What It Means:

Stefanski confirmed previous reports that Thompson-Robinson will take over as the starter instead of P.J. Walker, after the Browns announced Deshaun Watson will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. Thompson-Robinson made his first career start in Week 4 versus the Baltimore Ravens and completed 19 of 36 passes for 121 scoreless yards and 3 interceptions. He also rushed 4 times for 24 yards. The Browns bumped him down to third on the depth chart following the contest, but Thompson-Robinson is back in the starting role for Week 11. The fifth-rounder will have a tough matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, just like he did versus the Ravens in his first start.

DTR is averaging negative-0.47 Passing Net Expected Points on 41 dropbacks this season, which ranks last among the 45 quarterbacks with at least 40 dropbacks. numberFire's models project him for 13.8 FanDuel points in Week 11 and he's the QB22 in our weekly rankings. The Steelers have the eighth-best pass defense in the NFL this season, per our opponent-adjusted NEP metric.