Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski made the call to bench Joe Flacco and go with rookie Dillon Gabriel as the team’s starting quarterback last week and there’s no sign of regret despite the team’s loss to the Vikings in London on Sunday.
Gabriel put the Browns up 17-14 when he hit tight end David Njoku for a touchdown in the third quarter, but the Browns would not score again and the Vikings drove for a game-winning touchdown with 25 seconds left on the clock. Gabriel also threw a touchdown in the first half and finished the day 19-of-33 for 190 yards.
On Monday, Stefanski noted that Gabriel didn’t turn the ball over while discussing his overall impression of the third-round pick’s performance.
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