The Browns are heading to Baltimore, where they’ll face the Ravens on Saturday afternoon in the final regular-season game on ESPN and ABC. This will be the Browns’ second matchup against the Ravens this season. They hosted Baltimore in Week 8 at Huntington Bank Field and won 29-24.
Cleveland is 3-13 heading into Week 18 after a 20-3 loss to the Dolphins in Week 17, while the Ravens are 11-5 and lead the AFC North heading into Week 18. On Tuesday, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said he’s considering playing both Bailey Zappe and Dorian Thompson-Robinson as quarterbacks.
On Thursday, Tom Withers of the Associated Press reported that Zappe will get the start.
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Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday that Winston (shoulder) will likely be inactive for Saturday’s game at Baltimore as the team’s emergency No. 3 quarterback.
Zappe, who was signed off Kansas City’s practice squad in October after Deshaun Watson ruptured his Achilles tendon, will be the Browns’ fourth starting quarterback this season and No. 40 since 1999.
Zappe went 4-4 in eight career starts for New England. The 25-year-old has thrown for 2,053 yards with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
Thompson-Robinson completed 24 of 47 pass attempts for 170 yards and one interception while rushing four times for 10 yards and losing a fumble in Sunday’s 20-3 loss to Miami.