STADIUM: NRG Stadium
REFEREE: Tra Blake
DATE: Sunday, December 24, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CLE: 139 or 382 HOU: 83 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: HOU leads series, 7-6 (CLE won past 3. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 12/4/22: CLE 27 at HOU 14.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Kevin Stefanski vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-0 Reg. Season: 35-29 (.547) Postseason: 1-1 (.500). DeMeco Ryans vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 8-6 (.571) Postseason: 0-0.
CLEVELAND BROWNS NOTES:
• BROWNS lead NFL in total defense (261.1 yards allowed per game) & pass defense (158.9 pass yards allowed per game).
• QB JOE FLACCO had season highs in completions (28), comp. pct. (63.6) and pass yards (374) & had 2 TD passes last week, 12th-career game with 350+ pass yards & 1st since 2018. Has 250+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes in each of 3 starts this season. Is 5-2 in 7 career starts vs. Hou.
• RB JEROME FORD has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4 overall & in 5 of 6 road games this season. Needs 44 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.
• RB KAREEM HUNT has rush TD in 3 of his 5 road games this season. Has 375 scrimmage yards (93.8 per game) in 4 career games vs. Hou.
• WR AMARI COOPER had 109 rec. yards & TD catch last week, 4th 100-yard game this season. Aims for 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards. Needs 15 rec. yards for 7th-career 1,000-yard season.
• WR CEDRIC TILLMAN (rookie) had 52 rec. yards in Week 15 & has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 4.
• TE DAVID NJOKU had career-high 10 catches for 104 yards & TD last week, 1st Cle. TE with 10 catches in a game since Jordan Cameron on 9/29/13 (10). Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ catches, 90+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Has 55+ rec. yards in 5 of past 6.
• DE MYLES GARRETT has TFL in 8 of past 9. Has sack in 2 of 3 career games at Hou. Is the only player in NFL with 13+ sacks in each of past 3 seasons.
• DE ALEX WRIGHT had sack & 1st-career FF in Week 15.
• LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH had 2 PD, 2 TFL, sack & 1st-career INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 2+ TFL.
• CB MARTIN EMERSON aims for 4th in row with PD.
• S D’ANTHONY BELL had 1st-career INT in Week 15.
HOUSTON TEXANS NOTES:
• QB C.J. STROUD (rookie) has 0 INTs in each of his past 3 & 105+ rating in 2 of his past 3. Has 17 TDs (16 pass, 1 rush) vs. INTs with 109 rating in 7 home starts. Needs 171 pass yards to surpass Mac Jones (3,801 in 2021) for 5th-most pass yards by rookie in NFL history.
• QB CASE KEENUM completed 23 of 36 atts. (63.9 pct.) for 229 yards & TD vs. INT last week in 1st start of season.
• RB DEVIN SINGLETARY had career-high 170 scrimmage yards (121 rush, 49 rec.) last week, most by Hou. RB in a game since Lamar Miller on 10/16/16 (178). Has 65+ scrimmage yards in 5 of past 6. Had 97 scrimmage yards (86 rush, 11 rec.) & rush TD in his last game vs. Cle. (11/20/22 w/ Buf.).
• RB DAMEON PIERCE had 95 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 22 rec.) in last meeting.
• WR NICO COLLINS has 808 rec. yards (115.4 per game) & 6 rec. TDs in 7 home games this season, with 100+ rec. yards & rec. TD in each of his past 2 at home. Had TD catch in last meeting.
• WR NOAH BROWN had 8 catches for 82 yards & TD last week.
• TE DALTON SCHULTZ had 58 rec. yards in Week 15. Has TD catch in 4 of his past 5 at home. Had 72 rec. yards & TD catch in only career game vs. Cle. (10/4/20 w/ Dal.).
• DE JONATHAN GREENARD led team with 2.5 sacks & had 1st FF of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with sack & 3rd in row with 2+ sacks. Has career-high 12.5 sacks this season.
• DT MALIEK COLLINS had 5 tackles & 1.5 sacks in Week 15. Aims for 3rd in row with sack.
• CB DESMOND KING led team with career-high 11 tackles & had 2 TFL & 1st sack of season last week. Had 5 tackles & FR in last meeting.
• CB STEVEN NELSON had 2 PD & 4th INT of season in Week 15.
