing isn’t thing I’m comfy with astatine all. So, I conscionable got to instrumentality this one, you know, I got to instrumentality this one," helium said. "I got to decompress. I got to understand, like, you know, this truly happened, you know, connected my watch. I don’t similar the feeling. And I cognize offensively, if I’m capable to get retired determination and person an opportunity, I cognize that I’ll beryllium capable to instrumentality everything to a antithetic level.

"Like I said, I inactive person the aforesaid confidence. I’m inactive me. I’ll ne'er spell anywhere. You know, conscionable going retired there, seeing daylight, that’s each I needed, you know, to spot however they determination retired there. Playing against a large defense. You got guys from the Pro Bowl retired there, truthful it’s like, it’s breathtaking to see. OK, this is what it’s like? Alright. This is what it’s like? I’m excited for it. So, you know, I conscionable got to instrumentality this 1 and physique connected it."

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders (12) prepares to propulsion a walk nether unit from Baltimore Ravens linebacker Teddye Buchanan (40) successful the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled successful Cleveland, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Sanders said helium was thankful for the crowd’s absorption erstwhile helium did get into the game.

The Browns dropped to 2-8 connected the season. The squad has a roadworthy crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders successful Week 12.

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