How Shedeur Sanders can keep the Steelers from clinching today and make the Browns slip in NFL draft order

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ravens backmost Tyler Huntley and moving backmost Derrick Henry are wrists up coming for Shedeur Sanders’ commencement against nan Steelers.

Both switched instantly to Sanders Time aft they helped conclusion nan Packers 41-24 connected Saturday nighttime to support their playoff hopes alive.

The Ravens’ triumph prevented nan Steelers from clinching nan AFC North connected Saturday night.

Now, they request Sanders to do his portion coming against nan Steelers astatine Huntington Bank Field.

If nan 9-6 Steelers suffer aliases tie, they’ll big nan 8-8 Ravens adjacent Sunday successful a winner-take-all AFC North battle. The victor clinches nan division, and nan loser goes home.

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So it’s up to Sanders to support nan Ravens live and kicking.

“I’m trying to get retired of present truthful I tin telephone Shedeur,” Huntley, nan erstwhile Browns backmost and erstwhile Sanders teammate from training campy said aft nan game. “Make judge he tin get it done.”

Henry, who rushed for 216 yards and 4 touchdowns successful Green Bay, chimed successful pinch his ain connection for Sanders: “Go win, you consciousness me?”

The Ravens triumph besides ensured that nan Browns will get nan Steelers champion alternatively of nan operation of backups they would’ve faced had they clinched Saturday night. In summation to Aaron Rodgers starting alternatively of Mason Rudolph, Sanders will look Cam Hayward, Alex Highsmith, Patrick Queen and Jalen Ramsey alternatively of immoderate of their backups.

Sanders won’t, however, person to contend pinch Steelers’ premier separator rusher T.J. Watt, who was ruled retired connected Friday pinch his collapsed lung for a 3rd consecutive game.

The Steelers are besides without their apical violative limb successful receiver D.K. Metcalf, who’s suspended nan last 2 games for punching a heckling instrumentality successful Detroit.

Sanders tin besides bolster his lawsuit to beryllium nan Browns starter adjacent play pinch a win. If nan Browns lose, they’ll gaffe successful draught bid — they presently person nan No. 3 and No. 27 picks successful nan first information — and would person a tougher clip landing 1 of nan apical QBs successful nan draught if they still want to spell that route.

There’s astatine batch astatine liking for Sanders, and it’s a cleanable chance for him to show he’s Legendary.

Mary Kay Cabot has much than 30 years acquisition covering nan Cleveland Browns for The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com, and became only nan 2nd female successful Pro Football Hall of Fame history to triumph nan Bill Nunn...