SUNDAY, OCT. 17, 2021 // 4:05 PM ET // FIRSTENERGY STADIUM // REFEREE: CARL CHEFFERSÂ
ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX (4:05 PM ET): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin (field reporter)
SIRIUS: 135 (Az.), 81 (Cle.) | XM: 385 (Az.), 226 (Cle.) | SXM App: 800 (Az.), 807 (Cle.)
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORYÂ
LEADER: Browns lead all-time series, 33-15-3
STREAKS: Cardinals have won past 4
LAST GAME: 12/15/19: Browns 24 at Cardinals 38
LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/1/15: Cardinals 34, Browns 20
ARIZONA CARDINALSÂ Â LEADERSÂ Â Â CLEVELAND BROWNS
W 17-10 vs. San Francisco LAST WEEK L 47-42 at L.A. Chargers
Kliff Kingsbury: 1-0 COACH VS. OPP. Kevin Stefanski: 0-0
31.4/19.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 28.4/22.8
413.2 OFFENSE 417.6
Kyler Murray: 124-165-1,512-10-4-113.0 PASSING Baker Mayfield: 97-145-1,240-4-2-96.9
Chase Edmonds: 49-270-5.5-0 RUSHING Nick Chubb: 90-523-5.8-4
DeAndre Hopkins: 23-312-13.6-4 RECEIVING David Njoku (TE): 14-260-18.6-1
353.4 DEFENSE 298.8
Chandler Jones: 5 SACKS Myles Garrett: 7
Byron Murphy: 3 INTs Malcolm Smith, Greedy Williams: 1
+5 (10/5) TAKE/GIVE 0 (4/4)
Andy Lee: 50.6 (45.0) PUNTING (NET) Jamie Gillan: 41.8 (38.2)
Matt Prater: 43 (19/19 PAT; 8/11 FG) KICKING Chase McLaughlin: 40 (13/13 PAT; 9/9 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• ARIZONA advanced to 5-0 for 1st time since 1974.
• QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 239 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 104.1 rating in Week 5. Became 3rd QB (DREW BREES & HOFer PEYTON MANNING) with 1,500+ pass yards (1,512) & 75+ comp. pct. (75.2) in team’s 1st 5 games of season. Is 1 of 2 QBs RUSSELL WILSON) with 90+ rating in 5 games in 2021. Aims for his 5th in row with 70+ comp. pct. Had 265 yards (219 pass, 56 rush) & TD vs. INT for 98.6 rating last meeting.
• RB CHASE EDMONDS has 320 scrimmage yards (106.7 per game) in 3 road games in 2021 & aims for his 4th in row on road with 75+ scrimmage yards. RB JAMES CONNER ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 5 rush TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ rush TDs & 4th in row overall with rush TD. Has 584 scrimmage yards (116.8 per game) & 5 rush TDs in his past 5 vs. Cle.
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had season-high 87 rec. yards & 4th TD catch of season last week. Has 770 career catches, most ever by player prior to his 30th birthday. Rookie WR RONDALE MOORE had 97 scrimmage yards (59 rec., 38 rush) last week. WR A.J. GREEN has 5 rec. TDs in 7 career games at Cle.
• LB CHANDLER JONES had sack in last meeting. Has 5 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in 3 road games in 2021. DE J.J. WATT had 2 TFL & PD last week. S BUDDA BAKER had 1st INT of season last week. Aims for his 8th in row with 5+ tackles. LB ISAIAH SIMMONS aims for his 4th in row on road with 6+ tackles. LB JORDAN HICKS aims for his 5th in row with 6+ tackles.
BROWNS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 23 of 33 passes (71.9 pct.) for 305 yards & season-high 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for season-high 122.5 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 0 INTs. Aims for 4th in row at home with 95+ rating. Completed 30 of 43 passes (69.8 pct.) for 247 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 90 rating in last meeting.
• RB NICK CHUBB rushed for season-high 161 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 3 of his past 4 at home. Had 148 scrimmage yards (127 rush, 21 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. Has 517 scrimmage yards (129.3 per game) & 3 rush TDs in 4 career games vs. NFC West. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 523 rush yards in 2021. RB KAREEM HUNT aims for 4th in row with 85+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Az. with 75+ scrimmage yards. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 5 rush TDs this season.
• WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. had 8 catches for 66 yards in only career game vs. Az. (12/15/19 w/ NYG). Aims for his 5th in row at home with 50+ rec. yards. WR DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES set season highs in catches (5) & rec. yards (70) in Week 5. TE DAVID NJOKU had 7 catches for career-high 149 yards & 1st TD of season last week.
• DE MYLES GARRETT had sack & PD last week & aims for 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. Has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in 3 career games vs. NFC West. Leads NFL with 7 sacks in 2021. DT MALIK MCDOWELL had 1st-career sack & FR in Week 5. CB GREEDY WILLIAMS led team with career-high 10 tackles & had 1st-career FF last week.
