STADIUM: Lumen Field
REFEREE: Bill Vinovich
DATE: Sunday, October 29, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CLE: 133 or 385 SEA: 83 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 13-6 (won past 2)
THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/13/19: SEA 32 at CLE 28
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Kevin Stefanski vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 30-26 (.536) Postseason: 1-1 (.500)
Pete Carroll vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-2 Reg. Season: 165-114-1 (.591) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)
CLEVELAND BROWNS NOTES:
• BROWNS lead NFL in total defense (243.0 yards allowed per game) & pass defense (149.2 pass yards allowed per game).
• QB DESHAUN WATSON totaled career-high 469 yards (402 pass, 67 rush) & passed for 4 TDs with 106.9 rating in only career start vs. Sea. (10/29/17 w/ Hou.). Has 0 INTs & 100+ rating in 5 of his past 6 starts vs. NFC.
• QB P.J. WALKER passed for 178 yards last week.
• RB JEROME FORD led team with 94 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 20 rec.) last week, incl. 69-yard TD run, 3rd-longest rush in NFL this season. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with TD.
• RB KAREEM HUNT rushed for 2 TDs in Week 7, his 12th-career game with 2+ TDs. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD.
• WR AMARI COOPER has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 9 catches for 86 yards in his last game vs. Sea. (9/27/20 w/ Dal.). Needs 111 rec. yards for 9th-straight 500-yard season.
• WR ELIJAH MOORE had season-high 59 rec. yards last week.
• TE DAVID NJOKU had 5 catches for season-best 54 yards in Week 7. Has 5+ catches in 2 of past 3.
• DE MYLES GARRETT became 1st player since 2000 with 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FG block in a single game last week. Has sack in 3 of past 4. Had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 7.5 sacks in 2023, his 7th-straight season with 7+ sacks.
• DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH had 1st sack & FF of season last week.
• LB TONY FIELDS had FR-TD last week, 2nd-career TD.
• CB DENZEL WARD had 1st INT of season in Week 7. Aims for his 7th in row on road with PD.
• K DUSTIN HOPKINS had 3 50+ yard FGs last week & is 1st kicker in NFL history to convert 50+ yard FG in 5 straight games.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS NOTES:
• QB GENO SMITH completed 18 of 24 atts. (75 pct.) for 219 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 113 rating in Week 7. Since 2022, has 11 starts with 70+ comp. pct., most in NFL. Had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 91.7 rating in his only career start vs. Cle. (12/22/13 w/ NYJ).
• RB KENNETH WALKER rushed for season-high 105 yards in Week 7, his 6th-career game with 100+ rush yards. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5 home games.
• WR TYLER LOCKETT aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with 5+ catches & 50+ rec. yards.
• WR DK METCALF has 65+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Had 69 rec. yards in last meeting.
• WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA (rookie) had career-high 63 rec. yards & 1st-career TD catch in Week 7.
• WR JAKE BOBO (rookie) had career-high 61 rec. yards & 2ndcareer TD catch last week.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER has 5+ tackles in 5 of 6 games this season & in 22 of his past 23 games overall.
• LB JORDYN BROOKS had 9 tackles, 2 TFL, PD & half sack last week. Aims for his 5th in row at home with TFL.
• LB BOYE MAFE had career high 4th sack & 5th TFL of season last week. Aims for his 5th in row with sack & 6th in row with TFL.
• LB DARRELL TAYLOR had 1st 1.5 sacks of season last week.
• NT JARRAN REED aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• CB DEVON WITHERSPOON can join Sauce Gardner (2022) & Desmond Trufant (2013) as only players since 2000 with PD in each of 1st 6 career games.
• S QUANDRE DIGGS has PD in 2 of his past 3.
• S JAMAL ADAMS had 1st PD of season last week.
