{"id":2276,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2276","headline":"Browns stick with Watson over Sanders for Week 10","dek":"Watson returns from concussion protocol to start against the Texans despite Shedeur Sanders' strong fill-in outing.","body":"Deshaun Watson is back under center for the Browns in Week 10 against the Texans, head coach Todd Monken confirmed Wednesday, ending any suspense over a potential quarterback change.\n\nWatson missed last week's game after entering concussion protocol following a hit against the Steelers the week before. In his absence, Shedeur Sanders started against the Saints and had a strong showing, throwing for 297 yards and two touchdowns in an overtime loss. Monken praised Sanders' performance but declined to name a starter immediately, waiting until midweek to settle the competition in Watson's favor.\n\nThrough eight games this season, Watson has completed 65.5% of his passes for 1,806 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions, while adding 215 yards and a score on the ground. Watson and Sanders had competed for the starting job throughout the offseason, and Monken's decision keeps Watson atop the depth chart heading into the matchup with Houston.","published_at":"2026-11-11T18:49:13.231848+00:00","source_count":5,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Browns QB Deshaun Watson will start against Texans after spending time in concussion protocol, missing 1 game","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/browns-qb-deshaun-watson-will-start-against-texans-after-spending-time-in-concussion-protocol-missing-1-game-165043093.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Despite Sanders’ Strong Start, Deshaun Watson Named Browns Week 10 Starter","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/cleveland-browns-deshaun-watson-concussion-shedeur-sanders"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Browns to start Deshaun Watson over Shedeur Sanders in Week 10 vs. Texans, per report","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-start-deshaun-watson-over-shedeur-sanders-texans/"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Reports: Browns still plan on starting Deshaun Watson against Texans","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/reports-browns-still-plan-on-starting-deshaun-watson-against-texans"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Deshaun Watson to return as Browns' starting QB vs. Texans: Source","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7773300/2026/11/11/browns-deshaun-watson-starter-texans/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Reports: Browns still plan on starting Deshaun Watson against Texans","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/reports-browns-still-plan-starting-142012736.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Will Deshaun Watson start Week 10? Latest news on Browns QB","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/deshaun-watson-start-week-10-143937844.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Watson to start for Browns against Texans after sitting out with concussion, watching Sanders","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watson-start-browns-against-texans-142849384.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Deshaun Watson starting","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/deshaun-watson-starting-145600786.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Todd Monken, Browns Make Final QB Decision Between Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson vs. Texans","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/todd-monken-browns-final-qb-182550651.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What Browns’ Deshaun Watson, Todd Monken said about him starting vs. Texans, for rest of season over Shedeur Sanders","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/browns-deshaun-watson-todd-monken-192953250.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/b640e9d4bf3d60b3818baa314b04a0046c377b6ae95c2f549a89e380ae3f85c2/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fd29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net%2Fimages%2F2026-11%2F62044813-4918-4350-99b2-704c625223ca","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}