The Browns Had Two Pro Bowler QBs and the Worst Passing Offense in the NFL

Drew Thirion|published: Sat 31st January, 10:10 2026

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders (12) scrambles in the first quarter of the NFL Week 18 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns at Paycor Stadium in Downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.

Calling the Pro Bowl a joke in 2026 doesn’t do justice to just how bad a product the NFL is putting out. It’s gotten so bad that the league should consider canceling the weekend altogether. Honor the best and most deserving players as Pro Bowlers, maybe host a fan meet-up, but get rid of all the games surrounding it.

Shedeur Sanders was added as a Pro Bowler earlier this week, and he might be the very worst addition the league has ever made. Analytically, he was the worst quarterback in the NFL in EPA per play. He threw more interceptions than touchdowns, and if you watched him play, you saw throws that simply can’t happen at the professional level. Yes, he played for the Browns, and their offense was one of — if not the worst — supporting casts in the league, but he also played a significant role in making things worse.

He shouldn’t be a Pro Bowler. Neither should his former teammate Joe Flacco.

Flacco was marginally better than Sanders, but his season doesn’t deserve any kind of recognition. He’s a serviceable backup quarterback and nothing more.

Fortunately, because these two were wrongfully included in this weekend’s festivities, it creates an unintentionally hilarious narrative. The Browns started two different Pro Bowl quarterbacks this season. The worst passing game in the NFL featured two separate award winners at the position — and that’s funny.

But we can go even deeper.

The Browns used six different quarterbacks at various points this season, and you can create an absurd laundry list of accolades from that group:

Joe Flacco: 3× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl Champion

Shedeur Sanders: Pro Bowler

Deshaun Watson: 3× Pro Bowler

Kenny Pickett: Super Bowl Champion

Tyler Huntley: Pro Bowler

Dillon Gabriel: NCAA Career Passing TDs leader

Bailey Zappe: NCAA Single-Season Passing TDs and Passing Yards leader

Look at all of those accolades in one quarterback room, and yet Cleveland still produced the worst passing attack in football.

These players didn’t have much help around them, but it’s still incredible — and darkly funny — that all of those awards and accomplishments resulted in absolutely nothing for the Browns.

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