​Shedeur Sanders took the field Saturday afternoon in what was his most significant opportunity to stake his claim to the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback job.It was not the perfect performance, but it was a great outing from the former Colorado star. Sanders completed 9 of his 11 passes for 74 yards and an interception. His trademark accuracy was on full display, and he showed noticeable improvements in his leadership of the offense. Sanders’ day was highlighted by an opening drive where he went four for four and converted a fourth down.Whether he did enough to earn the starting nod remains to be seen, but his competition, veteran Deshaun Watson, did little to improve his prospects, completing just 5 of 12 passes for 36 yards and an interception. Watson also made negative waves across social media for his postgame press conference, where he said he felt disrespected by the Cleveland fans.Here are the top social media reactions to Shedeur Sanders’ preseason performance against the Buffalo Bills.Head coach Todd Monken praises Shedeur’s performanceBrowns HC Todd Monken on Shedeur Sanders’ preseason performance vs. Buffalo.“There’s a lot there to like … he’s gotten a lot better at getting rid of the ball.”On TD: “Great job progressing.”On INT: “Little bit behind, certainly could’ve caught it.”“Very impressive.” pic.twitter.com/9a9vG8P7KB— Scott Procter (@ScottProcter_) August 22, 2026Bills safety Demar Hamlin came away impressedBills S Damar Hamlin on Browns QB Shedeur Sanders:”Shedeur, I was very impressed with him. He is very poised for a year-two quarterback. Obviously he has a lot of family experience in this league. For him to execute and be so poised, I was very impressed with his approach to…— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) August 22, 2026Shedeur reflects on his hot start to the game“I call it autopilot. Autopilot mode… Everything you would dream to have a QB to be.”1-on-1 with Shedeur Sanders on his performance vs. Bills in important day for #Browns QB battle: pic.twitter.com/uVXXksUzgj— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) August 22, 2026Did Shedeur win the QB1 job with Saturday’s performanceTRENDING: Shedeur Sanders may have just WON the Browns QB competition with his performance today.Sanders officially finished the game 9/11 (82%), 74 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT (tipped).The Browns sophomore QB looked EVERY PART of an NFL QB1 today 😳⌚️ pic.twitter.com/iJ9awR1I3V— Rookie Watch (@RookieWatxh) August 22, 2026Shedeur’s clutch 3rd-down touchdown passlet’s go 2️⃣‼️@ShedeurSanders x #ProBuffspic.twitter.com/IYYCvES4Ny— Colorado Buffaloes Football (@CUBuffsFootball) August 22, 2026NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah thinks it is Shedeur Sanders’ jobThe Browns have a big decision at QB. My thoughts on where they should go 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/rMRWykJ3aj— Daniel Jeremiah (@MoveTheSticks) August 22, 2026Shedeur improved all aspects of his gameIMO Shedeur Sanders has done enough to earn the start