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Deshaun Watson completed 11 of 15 passes in his first NFL appearance since suffering back-to-back Achilles tears in 2024 and early 2025, and Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken declared the performance high-level.
The case for that read depends on context: Shedeur Sanders finished with a 39.6 passer rating and Dillon Gabriel posted 27.1, both throwing interceptions against Chicago Bears backups in the same game.
Watson is competing with Sanders for the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback job, and Gabriel holds the third-string spot. The operative benchmark, right now, is those two men. Before his fumble, Watson was precise.
He completed 10 of his first 11 attempts, his lone miss coming on a ball dropped by tight end Harold Fannin.
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