Jameis Winston's run as the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback may have ended after seven games.

Dorian Thompson-Robinson will start for the Browns during Sunday's Week 16 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Brad Stainbrook of The OBR and Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot.

Winston was named the Browns' starter ahead of Week 8 following injuries to both Deshaun Watson and Thompson-Robinson. He then led Cleveland to a 2-5 record, most recently marking a 21-7 loss to the visiting Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

The 30-year-old threw no touchdown passes and was picked off three times in Sunday's loss. The Browns' only score of the night game on a 62-yard touchdown run from Jerome Ford late in the third quarter.

Thompson-Robinson stepped in after Winston began the fourth quarter by throwing his third interception of the night. He went 4-of-9 and threw an interception on the Browns' final drive of the loss.

Cleveland.com's Dan Labbe wrote after the game that Thompson-Robinson had been "involved in the gameplan with a package of plays."

"I think that stuff more so helps with just making sure I'm locked in throughout the week as well as being on the sideline," the 25-year-old said after the loss. "At any point in time, your name can be called so you have to be ready. So that kind of helps me stay on my toes there."

The Browns could alternatively have turned to third-stringer Bailey Zappe, who has yet to appear in NFL action since starting in the New England Patriots' finale to the 2023 season but has the edge in starting experience.

Instead the team will give a start to Thompson-Robinson for the first time since Week 11 of the 2023 season.

The UCLA product will be forced to take over the role without star running back Nick Chubb, who broke his foot during Sunday's loss to the Chiefs. The second-year quarterback will likely lean on connecting with top wideout Jerry Jeudy when facing the Bengals' low-ranked passing defense this weekend.