The preseason is meant to create optimism, however these three NFL groups walked away from their opening video games with extra questions than solutions. Two groups appeared alarmingly unprepared, whereas one other staff obtained a painful reminder that August victories can come at an infinite price.
Cleveland Browns
The Browns entered Saturday hoping someone would take management of their crowded quarterback competitors. As an alternative, Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel every dedicated a turnover throughout a 34–10 loss to the Chicago Bears.
Watson produced the best numbers of the group, finishing 11 of 15 passes for 126 yards. He additionally misplaced a fumble on fourth down, giving Chicago the sector place it wanted to start erasing Cleveland’s early 10-point lead.
Sanders adopted with 79 yards and an interception. Gabriel threw two extra interceptions as the sport deteriorated within the second half.
Cleveland doesn’t want 4 quarterbacks able to sometimes trying competent. It wants one able to profitable regular-season video games. Saturday offered no clear reply, until the reply is that the Browns stay dangerously near coming into one other season with no reliable starter.
Preseason statistics could be dismissed. Three quarterbacks turning over the soccer in the identical afternoon can’t be ignored fairly as simply.
