The Cleveland Browns have not been able to get going this season and have a gigantic divisional battle in Week 4 against the Baltimore Ravens. However, they will be without one of their best players as starting quarterback Deshaun Watson as he has been ruled out with a shoulder injury.
With Deshaun Watson not being healthy enough to play today, the Browns rookie fifth-round pick QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson now is expected to start vs. the Ravens.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 1, 2023
With Watson not being healthy enough to play, rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson will be the starting quarterback. Deshaun Watson has not been able to really get going this season as he is 65-of-102 (63.7 completion percentage) for 678 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. However, Watson did not throw all week due to the injury and coach Kevin Stefanski made the decision to keep him out for this game.
Dorian Thompson-Robinson did pretty well for himself in the preseason as he finished 37-of-58 (63.8 completion percentage) for 440 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. He also had an unbelievable 98.3 QBR while on the field. Thompson-Robinson has a very similar playstyle to Watson as the UCLA product has shown the ability to be dominant as a dual threat.
Can this Cleveland Browns offense wake up this week?
The defense for the Cleveland Browns has been absolutely historic and they still are entering this game 1-2. Going up against a depleted Baltimore Ravens team as they are dealing with a bunch of injuries, would be a good chance to develop some chemistry.
They are without running back Nick Chubb but will have tight end David Njoku to be a blanket receiver. Cleveland ranks 21st in passing yards per game with 205.7 so they should really be able to throw the football effectively and move the chains with a rookie that the Ravens have not been able to prepare for.
Baltimore is allowing 200 passing yards per game heading into Week 4 so this should be a good test to see how Dorian Thompson-Robinson looks at the NFL level.
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