STADIUM: Cleveland Browns Stadium
REFEREE: Craig Wrolstad
DATE: Sunday, September 24, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) TEN: 134 or 384 CLE: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: CLE leads series, 36-31 (TEN won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: TEN leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 12/6/20: CLE 41 at TEN 35
POSTSEASON: 12/24/88 AFC-WC: HOU 24 at CLE 23
HEAD COACHES NOTES:
Mike Vrabel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-1 Reg. Season: 49-35 (.583) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)
Kevin Stefanski vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 27-25 (.519) Postseason: 1-1 (.500)
TENNESSEE TITANS NOTES:
- QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 20 of 24 atts. (83.3 pct.) for 246 yards with 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 123.3 rating last week, 2nd-highest comp. pct. of career. Aims for his 3rd start in row vs. Cle. with 315+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 90+ rating.
- RB DERRICK HENRY had 95 scrimmage yards (80 rush, 15 rec.) & rush TD last week, his 6th-straight game with 95+ scrimmage yards, longest active streak in NFL. Aims for his 4th in row on road with 115+ scrimmage yards. Had 159 scrimmage yards (84 rush, 75 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in last road meeting.
- RB TYJAE SPEARS (rookie) had 49 rush yards last week.
- WR DEANDRE HOPKINS aims for 3rd in row with 4+ catches & 40+ rec. yards. Had 55 rec. yards & 2 TD catches in his last game vs. Cle. (10/17/21 w/ Az.). Has rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Cle.
- WR TREYLON BURKS led team with 76 rec. yards in Week 2, his 2nd-career game with 75+ rec. yards.
- WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE had 1st TD catch of season last week.
- S KEVIN BYARD tied career high with team-best 12 tackles last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles. Has 5+ tackles in 5 of his past 6 on road. Has 4 INTs in his past 3 vs. Cle. Has 27 career INTs, tied 4th-most among active safeties.
- CB SEAN MURPHY-BUNTING had 5 tackles & career-high 3 PD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles.
- CB TRE AVERY had 8 tackles, TFL & PD in season debut last week.
- LB HAROLD LANDRY had 1st sack of season in Week 2.
- DE DENICO AUTRY has sack in each of 1st 2 weeks of season. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in a row vs. Cle. with TFL.
- DT JEFFERY SIMMONS has 5 tackles & sack in each of 1st 2 weeks of season. Had 7 tackles in last meeting.
CLEVELAND BROWNS NOTES:
- QB DESHAUN WATSON passed for 235 yards & TD vs. INT last week. Has 19 TDs (17 pass, 2 rush) vs. 5 INTs with 119.2 rating in 6 career games vs. Ten., most TD passes vs. any opponent in career. Has 2+ TD passes in each game vs. Ten. & aims for his 3rd in row with 325+ pass yards, 3+ TD passes & 115+ rating.
- RB JEROME FORD led team with career-high 131 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 25 rec.) with TD catch last week.
- RB PIERRE STRONG rushed for 2nd-career TD in Week 2.
- WR AMARI COOPER had team-high 7 catches for 90 yards last week. Has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his past 6. Has 55+ rec. yards in each of 4 career games vs. Ten., with rec. TD in each of past 2.
- WR DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES had 92 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting.
- TE DAVID NJOKU had 4 catches for 48 yards last week. Had TD catch in last home meeting.
- DE MYLES GARRETT has 4 sacks in 3 career games vs. Ten., with sack in each game. Has TFL in 6 of his past 7 vs. AFC South. Has 7.5 sacks over his past 6 home games.
- DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH had TFL in Week 2. Has 4 sacks & 2 FFs in his past 2 vs. Ten.
- DE OGBO OKORONKWO aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had career-high 2 sacks in his last game vs. Ten. (12/24/22 w/ Hou.).
- LB SIONE TAKITAKI had 1st sack of season last week.
- LB JEREMIAH OWUSU-KORAMOAH tied career-best with 2 TFL in Week 2. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 at home.
- CB DENZEL WARD had 5 tackles, 2 PD & 1st FF of season last week, his 8th-straight game with PD, longest active streak in NFL.
- S GRANT DELPIT had 6 tackles, INT & FR last week, 1st-career game with both INT & FR. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles & PD.
