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BEREA — Derek Anderson's season is officially over, yet another slap for the down-on-their-luck Cleveland Browns.

Anderson, who lost his starting job to Brady Quinn several weeks ago, will miss the final four games after tearing a ligament in his left knee on Sunday, Nov. 30, against Indianapolis.

An MRI taken Monday revealed Anderson tore the medial collateral ligament when he was sacked in the final minutes of Cleveland's 10-6 loss to the Colts. Anderson, making his first start since Nov. 2 after being benched for Quinn, will not need surgery. He will be placed in a brace and will need four to six weeks to recover.

Quinn, too, is done for the season with a finger injury. He has not yet decided whether to have surgery on his broken right index finger, which he hurt Nov. 17 at Buffalo.

The injuries to their top two QBs mean the Browns (4-8) will start Ken Dorsey on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans (11-1). Return specialist Joshua Cribbs, who played quarterback at Kent State, will serve as Dorsey's backup.

"Once Derek came back in we were all confident because we know Derek can play and it's frustrating now that we have to change again," guard Eric Steinbach said.

Coach Romeo Crennel said the club will try to find another quarterback familiar with Cleveland's system.

Dorsey went 2-8 as a starter for the San Francisco 49ers in 2004-05. Dorsey hasn't completed a pass in an NFL game in three years, and has attempted just four since joining the Browns in 2006.

Browns tight end Kellen Winslow will also sit out this week after sustaining a high ankle sprain. Winslow will be fitted with a walking boot for one week, but it's still too early to determine if he'll play again this season.

If Anderson's injury wasn't tough enough to take, some fans made it worse by cheering when the former Pro Bowler crumpled to the turf. The negative reaction was not well received by his teammates.

"It made me upset," defensive tackle Shaun Smith said. "When you see stuff like that happening, it could have been a career-ending injury. He was your quarterback last year and went to the Pro Bowl, everybody was cheering for him then.

"For you to cheer for him to get hurt, that's not good, that's like me being at your family member's funeral and being happy they died. That's not a good sign."