STADIUM: Cleveland Browns Stadium
REFEREE: Ron Torbert
DATE: Sunday, December 10, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) JAX: 160 or 383 CLE: 82 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: JAX leads series, 12-6 (won 3 of past 4). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/29/20: CLE 27 at JAX 25.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Doug Pederson vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 59-49-1 (.546) Postseason: 5-3 (.625). Kevin Stefanski vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 33-29 (.532) Postseason: 1-1 (.500).
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS NOTES:
• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 22 of 29 atts. (75.9 pct.) for 258 yards & had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with season-best 125.4 rating last week. Aims for 4th in row with 250+ pass yards, 90+ rating & rush TD. Has 100+ rating in 4 of 5 road starts this season. Is 1st Jax. player ever with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 3 seasons.
• QB C.J. BEATHARD completed 9 of 10 atts. (90 pct.) for 63 yards last week. Can make 13th-career start & 1st of season. Has 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 101.9 rating over past 3 career starts.
• RB TRAVIS ETIENNE had 79 scrimmage yards (45 rush, 34 rec.) & career-high 8th rush TD of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 75+ scrimmage yards. Has 600 scrimmage yards (120 per game) & 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in 5 road games this season.
• WR CALVIN RIDLEY has 5+ catches, 85+ rec. yards & rec. TD in 2 of past 3. Has 80+ rec. yards in 4 of 5 road games this season.
• WR CHRISTIAN KIRK has 75+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. Had 5 catches for 75 yards & TD in his last game vs. Cle. (10/17/21 w/ Ari.). Has 750+ rec. yards (787) for 3rd-straight season.
• WR PARKER WASHINGTON (rookie) had career-high 6 catches for 61 yards & TD in Week 13.
• TE EVAN ENGRAM had 9 catches for 82 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ catches.
• LB JOSH ALLEN had 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks & 1st INT of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles & 1.5+ sacks. Has 2+ sacks in 3 of 5 road games this season. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with career-high 13.5 sacks, 2nd-most in single season in Jax. history.
• LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN led team with 13 tackles last week & leads NFL with 131 tackles this season.
• CB DARIOUS WILLIAMS ranks 2nd in NFL with 16 PD.
CLEVELAND BROWNS NOTES:
• BROWNS lead NFL in total defense (260.5 yards allowed per game) & pass defense (153.4 pass yards allowed per game).
• QB JOE FLACCO passed for 254 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT in Cle. debut last week. Has 250+ pass yards in 5 of 6 starts since 2021. Passed for 303 yards & 3 TDs in his last start vs. Jax. (9/29/19 w/ Den.). Ranks 4th among active QBs with 42,574 career pass yards.
• RB JEROME FORD had 52 scrimmage yards (33 rec., 19 rush) & TD catch last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5 & TD in 2 of past 3.
• RB KAREEM HUNT led team with 48 rush yards in Week 13. Has rush TD in 2 of past 3 at home. Ford (6) & Hunt (6) are 1 of 2 pairs of RB teammates each with 6+ TDs this season.
• WR AMARI COOPER has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Has 50 catches in 2023, 8th-career season with 50+ catches.
• WR ELIJAH MOORE had season-high 83 rec. yards last week.
• TE DAVID NJOKU has 5+ catches & 55+ rec. yards in 3 of past 4.
• TE HARRISON BRYANT had season-high 5 catches for 49 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with TD catch.
• DE MYLES GARRETT has TFL in 6 of past 7. Has 8.5 sacks in 6 home games this season, with sack in 5 of 6 games. Had FR in only career game vs. Jax. (11/19/17). Ranks 5th in NFL with 13 sacks in 2023 & is 4th player since 1982 with 13+ sacks in 4 of 1st 7 seasons.
• DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH aims for 3rd in row at home with TFL. Had sack in his last game vs. Jax. (11/15/20 w/ GB).
• DE OGBO OKORONKWO has 5 TFL in his past 3. Had 2 TFL & sack in his last game vs. Jax. (1/1/23 w/ Hou.).
• LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH aims for 5th in row with 6+ tackles. Has 6 TFL in his past 4 at home.
• CB MARTIN EMERSON had 7 tackles & PD in Week 13.
