Source: Browns returning to Watson as QB1 despite Sanders' strong fill-in start

The Cleveland Browns plan to start Deshaun Watson in Week 10 against the Houston Texans, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Monday.

Shedeur Sanders started Sunday's 23-22 overtime loss in New Orleans to the Saints and completed 19 of 31 passes for 297 yards and two touchdown passes. Watson didn't clear concussion protocol until Saturday and was inactive for Sunday's game.

After Sunday's game, Watson said he was "proud" of Sanders after his performance but sidestepped questions about whether the second-year quarterback had made a case to start again.

"How long has it been? Thirty minutes since the game ended? I'm not getting into quarterback. If we want to talk about Shedeur, we can talk…