STADIUM: SoFi Stadium
REFEREE: John Hussey
DATE: Sunday, December 3, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CLE: 138 or 381 LAR: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: LAR leads series, 12-9 (won 5 of past 6. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 9/22/19: LAR 20 at CLE 13.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Kevin Stefanski vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 33-28 (.541) Postseason: 1-1 (.500). Sean McVay vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 65-44 (.596) Postseason: 7-3 (.700).
CLEVELAND BROWNS NOTES:
• BROWNS lead NFL in total defense (247.9 yards allowed per game) & pass defense (142.0 pass yards allowed per game).
• QB DORIAN THOMPSON-ROBINSON (rookie) totaled 155 yards (134 pass, 21 rush) & had TD pass vs. 0 INTs last week.
• QB P.J. WALKER can make 3rd start of season.
• RB JEROME FORD led team with 79 scrimmage yards (65 rush, 14 rec.) last week. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 overall & in 4 of 5 road games this season.
• RB KAREEM HUNT has rush TD in 3 of his 4 road games this season. Had 111 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 41 rec.) & rec. TD in only career game vs. LAR (11/19/18 w/ KC).
• WR AMARI COOPER has 6+ catches & 85+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had 10 catches for 81 yards in his last game vs. LAR (9/13/20 w/ Dal.). Needs 3 catches for 8th-career season with 50+ catches.
• WR ELIJAH MOORE has 5+ catches in 2 of past 3.
• WR CEDRIC TILLMAN (rookie) had career-high 55 rec. yards last week.
• TE DAVID NJOKU aims for 4th in row with 6+ catches & 55+ rec. yards. Aims for 3rd in row vs. NFC West with TD catch.
• DE MYLES GARRETT aims for 7th in row with TFL. Has sack in 5 of past 6. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 13 sacks in 2023 & is 4th player since 1982 with 13+ sacks in 4 of 1st 7 seasons.
• DE OGBO OKORONKWO has 5 TFL in his past 2.
• LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH led team with season-high 12 tackles & had sack & 1st FF of season in Week 12. Aims for 4th in row on road with TFL.
• CB DENZEL WARD has PD in 4 of his past 5.
• CB GREG NEWSOME had season-high 7 tackles & PD last week.
LOS ANGELES RAMS NOTES:
• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD completed 25 of 33 atts. (season-high 75.8 pct.). for 229 yards & 4 TDs vs. INT for 121.1 rating in Week 12, his 15th-career game with 4+ TD passes, 4th-most among active QBs. Is 3-0 with 919 pass yards (306.3 per game) & 12 TDs vs. 4 INTs for 107.7 rating in 3 career starts vs. Cle., incl. 3+ TD passes in each start.
• RB KYREN WILLIAMS had 6 catches & career-high 204 scrimmage yards & became 4th player ever with 140+ rush yards (143), 60+ rec. yards (61) & 2+ rec. TDs (2) in Week 12. Is 1 of 3 RBs (De’Von Achane & Christian McCaffrey) with 2 games of 150+ scrimmage yards in 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row with 150+ scrimmage yards. Has 9 TDs (6 rush, 3 rec.) in 7 games this season.
• RB ROYCE FREEMAN rushed for season-high 77 yards & had 2nd rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 70+ rush yards.
• WR COOPER KUPP had 11 receptions for 101 yards & 2 TDs in the last meeting. Since 2021, has 15 rec. TDs in 19 home games.
• WR PUKA NACUA leads all rookies with 73 receptions for 924 rec. yards & can become 3rd rookie since 2000 (Anquan Boldin & Justin Jefferson) with 1,000+ rec. yards in team’s 1st 12 games of season.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE had 1st 2 TD catches of season last week, his 4th-career game with 2+ rec. TD.
• DT AARON DONALD has TFL in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with a sack.
• NT KOBIE TURNER (rookie) had 1st-career 2-sack game last week.
• LB ERNEST JONES needs 7 tackles for 2nd-straight 100+ tackle season. Has 10+ tackles in 4 of 5 home games this season.
• CB AHKELLO WITHERSPOON tied his career-high with 3 PD last week.
• DB JORDAN FULLER had career-high 4 PD in Week 12.
• DB JOHN JOHNSON aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
