The Cleveland Browns made quite the controversial decision in the Week 14 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
With the Browns down 31-29 and needing a two-point conversion to send the game into overtime, head coach Kevin Stefanski decided to pull quarterback Shedeur Sanders out and instead opted to roll with a wild-cat formation.
The play ultimately failed and the Browns lost the game by two points, which has created no shortage of controversy following the final whistle.
Here's why the Browns made that decision.
Why Browns pulled Shedeur Sanders
The Browns have been utilizing the wild-cat formation near the goal-line all season long. They did the same with rookie quarterback Dillon Gabriel, so this is nothing news.
However, that is simply not a good enough explanation this time around, as Sanders was fresh off leading the Browns on back-to-back touchdown drives to give them a chance to win that game.
#Browns pulled Shedeur Sanders off the field for the 2-point conversion… and, well, yeah. Pic.twitter.com/0fAFCUFFCe
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) December 7, 2025
Stefanski is going to be receiving plenty of flak for this decision, as he should be. It just made zero sense to go away from the hot hand, which was Sanders.
The good news is, Sanders had a strong game and is looking more and more like an NFL quarterback. Sanders completed 23-of-42 passes for 364 passing yards and four touchdowns to one interception.
Sunday was a step in the right direction for him.
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