Shedeur Sanders Hyped by Stefanski, 'I Have All the Faith in the World' in Browns' QB1

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski had no second thoughts about keeping the offense on the field for a fourth-down attempt late in Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Shedeur Sanders was sacked for a loss of 13 yards on 4th-and-2 with a little over fie minutes remaining in the contest.

"We'll learn from every single one of those plays," Stefanski told reporters Monday. "Obviously feel good about him in those moments. He'll come through. We came up short yesterday as a football team, but I have all the faith in the world in Shedeur. I have all the faith in the world in our players in those moments."

The Browns defense subsequently forced a turnover on downs, but the offense couldn't make the most of its opportunity to either tie the score or take the lead.

Another sack for Sanders and an intentional grounding penalty proved costly as Cleveland had to punt from its own 1-yard line. The Bills ran out the final 1:38 to hold on.

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Sanders finished 20-of-29 for 157 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He was also Cleveland's leading rusher with 49 yards on four carries.

It was another performance from the rookie where he was equal parts encouraging and frustrating. And while he was only sacked twice, he picked an inopportune time to lapse into old habits.

On the 4th-and-2, Sanders didn't get rid of the ball fast enough and was chased down by Bills defensive end Greg Rousseau as he scrambled to his right.

Earlier this month, Stefanski committed to Sanders as his starter for the remainder of the season, and the fifth-round pick hasn't done anything to justify a demotion. In the Browns' last five games, he has thrown for 1,056 yards, six touchdowns and seven interceptions with a supporting cast that's clearly lacking, as evidenced by a 3-12 record.

Whether keeping Sanders at QB1 in 2026, with Cleveland on track to have a top-five pick, is another question. The final two weeks could help to provide a clearer answer.