Regular Season: CLE leads series, 7-4 (home team won 5 of past 6)
Last meeting: 11/27/22: TB 17 at CLE 23 (OT)
Todd Monken (CLE) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 0-1 (.000)
Todd Bowles (TB) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-2 Reg. Season: 61-75 (.449)
CBS: Tom McCarthy, Robert Turbin, Tiffany Blackmon (field reporter)
BROWNS NOTES
• QB DESHAUN WATSON completed 16 of 22 atts. (72.7 pct.) for 205 pass yards & TD & rushed for 38 yards in Week 1. Has TD pass in 3 of his past 4 on road. Passed for 184 yards & rushed for 37 yards in his only career start vs. TB (12/21/19 w/ Hou.). • RB QUINSHON JUDKINS had 50 scrimmage yards (33 rush, 17 rec.) last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. • WR DENZEL BOSTON (rookie) led team with 59 rec. yards & had TD catch in his NFL debut. • WR KC CONCEPCION (rookie) had 58 scrimmage yards (43 rec., 15 rush) in his NFL debut. • WR JERRY JEUDY had 5 catches for 55 yards in his only career game vs. TB (9/27/20 w/ Den.). • TE HAROLD FANNIN has TD catch in 2 of his past 3. • LB CARSON SCHWESINGER led team with 10 tackles & had TFL in Week 1. Has 10+ tackles in 7 of his past 8 overall & TFL in 3 of his past 4 on road. • LB QUINCY WILLIAMS had 4 tackles in his Cle. debut. Had 4 tackles, TFL, PD & 0.5 sack in his last game vs. TB (9/21/25 w/ NYJ). • DE JARED VERSE had 4 tackles & TFL in his Cle. debut. Has TFL in 5 of his past 6, incl. playoffs. Had 4 tackles & 2 sacks in his only career game vs. TB (11/23/25 w/ LAR). • DT MASON GRAHAM had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 1. Has 5+ tackles & TFL in 2 of his past 3. • CB DENZEL WARD had 5 tackles & FF last week. Has most PD since entering NFL in 2018 (104). Had 6 tackles in last meeting. • CB TYSON CAMPBELL had 7 tackles in Week 1. Has 5+ tackles in 10 of his past 11 on road. Had 6 tackles in his only career game vs. TB (12/24/23 w/ Jax.). • S GRANT DELPIT had 3 tackles & PD last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3. Had 6 tackles & PD in last meeting. • S RONNIE HICKMAN had 8 tackles in Week 1. Has 6+ tackles in 4 of his past 5.
BUCCANEERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 23 of 28 pass atts (82.1 pct.) for 216 yards & 98.8 rating & had rush TD in Week 1. Since 2023, ranks 2nd in TD passes (95) & 3rd in pass yards (12,453). Had 14,125 pass yards & 92 TD passes in 60 career games with Cle. • RB BUCKY IRVING had 93 scrimmage yards (48 rec., 45 rush) & rush TD in Week 1. Had 70+ scrimmage yards 9 of his last 10. • RB KENNY GAINWELL had 1,023 scrimmage yards (537 rush, 486 rec.) & 8 TDs (5 rush, 3 rec.) in 2025. • WR CHRIS GODWIN had 12 receptions for 110 yards & TD catch in last meeting. • WR EMEKA EGBUKA had 5 receptions for team-high 63 yards in Week 1. Finished 2nd among rookies with 938 yards & tied-2nd with 6 TD catches in 2025. Was only rookie to record 100+ rec. yards in 3 games last season. • TE CADE OTTON recorded 59 catches for 572 yards & TD in 2025. • NT VITA VEA had 34 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 7 TFL, FR & 2 PD in 2025. Had TFL in last meeting. • LB JOSIAH TROTTER led team with 10 tackles, sack, INT-TD & PD in NFL debut last week & became 1st player since 1982 with sack & INT-TD in 1st career game. • LB YAYA DIABY had TFL in Week 1. • LB ALEX ANZALONE recorded 7 tackles in TB debut Week 1. Had 6 tackles & sack in his last game vs. Cle. (9/28/25 w/ Det.). • LB SIRVOCEA DENNIS set career-highs in 2025 with 100 tackles, 3 sacks, 10 TFL, 5 PD & INT. • CB JACOB PARRISH had PD in Week 1 & was 1 of 3 rookies (Xavier Watts; & Jonas Sanker) in 2025 with 2+ INTs & FR. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM had 9 tackles, TFL & 2 PD in Week 1. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. had 9 tackles last week & had 7 tackles in last meeting.
Game Odds
Cleveland Browns 41.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 8.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 19, 2026
