The Browns, after playing the first half with rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel being booed by the home fans in Cleveland–even with a 16-10 lead–finally were left with no choice but to put fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders on the field in Week 11 against the Ravens. Gabriel, it was announced, suffered a head injury and was being evaluated for a concussion, and with Sanders as the QB2 on the roster, he was the next man up.
Gabriel was 7-for-10 passing in the first half, but for just 68 yards. He was sacked once, and finished the first half with an 88.8 rating.
The insertion of Sanders into the lineup in the second half was a surprise, and he got off to a modest start: two check-down completions, and a holding penalty on the Browns offensive line that set up Cleveland with a third-and-8 from the 27-yard line.
Sanders went back to pass, but was sacked by Kyle Hamilton, who forced a fumble. It was recovered by Wyatt Teller, for a loss of 13, but it was what Hamilton did next that will stand out as a highlight/lowlight of his debut: Hamilton pulled out Sanders’ own flexing-wristwatch celebration.
Browns’ Shedeur Sanders Gets Harsh NFL Introduction
Hamilton, of course, is a fourth-year safety who has made two All-Pro teams in his short NFL tenure, and entered the game with seven career sacks, though none here in 2025.
As one commenter on Twitter/X noted in the midst of the Browns’ uneven Sanders experiment, “Kyle Hamilton sacks and mocks Shedeur Sanders.”
NFL creator Dov Kleiman wrote, “Wild: Kyle Hamilton did the Shedeur Sanders celly after sacking him.”
And the Charm City Connection account wrote, “Welcome to the NFL, Shedeur Sanders Courtesy of Kyle Hamilton.”
Rough Early Going for Shedeur Sanders
Things, unfortunately for the Browns and for the thousands of fans who have been calling for the insertion of Sanders into the lineup, did not improve from there, at least in the third quarter. Sanders’ next pass was incomplete, and on the fourth passing attempt of his career, Sanders was intercepted on a short pass to star receiver Jerry Jeudy.
The Browns got the ball back on an interception of their own, but the offense went with another incompletion for Sanders, followed by four running plays, and yet another Sanders sack.
The sum total of Sanders’ first quarter of NFL action, then, was 2-for-5 passing for 12 yards with an interception and two sacks for 27 yards, and a quarterback rating of 8.5.
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