Dillon Gabriel played the first half before he was unable to play in the second due to a head injury.
Shedeurr Sanders made his NFL debut in the second half, completing four of sixteen passes for forty-seven yards and an interception.
Cleveland falls to 2-8 with the loss and will face the Las Vegas Raiders in Vegas next Sunday.
Brownie Bits
1) The Browns hung around in this game, mainly due to turnovers by Baltimore, one on an interception by Carson Schwesinger that ended a drive, a muffed punt which led to a Browns field goal, and a pick-six by Devin Bush.
Give the defense full credit for coming up big, but Baltimore's own errors contributed to the tightness of the game.
2) Myles Garrett dumped Lamar Jackson four times to increase his league-leading sack total to fifteen on the season.
Garrett looks to have a shot at the league record (22.5) held by Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt.
3) The biggest issue that helped cost the game was the first half offense, which could have cost the game when the Browns had possession off turnovers two times and could come up with only two field goals.
Had the Browns scored touchdowns on both occasions rather than field goals, they could have won.
4) That was why I was screaming on Devin Bush's interception for Bush to get in the end zone (he did) because no matter how close Bush could get to the end zone, you can't count on this offense to get the football in for six points.
5) Dillon Gabriel's head injury puts him in jeopardy of missing this week's game against the Raiders.
Kevin Stefanski has stated that if Gabriel is ready, he will retain the position and start against Las Vegas.
Gabriel completed seven of ten passes for sixty-eight yards in the first half before being unable to continue.
6) And now, it's Shedeur Sanders and his long-awaited NFL debut.
First off, I was also looking forward to seeing Sanders, not because I thought he'd instantly turn the team around, but because he would at least bring the excitement that has been missing under Dillon Gabriel.
He did manage to bring some excitement.
7) However, he didn't bring many results, completing only four of sixteen passes for forty-seven yards and throwing an interception.
Sanders still brought more excitement, but he struggles against the rush, dropping back too far and turning his back to the rush.
Sanders had problems with this at Colorado, and if he doesn't solve it, it will hinder his chances in the NFL.
8) For all the terrible numbers of Sanders, he made a few throws that make you want to see more.
His completion to Harold Fannin early in the final drive was an absolute dart, and his throw to Gage Larvadain was almost a game-tying score if not for a terrific strip by Baltimore's Chidobe Awuzie.
Sanders can throw the football; it's the rest that he needs to work on.
9) Carson Schwesinger continues to make a case for defensive rookie of the year.
Schwesinger finished with eight solo tackles, a deflected pass, and an interception, but his most impressive play didn't count on the stat sheet.
On Mark Andrews's touchdown run for the winning score, Andrews ran around end, and once he was a yard or two clear of the line, only one Brown took off after him and almost made the tackle deep in Cleveland territory.
It was Carson Schwesinger, and this guy is a winner.
10) The Browns will have an interesting week with the possibility of Shedeu Sanders starting on the road against the equally awful (both teams are 2-8) Las Vegas Raiders.
With both teams and the Jets at 2-8 and future Cleveland opponent Tennessee at 1-9, the AFC seems very likely to own plenty of the first few picks in the 2026 draft.
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