Shedeur Sanders had the worst game of his young NFL career on Sunday.

Things got ugly for the rookie quarterback, as the Browns were hammered by the Bears 31-3, and Sanders could do nothing to prevent it. Cleveland’s signal-caller had been solid in his three previous starts, but Sunday was a disaster.

On the day, Sanders completed 18-of-35 passes for 177 yards, with no touchdowns and three interceptions. He was sacked five times on the day. The Browns got inside the 10-yard line on a drive in the final minute, but failed to score.

All three of the interceptions Sanders threw were poor decisions of the kind he had avoided in his previous starts.

With the Browns trailing 14-3 midway through the third quarter, they took over on their own 17-yard line following a punt by Chicago. On first-and-10, Sanders dropped back and attempted to hit Harold Fannin Jr. on a short pass over the middle, but D’Marco Jackson tipped the pass up, then intercepted it. It was an ill-advised throw, but a great play by Jackson.

After the Bears scored a touchdown, Sanders got Cleveland moving again, going 49 yards in four plays. On third-and-9 from Chicago’s 24-yard line, the rookie quarterback went deep up the right side for Jerry Jeudy. He put the ball in a decent spot, but Jaylon Johnson was able to take it right out of Jeudy’s hands.

The Bears turned that miscue into points, answering with a touchdown to take a 28-3 lead late in the third quarter.

Sanders’s third interception came soon after. On second-and-3 on Cleveland’s 33-yard line, he attempted a deep pass to Fannin, but C.J. Gardner-Johnson picked it off. It wasn’t a good throw, but Gardner-Johnson made a great play on the ball.

Sanders looked really bad on Sunday. He’ll have to bounce back next week against the Bills to prove he should continue to keep his job.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Shedeur Sanders Had an Awful Game in Blowout Loss to Bears.

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