The Cleveland Browns got an encouraging first start from Dillon Gabriel, but their next QB of the future is someone totally different. Given the circumstances, Gabriel played his tail off and was honestly asked to do the impossible.
The loss is still a loss, but Gabriel kept the Browns in the game, as it took the Minnesota Vikings just about all 60 minutes to put Cleveland away. A third-round rookie in the 2025 NFL Draft, Gabriel was going to get his time to start for the Browns, and it took just four starts from Joe Flacco for Kevin Stefanski to make a move.