WEEK 8
CINCINNATI BENGALS (4-3) @ CLEVELAND BROWNS (2-5)
DATE: Monday (10/31/22)
STADIUM: FirstEnergy Stadium
TIME: 8:15 PM ET
REFEREE: Bill Vinovich
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Bengals lead all-time series, 51-46
STREAKS Browns have won past 4
LAST GAME 1/9/22: Bengals 16 at Browns 21
LAST GAME AT SITE 1/9/22
CINCINNATI BENGALS
LAST WEEK: W 35-17 vs. Atlanta
COACH VS. OPP. Zac Taylor: 1-5
PTS. FOR 24.7
OFFENSE 366.1
PASSING Joe Burrow: 186-270-2,097-15-5-102.6
RUSHING Joe Mixon: 121-405-3.3-2
RECEIVING Ja’Marr Chase: 47-605-12.9-6
PTS. AGAINST 18.9
DEFENSE 321.1
SACKS Trey Hendrickson: 3.5
INTs Vonn Bell: 3
TAKE/GIVE 0 (8/8)
PUNTING (NET) Kevin Huber: 44.7 (37.9)
KICKING Evan McPherson: 49 (16/17 PAT; 11/13 FG)
BENGALS NOTES
• QB JOE BURROW completed 34 of 42 atts. (season-high 81 pct.) for season-high 481 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with season-high 138.2 rating & had rush TD last week, becoming 3rd player ever with 475+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & rush TD in single game. Aims for 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes & 4th in row with rush TD. Has 315+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in 2 of 3 career starts vs. Cle. Has 0 INTs in 5 of past 6 road starts. Has 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs in 3 of 4 career starts in primetime.
• RB JOE MIXON had 91 scrimmage yards (58 rush, 33 rec.) & rush TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD. Had 110 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 46 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in his last game vs. Cle. (11/7/21). Has 558 scrimmage yards (138.5 per game) & 5 rush TDs in his past 4 vs. Cle.
• WR JA’MARR CHASE had 8 catches for 130 yards & 2 TDs last week, his 7th-career game with 125+ rec. yards, 2nd-most ever by player in 1st 25 games. Aims for 3rd in row with 125+ rec. yards & 2 TD catches. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 6 rec. TDs in 2022.
• WR TYLER BOYD had 8 catches for career-high 155 yards & TD in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches & 65+ rec. yards. Has 7+ catches, 70+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cle.
• WR TEE HIGGINS had 5 catches for 93 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards.
• DE TREY HENDRICKSON had sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Had sack in his last game vs. Cle. (11/7/21). Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on road vs. AFC North.
• LB SAM HUBBARD had sack & PD in Week 7. Aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks & PD. Had 2 TFL & sack in his last game vs. Cle. (11/7/21).
CLEVELAND BROWNS
LAST WEEK L 23-20 at Baltimore
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin Stefanski: 4-0
PTS. FOR 24.0
OFFENSE 378.0
PASSING Jacoby Brissett: 146-233-1,584-6-5-82.3
RUSHING Nick Chubb: 126-740-5.9-8
RECEIVING Amari Cooper: 34-422-12.4-4
PTS. AGAINST 26.6
DEFENSE 346.0
SACKS Myles Garrett: 6
INTs Grant Delpit, Denzel Ward: 1
TAKE/GIVE -4 (6/10)
PUNTING (NET) Corey Bojorquez: 48.5 (39.9)
KICKING Cade York (R): 54 (15/17 PAT; 13/16 FG)
BROWNS NOTES
• QB JACOBY BRISSETT completed 22 of 27 atts. (81.5 pct.) for 258 yards with 106.5 rating last week. Passed for 233 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT in only career start vs. Cin. (10/29/17 w/ Ind.). Has 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 99.6 rating in his past 4 starts vs. AFC North.
• RB NICK CHUBB had 107 scrimmage yards (91 rush, 16 rec.) & rush last week. Has 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 5 of past 6. Has 130+ scrimmage yards & 2 rush TDs in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cin. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has 430 scrimmage yards (107.5 per game) & 6 rush TDs in 4 home games this season. Leads NFL with 740 rush yards & 8 rush TDs & is 5th player ever with 8+ rush TDs in each of 5 seasons.
• RB KAREEM HUNT had 3rd rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. Has 585 scrimmage yards (117 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 5 career games on MNF.
• WR AMARI COOPER led team with 74 rec. yards in Week 7. Has TD catch in 2 of past 3. Had 51 rec. yards & TD catch in his last game vs. Cin. (12/30/20 w/ Dal.). Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 on MNF.
• WR DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES has 70+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4. Has TD catch in 2 of 3 career games vs. Cin.
• DE MYLES GARRETT aims for 3rd in row overall & 5th in row vs. Cin. with sack. Has sack in 6 of 7 career games vs. Cin. Has 5 TFL in 4 career games on MNF.
• DT TAVEN BRYAN had 1st sack of season last week.
• LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH had 2 PD, TFL & 2nd FF of season last week.
• CB MARTIN EMERSON (rookie) had 1st-career sack in Week 7. Has PD in 2 of past 3.
