The Cleveland Browns take on the Las Vegas Raiders this afternoon in a game that will see rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders make his first NFL start.

After an offseason filled with draft conspiracies, a preseason bookended by a solid performance against backups and a horrendous one against even more backups, and 11 weeks of questions about when the Browns will “see what they have” with Sanders, the big day has finally arrived.

Shortly after 4:05 p.m., Sanders will take the field for Cleveland’s first offensive series in a situation that could not be set up more perfectly: • A full week of precious practice reps with the first-team offense? Check! • A game plan designed exclusively for his skill set? Check! • An opposing defense ranked 26th out of 32 teams in pressure rate? Check!

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