It took Shedeur Sanders one start to end a sad Cleveland Browns streak

In the first quarter of his first career start, Shedeur Sanders ended a sad Cleveland Browns streak.

It had been 15 games since the Browns completed a pass of 50+ yards. That was the longest streak in the NFL, and obviously included all 10 games of this season. The last time the Browns had a 50+ yard pass completion came in Week 13 last season when Jameis Winston hit Jerry Jeudy for a 70-yard touchdown against the Broncos.

Until Sunday.

In the first quarter of Cleveland's matchup against the Raiders, Sanders rolled to his right to avoid the blitz and then lobbed a beautiful pass to Isaiah Bond for a 52-yard gain. The pass set up a Quinshon Judkins touchdown to give the Browns a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

It was a drop in the bucket dime from Sanders to Bond that had Browns fans feeling justified for long calling for the keys to the offense to be handed to Sanders. It was the kind of throw that could create a genuine QB controversy in Cleveland even once Dillon Gabriel gets healthy.

Shedeur Sanders' 52-yard dime caused a wide-eyed reaction from Myles Garrett

Myles Garrett is a generational pass rusher. He will go down as one of the best of all time at his position. He has, unfortunately, seen a LOT of terrible QB play over his time with the Browns. His reaction to the Sanders dime down the field to Bond is perfect:

"That's what a QB looks like?" - the inner dialogue in Garrett's head as he saw that pass flutter through the sky and into Bond's inviting arms.

Garrett was in AWE of the throw by Sanders. It was probably one of the single best throws he has witnessed by a Browns QB during his time in Cleveland.

Of course, Sanders is far from a finished product. He came back on the next drive and threw a pretty bad interception. That's going to happen. He's a rookie after all, and one with limited reps against first-team NFL defenses.

But that's one of those throws that shows how much talent the rookie from Colorado has. That's not a throw Gabriel has made as the Browns starter yet. Gabriel probably doesn't throw that pick that Sanders did, either, but if we're talking about raw talent and upside, it's clear which QB is better and who the Browns may want to hedge their future bets on.