WEEK 4
CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-1) @ ATLANTA FALCONS (1-2)
DATE: Sunday (10/2/22)
STADIUM: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Browns lead all-time series, 12-3
STREAKS Browns have won past 2
LAST GAME 11/11/18: Falcons 16 at Browns 28
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/23/14: Browns 26, Falcons 14
CLEVELAND BROWNS
LAST WEEK W 29-17 vs. Pittsburgh (Thu.)
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin Stefanski: 0-0
PTS. FOR 28.3
OFFENSE 378.7
PASSING Jacoby Brissett: 61-92-596-4-1-94.3
RUSHING Nick Chubb: 62-341-5.5-4
RECEIVING Amari Cooper: 19-219-11.5-2
PTS. AGAINST 24.0
DEFENSE 323.7
SACKS Myles Garrett: 3
INTs Grant Delpit: 1
TAKE/GIVE +2 (3/1)
PUNTING (NET) Corey Bojorquez: 45.5 (40.0)
KICKING Cade York (R): 25 (7/9 PAT; 6/6 FG)
BROWNS NOTES
• QB JACOBY BRISSETT completed 21 of 31 atts. (67.7 pct.) for 220 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 109.6 rating in Week 3. Aims for his 3rd start in row with 95+ rating. Completed 28 of 37 atts. (75.7 pct.) for 310 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 118.1 rating in his only career start vs. Atl. (9/22/19 w/ Ind.).
• RB NICK CHUBB rushed for 113 yards & rush TD in Week 3. Has most games (24) with 100+ rush yards & 2nd-most rush TDs (40) since entering NFL in 2018. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD & 4th in row with 110+ scrimmage yards. Had career-high 209 scrimmage yards (career-high 176 rush, 33 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last meeting.
• RB KAREEM HUNT had 61 scrimmage yards (47 rush, 14 rec.) in Week 3 & aims for his 4th in row 60+ scrimmage yards. Has 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 6 on road.
• WR AMARI COOPER had 7 catches for 101 yards & rec. TD in Week 3 & aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has 19 games with 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD since 2015, tied-3rd most in NFL. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Atl.
• TE DAVID NJOKU led team with career-high 9 catches & had 89 rec. yards & TD catch last week.
• DE MYLES GARRETT has 31.5 sacks & 36 TFL in 35 career road games, incl. 28 games with TFL. Is 1 of 5 with 60+ sacks (61.5) since 2017.
• DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY had sack & FF in his last game vs. Atl. (10/27/19 w/ Sea.).
• CB DENZEL WARD had 2 PD & FR-TD in Week 3, his 3rd career defensive TD. Has 4 PD in his past 4 on road.
• S JOHN JOHNSON had 3rd-career FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD & 4th in row with 5+ tackles
ATLANTA FALCONS
LAST WEEK W 27-23 at Seattle
COACH VS. OPP. Arthur Smith: 0-0
PTS. FOR 26.7
OFFENSE 354.3
PASSING Marcus Mariota: 50-79-640-3-3-85.4
RUSHING Cordarrelle Patterson: 49-302-6.2-2
RECEIVING Drake London (R): 16-214-13.4-2
PTS. AGAINST 27.0
DEFENSE 380.7
SACKS Grady Jarrett: 2.5
INTs Richie Grant, Casey Hayward, Mykal Walker: 1
TAKE/GIVE -2 (5/7)
PUNTING (NET) Bradley Pinion: 49.5 (44.3)
KICKING Younghoe Koo: 28 (7/7 PAT; 7/9 FG)
FALCONS NOTES
• QB MARCUS MARIOTA had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT for 99.8 rating in Week 3. Has 60+ comp. pct. in each of his 1st 3 starts this season. Has 992 pass yards (248 per game) & 8 TDs vs. INT for 106.8 rating in 4 career starts vs. Cle. Has 2+ TD passes & 95+ rating in 3 of his 4 starts vs. Cle.
• RB CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had career-high 153 scrimmage yards (career-high 141 rush, 12 rec.) & 16th-career rush TD in Week 3. Is only RB with 2 games with 100+ rush yards & rush TD in 2022 & only player in NFL with 2 games with 135+ scrimmage yards. Has 626 scrimmage yards (78.3 per game) & 6 TDs (4 rec., 2 rush) in 8 home games with Atl.
• TE KYLE PITTS led team with 5 catches & 87 rec. yards in Week 3. Has 6 games with 5+ catches & 60+ rec. yards since 2021, tied-most among NFC TEs.
• WR DRAKE LONDON had 3 catches for 54 rec. yards & 2nd-career rec. TD in Week 3 & aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Ranks tied-2nd in rec. yards (214) & 3rd in receptions (16) among rookies.
• DL GRADY JARRETT had 29th-career sack & tied his career high with 3 TFL in Week 3.
• LB RASHAAN EVANS led team with career-high 12 tackles & had 2nd-career game with 2 PD last week. Aims for his 4th in row with Atl. with 6+ tackles.
• LB MYKAL WALKER aims for his 3rd in row with PD & 5th in row with 5+ tackles.
• LB LORENZO CARTER had 1st full sack of season in Week 3. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
• CB A.J. TERRELL had 3rd-career game with 3 PD last week. Has 6 PD in his past 5.
• S RICHIE GRANT had 2 PD & 1st-career INT last week. Aims for his 4th in row in 2022 with 6+ tackles.
