The Cleveland Browns will be without Deshaun Watson for their game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday because of an injured right shoulder.

With Watson out, rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson will make his first NFL start in this key AFC North matchup.

Watson hurt his shoulder in last Sunday's 27-3 win over the Tennessee Titans, and was limited in practice all week.

He warmed up before Cleveland's game against visiting Baltimore, but was ultimately ruled out.

 

From @NFLGameDay: #Browns QB Deshaun Watson is surprisingly inactive today. DTR will start. pic.twitter.com/SvaDPhTHsd

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 1, 2023

Watson is coming off his best game of the season, throwing for 289 yards with a pair of touchdowns and no interceptions after throwing two TD passes and two picks in Cleveland's first two games of the season.

His absence means the Browns may lean more on the ground game and running back Jerome Ford, though he rushed for just 18 yards on 10 carries last Sunday in his first start following Nick Chubb's season-ending injury.

Thompson-Robinson is a fifth-round draft pick out of UCLA, and appeared in five plays against the Titans, but has yet to attempt a pass.

The Browns and Ravens are each 2-1, and enter Week 4 tied atop the AFC North with the Pittsburgh Steelers.