In one of his best games as a Brown, Watson completed 81.82% of his passes, throwing for 289 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. But Watson injured his shoulder in that game—an injury he would attempt to play through but that would go on to end his season after only having played in six games for the second year in a row.

Coming into Week 5 of the season, no team has been worse in the NFL than the Browns at converting on third down. Cleveland only converts 20.45% of third downs into first downs. There is no team better in the NFL than Washington in that metric. The Commanders convert more than 50% of third downs.

The Browns defense struggles in big moments to contain Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, who made them pay in the loss Sunday.

One of the top QBs in the NFL will be featured when Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, October 6, 2024.The Browns rank second-worst in total yards

The Browns’ desperate trade for Deshaun Watson was supposed to at least yield an on-field payoff. Instead, he’s been a below-average starting quarterback.

Cleveland Browns starting quarterback Deshaun Watson had yet another disappointing performance for the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon, but that doesn’t mean the team is going to make any changes.