CLEVELAND -- DeShone Kizer's return to the starting lineup for the Cleveland Browns lasted one half and three plays.
Cody Kessler replaced Kizer with the Browns trailing 6-3 and 9:32 left in the third quarter.
Kizer had thrown interceptions on consecutive passes to end the first half and start the second.
Kessler had been inactive every game before Sunday, serving as the third quarterback behind Kizer and Kevin Hogan. It's the second time this season Kizer has been benched. Hogan replaced him against the Jets in week five, and Hogan started the sixth game in Houston.