NFL Preview: Cleveland Browns (0-1) vs Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)

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TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Chris Lewis, Jason McCourty, Amanda Guerra (field reporter) SXM App: Cleveland | Jacksonville

All-Time Series History Regular Season: JAX leads series, 12-7 (CLE won past 2) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/10/23: JAX 27 at CLE 31 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES:

Kevin Stefanski vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 2-0 Reg. Season: 37-31 (.544) Postseason: 1-2 (.333)

Doug Pederson vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 5-3 (.625) Reg. Season: 60-54-1 (.526) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)

BROWNS NOTES:

• QB DESHAUN WATSON is 6-0 with 10 TDs (8 pass, 2 rush) vs. 2 INTs & 97.6 rating in 6 career starts vs. Jax., with 0 INTs in 5 of 6 games & 105+ rating in each of past 3. • RB JEROME FORD led team with 69 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 25 rec.) with career-high 6 catches & rush TD last week. Has TD in 3 of his past 4. Had 82 scrimmage yards (51 rush, 31 rec.) & 5 catches in last meeting. • WR AMARI COOPER had 614 rec. yards (87.7 per game) in 7 road games last season. Had 7 catches for 77 yards in last meeting. • WR JERRY JEUDY had 12th-career TD catch last week in Cle. debut. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD. Had 6 catches for 63 yards & TD in only career game vs. Jax. (10/30/22 w/ Den.). • TE DAVID NJOKU led team with 44 rec. yards in Week 1. Had 6 catches in 3 of final 4 road games last season. Had 6 catches for 91 yards & career-high 2 TDs in last meeting. • DE MYLES GARRETT had sack & 18th-career FF last week. Had TFL in last meeting. Needs half sack to tie J.J. Watt (102 games) as 3rd-fastest player to reach 90 career sacks since 1982. • DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH had sack in Week 1. Had sack & PD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with sack. • DT DALVIN TOMLINSON had sack last week. • LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH had 9 tackles & PD in Week 1. Aims for 10th in row with 6+ tackles. Has 5 PD in his past 4. Had 8 tackles & 2 TFL in last meeting. • CB DENZEL WARD had 3 PD last week, 1 of 2 in NFL (Brian Branch) with 3 PD in Week 1. Had 5 PD in 5 road games last season. • S JUAN THORNHILL had 9 tackles & TFL in Week 1.

JAGUARS NOTES:

• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE passed for 162 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs with 97.7 rating last week. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 0 INTs. Passed for 257 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE had 59 scrimmage yards (44 rush, 15 rec.) & rush TD last week. Has TD in 2 of his past 3. Had 72 scrimmage yards (37 rec., 35 rush) & rush TD in last meeting. • RB TANK BIGSBY led team with career-high 73 rush yards in Week 1. • WR GABE DAVIS led team with 62 rec. yards last week in Jax. debut. Had 5 catches for 68 yards in only career game vs. Cle. (11/20/22 w/ Buf.). • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. had 4 catches for 47 yards & TD last week in NFL debut, 1 of 4 rookies with TD catch in Week 1. • WR CHRISTIAN KIRK had 5 catches for 75 yards & TD in his last game vs. Cle. (10/17/21 w/ Ari.). • TE EVAN ENGRAM tied career high in catches (11) & rec. TDs (2) with 95 rec. yards in last meeting. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN had PD last week. Had 9 sacks in 9 home games last season. Had 5 tackles & 2 TFL in last meeting. • DE TRAVON WALKER had 6 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 1, 2nd-career 2-sack game. Aims for his 6th in row with sack. Has 0.5+ sacks in 8 of his past 9. • DE ARIK ARMSTEAD had sack last week in Jax. debut. Has 0.5+ sacks in 5 of his past 6. Has TFL in each of 3 career games vs. Cle. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN led team with 11 tackles & had TFL & PD in Week 1, 33rd-straight game with 6+ tackles. Had 7 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • LB DEVIN LLOYD had 9 tackles & TFL last week, 15th-straight game with 5+ tackles. Had 11 tackles & FR in last meeting.

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