Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders knows what he has to do moving forward.
Shedeur Sanders knows he has to play better moving forward for the Cleveland Browns to get wins.
Sanders struggled mightily last week against the Chicago Bears. He threw three interceptions and the Browns scored only three points.
"I just got to play better," Sanders said on Wednesday. "Yeah, I just cannot make those costly turnovers and have the expectation to win. ... I just got to get more completions. I got to get more completions. And even whenever we're down or anything, I can't press.
"I just got to remain having those mental notes to myself. Just work within the game and just keep driving the ball. Get first downs."
Sanders went 18-35 through the air for 177 yards against the Bears. He was sacked five times for 35 yards.
Overall on the season, Sanders has 946 passing yards, five passing touchdowns, six interceptions, 74 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.
Even though he's coming off a putrid game against the Bears, Sanders still has the support of his head coach.
"Sky's not falling," Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said. "I think with young players, there's growing and there's learning that happens. ... I don't care what the position is, but look at history in terms of young players, and sometimes there's moments that aren't going to go your way, and you learn from those. So that's no different for any position, no different for Shedeur versus any other player.
"There's going to be really good games. There's going to be games you want back. ... We'll learn from those, we'll grow from those, and we'll be better from those."
The Browns face Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills this week. Cleveland is only 3-11, while Buffalo is 10-4. The Bills are widely expected to blow out the Browns, who must do a better job of giving Sanders enough time to throw the ball.
"Obviously our focus for our passing game is to keep the quarterback clean and obviously get the ball out on time," Stefanski said. "There's various ways and various play types to get into to try to mitigate pass rush, but it's so dependent on the team you're playing and the challenges that they present."