STADIUM: Cleveland Browns Stadium
REFEREE: Carl Cheffers
DATE: Sunday, November 5, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) ARI: 113 or 384 CLE: 83 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: CLE leads series, 33-16-3 (ARI won past 5)
THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/17/21: ARI 37 at CLE 14
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Jonathan Gannon vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 1-7 (.125) Postseason: 0-0
Kevin Stefanski vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 30-27 (.526) Postseason: 1-1 (.500)
ARIZONA CARDINALS NOTES:
• QB KYLER MURRAY can make season debut. Had 2,368 pass yards & 418 rush yards with 17 TDs (14 pass, 3 rush) in 11 starts in 2023. Had 4 TD passes & 129 rating in last road meeting.
• QB CLAYTON TUNE (rookie) can make 1st-career start.
• RB EMARI DEMERCADO (rookie) had career-high 78 rush yards last week & aims for his 3rd in row with 75+ scrimmage yards.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN had 6 catches & 4th rec. TD of season in Week 8, his 28th-career TD catch. Needs 84 rec. yards for 5thstraight season with 500+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 vs. Cle. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with 5+ receptions.
• WR MICHAEL WILSON had 58 rec. yards in Week 8 & is 1 of 4 rookie WRs with 5+ games (5) of 50+ rec. yards in 2023. Has 60+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 road games
• TE TREY MCBRIDE led team and set career highs in receptions (10) & rec. yards (95) & had his 2nd-career TD catch last week.
• LB KYZIR WHITE led team with 9 tackles & had TFL last week. Has career-high 8 TFL in 2023. Aims for his 3rd in row on road & 5th in row overall with TFL.
• LB ZAVEN COLLINS had TFL & PD last week. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • LB DENNIS GARDECK has TFL in 3 of 4 road games this season.
• LB VICTOR DIMUKEJE has career-high 4 sacks in 2023.
• LB B.J. OJULARI (rookie) had 1st-career sack last week.
• DT DANTE STILLS (rookie) had 5 tackles & career-high 1.5 sacks in Week 8.
• S BUDDA BAKER has 5+ tackles in each of his 3 games this season & aims for his 9th in row overall with 5+ tackles.
• S JALEN THOMPSON had TFL & PD last week & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
CLEVELAND BROWNS NOTES:
• BROWNS lead NFL in total defense (260.0 yards allowed per game) & pass defense (163.3 pass yards allowed per game).
• QB DESHAUN WATSON has 13 TDs (12 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT with 109.3 rating in his past 6 starts vs. NFC. • QB P.J. WALKER passed for season-high 248 yards last week. Completed 22 of 29 atts. (75.9 pct. – career-high as starter) for 167 yards in only career start vs. Ari. (11/14/21 w/ Car.).
• RB JEROME FORD has 90+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3.
• RB KAREEM HUNT rushed for season-high 55 yards & 4th TD of season last week, his 3rd-straight game with rush TD. Has 65+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has 75+ scrimmage yards in each of 3 career games vs. Ari.
• RB PIERRE STRONG had season-high 82 scrimmage yards (career-high 41 rec., 41 rush) last week.
• WR AMARI COOPER had 6 catches for 89 yards in Week 8.Has 85+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 overall & 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ari. with TD catch.
• TE DAVID NJOKU had season-high 77 rec. yards & 1st TD catch of season in Week 8. Aims for 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• DE MYLES GARRETT aims for 3rd in row with sack & FF. Has 5.5 sacks in 4 home games this season. Had sack in last meeting. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 8.5 sacks in 2023 & is only player with 8+ sacks in each of past 6 seasons.
• DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 4 TFL, 3 sacks & PD in his last game vs. Ari. (10/30/22 w/ Min.).
• DT MAURICE HURST had 2nd-career INT in Week 8.
• CB DENZEL WARD aims for 3rd in row with PD. • CB MARTIN EMERSON had 6 tackles & INT last week & has INT in 2 of past 3. Has PD in 5 of past 6.
