Coming off of a Ronnie Hickman interception, Gabriel made an anticipation throw with touch that allowed Jerry Jeudy to adjust to it and make the play for their second touchdown of the game.
His best pass might have been to Harold Fannin Jr. in the closing moments of the second quarter on their final scoring drive. There, Gabriel drove a ball over Fannin's shoulder going towards the corner for a sizable gain, helping to set up a field goal before the half.
Good moments that weren't outweighed by the number of missteps Gabriel made. The offensive line has to own their share of the blame for the struggles on offense, but some of the mistakes are falling entirely on his shoulders.
The Browns needed the field goal unit to rush onto the field and kick before the clock ran out to close out the first half, an impressive play to watch, because Gabriel took a terrible sack with no timeouts.
On 4th down and less than two, Gabriel dropped back, almost immediately dropped his eyes and braced for impact, taking a sack. Turnover on downs.
Gabriel's appeal is supposed to be his intelligence, ability to process information and react accordingly. He started 64 games in college and now has five starts in the NFL. Outside of the fact he's not throwing ghastly interceptions, that experience isn't showing up on the field. These are egregious errors, cardinal sins at the position.