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11/23 18:42 CST Shedeur Sanders wins his 1st NFL start, Myles Garrett has 3
sacks as Browns beat Raiders 24-10
Shedeur Sanders wins his 1st NFL start, Myles Garrett has 3 sacks as Browns
beat Raiders 24-10
By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Browns rookie Shedeur Sanders passed for 209 yards and a
touchdown in his NFL starting debut and Myles Garrett had three of Cleveland's
10 sacks in a 24-10 victory over the Raiders on Sunday, the fifth straight loss
for Las Vegas.
The Browns (3-8) ended a three-game skid while starting their 42nd quarterback
since the franchise's return in 1999. Sanders replaced fellow rookie Dillon
Gabriel, who's in the concussion protocol, and ended a 17-game losing streak by
Cleveland QBs making their first start.
Sanders can thank the Browns' ferocious defensive front, which was no match for
the Raiders' porous offensive line. Las Vegas has allowed 20 sacks over the
past three weeks.
Garrett now has 18 sacks this season to break his franchise record of 16, set
twice. With six games left, he needs five sacks to break the NFL record of 22
1/2 set by Michael Strahan in 2001 and T.J. Watt in 2021.
Garrett has 14 sacks over the past five games, the most in a five-game span
since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. He also had two forced
fumbles, four tackles for loss and six quarterback hits on Sunday.
Running back Quinshon Judkins scored two first-quarter touchdowns for Cleveland
on direct snaps out of the wildcat formation.
Las Vegas (2-9), which has lost nine of 10, punted eight times, turned it over
on downs twice and lost a fumble. The Raiders' offense was booed frequently by
the Allegiant Stadium crowd.
Geno Smith passed for 285 yards and a touchdown, though many of those yards
came late with the Browns playing soft on defense. Maxx Crosby had a
personal-high five tackles for loss.
Sanders' presence brought a bit of juice to this mid-November battle of
bottom-of-the-barrel teams. Deion Sanders, the Hall of Fame player and current
Colorado coach, hugged his son before the game.
When asked by a CBS sideline reporter before the game what Browns fans should
hope to see, Shedeur Sanders said, "I'm who they've been looking for."
He showed that late in the first quarter, escaping a blitz to find Isaiah Bond
for a 52-yard pass to the 2-yard line, drawing an I-can't-believe-he-did-that
look from Garrett on the sideline. That throw ended a 15-game drought without a
50-yard completion for Cleveland's quarterback.
In the fourth quarter, Sanders dumped off a pass to running back Dylan Sampson,
who turned it into a 66-yard TD.
The Browns ended a five-game losing streak to the Raiders. Their most recent
victory was on Oct. 26, 2014, a 23-13 win at Cleveland.
Injuries Browns: DE Adin Huntington (groin) was hurt in the third quarter. Raiders: TE Michael Mayer (ankle) was injured in the second quarter. RB Ashton Jeanty left late in the fourth after taking a big hit to his midsection. Up next Browns: Host San Francisco next Sunday. Raiders: Visit the Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL |
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