For the first time since 1995, a Cleveland Browns rookie starting quarterback has won his debut with the team.

Shedeur Sanders, best known for being Cleveland’s side of the trade with the Seattle Seahawks that effectively sent Tory Horton to Seattle, threw for 209 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in his first career start. His screen pass touchdown to running back Dylan Sampson on 3rd and long sealed an eventual 24-10 win over none other than Pete Carroll, Geno Smith, and the abject garbage fire that is the Las Vegas Raiders.

Sanders’ advanced stats are not great but I doubt he cares. He’s the first rookie Browns QB since Eric Zeier in 1995 to get a W in start number one. Want to know how ancient that history is? Bill Belichick was the head coach and neither the Carolina Panthers

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