Shedeur Sanders, playing in front of his father, Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, while making his first career start, is halfway to his first win. The Browns lead the hapless Raiders 14-3 at halftime.

He’s gotten plenty of help from his defense, which has held the Raiders to 101 yards and sacked Geno Smith five times. Maliek Collins has two sacks, and Myles Garrett, the NFL’s sacks leader, has one.

Sanders also has gotten help from the Browns’ special teams.

Gage Larvadain returned an A.J. Cole punt 44 yards to the Las Vegas 27 before Cole tripped him. Officials penalized Cole 14 yards for tripping. It took only two plays for the Browns to go the final 13 yards, with Quinshon Judkins scoring on an 8-yard run.

Judkins scored again on a 2-yard run after Sanders had set up the Browns with a

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