Rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel delivered an efficient performance in the Cleveland Browns’ 24 August preseason finale against the Los Angeles Rams, completing 12 of 19 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. The third-round draft pick directed an 11-play, 86-yard scoring drive in just 1 minute 38 seconds before halftime and was not sacked, finishing the game with a 101 passer rating. Fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders struggled in his return from an oblique strain. The fifth-round pick completed only three of six attempts for 14 yards, lost a fumble and absorbed five sacks, including a 24-yard loss, posting a 56.3 rating. His uneven outing contrasted sharply with his pre-season debut on 3 August, when he threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns against Carolina. Head coach Kevin Stefanski again used the quarterback rotation he outlined earlier in the week—starter Joe Flacco followed by Gabriel and then Sanders—as the club evaluates how many of its four passers to carry past next week’s 53-man roster deadline. Asked after the game whether he expects to survive the cut-down, Sanders replied with a one-word answer: “Obviously.” The Browns traditionally keep three quarterbacks, leaving the final spot in play. Gabriel’s consistency and Sanders’ volatile form give Stefanski and General Manager Andrew Berry a late decision to make before the regular season opens on 7 September.