WEEK 1
CLEVELAND BROWNS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS
Date: Sunday (9/11/22)
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Referee: Brad Rogers
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TIME 1:00 PM ET
TV CBS: Spero Dedes, Jay Feely, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter)
Cleveland SiriusXM 158 or 385 and the SXM App
Carolina SiriusXM 81 or 226 and the SXM App
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Panthers lead all-time series, 4-2
STREAKS Browns have won 2 of last 3
LAST GAME 12/9/18: Panthers 26 at Browns 20
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/21/14: Browns, 17, Panthers 13
CLEVELAND BROWNS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 8-9
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin Stefanski: 0-0
PTS. FOR 20.5
OFFENSE 340.6
PASSING Jacoby Brissett (Mia): 141-225-1,283-5-4-78.1
RUSHING Nick Chubb: 228-1,259-5.5-8
RECEIVING David Njoku (TE): 36-475-13.2-4
PTS. AGAINST 21.8
DEFENSE 311.5
SACKS Myles Garrett: 16
INTs John Johnson, Denzel Ward: 3
TAKE/GIVE -3 (19/22)
PUNTING (NET) Corey Bojorquez (GB): 46.6 (40.0)
KICKING Cade York (R): NFL debut in 2022
CAROLINA PANTHERS (2021 STATS)
2021 RECORD 5-12
COACH VS. OPP. Matt Rhule: 0-0
PTS. FOR 17.9
OFFENSE 298.9
PASSING Baker Mayfield (Cle): 253-418-3,010-17-13-83.1
RUSHING Chuba Hubbard: 172-612-3.6-5
RECEIVING DJ Moore: 93-1,157-12.4-4
PTS. AGAINST 23.8
DEFENSE 305.9
SACKS Brian Burns: 9
INTs Xavier Woods (Min): 3
TAKE/GIVE -13 (16/29)
PUNTING (NET) Johnny Hekker (LAR): 46.7 (42.9)
KICKING Eddy Pineiro (NYJ): 33 (9/10 PAT; 8/8 FG)
BROWNS NOTES
• QB JACOBY BRISSETT makes Cle. debut. In 5 starts with Mia. last season, totaled 1,089 pass yards (217.8 per game) & 6 TDs (5 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs. Had rush TD in only career start vs. Car. (12/22/19 w/ Ind.).
• RB NICK CHUBB ranked 2nd in NFL with 1,259 rush yards & had 8 rush TDs in 2021. Is only player in NFL with 950+ rush yards & 8+ rush TDs in each of past 4 seasons & is 6th player all-time to do so in each of 1st 4 seasons. Rushed for 66 yards & TD in last meeting. Had 820 scrimmage yards (117.1 per game) in 7 road games in 2021.
• RB KAREEM HUNT had 560 scrimmage yards (386 rush, 174 rec.) & 5 rush TDs in 8 games last season. Had 4 rush TDs in 4 road games in 2021.
• WR AMARI COOPER makes Cle. debut. Totaled 68 catches for 865 rec. yards & tied career-high with 8 rec. TDs in 2021 with Dal. Is only player in NFL with 5+ rec. TDs in each of past 7 seasons. Had TD catch in his last game vs. Car. (10/3/21 w/ Dal.).
• WR DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES set career highs in catches (34), rec. yards (597) & rec. TDs (3) last season.
• TE DAVID NJOKU had 475 rec. yards & tied career high with 4 TD catches in 2021.
• DE MYLES GARRETT ranked 3rd in NFL with franchise=record 16 sacks last season. Is 1 of 3 players (Aaron Donald & T.J. Watt) with 10+ sacks in each of past 3 seasons. Had 2 TFL & sack in last meeting.
• DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY ranked 2nd on team with 11 TFL & 9 sacks in 2021, his 3rdcareer season with 9+ sacks (2017, 2018).
• CB DENZEL WARD had 10 PD & tied career-high with 3 INTs last season. Is only player in NFL with 10+ PD & 2+ INTs in each of past 4 seasons.
PANTHERS NOTES
• QB BAKER MAYFIELD makes Car. debut. Was selected No. 1 by Cle. in 2018 NFL Draft & passed for 14,125 yards & 92 TDs in 60 games (2018-21). Is 1 of 9 QBs all-time with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 4 career seasons.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 785 scrimmage yards (112.1 per game) in 7 games in 2021. Leads all active players with 113.8 scrimmage yards per game. Has 11 career games with 10+ catches, most by RB all-time. Has 3,661 scrimmage yards (126.2 per game) & 27 TDs (18 rush, 9 rec.) in 29 career homes games. Aims for his 6th in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards. Had 2 rush TDs in last meeting.
• RB CHUBA HUBBARD ranked tied-2nd among rookies with 5 rush TDs in 2021.
• WR DJ MOORE led team with career-high 93 receptions & 1,157 rec. yards & had 4 TDs in 2021. Is 1 of 3 (Stefon Diggs & Travis Kelce) with 1,100+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons. Had 5+ catches in 7 of his 8 home games in 2021.
• DE BRIAN BURNS tied career high with 9 sacks & set career high with 13 TFL last season. Leads all players who entered NFL in 2019 with 25.5 sacks. Had TFL in 6 of his 8 home games in 2021.
• S JEREMY CHINN led team with 106 tackles in 2021 & is only DB with 100+ tackles in each of past 2 seasons.
• LB SHAQ THOMPSON had 3rd-straight 100+ tackle (104) season in 2021. Is 1 of 3 LBs (Demario Davis & Deion Jones) with 100+ tackles, 5+ TFL & 5+ PD in each of past 2 seasons.
• CB DONTE JACKSON is 1 of 3 DBs (Adrian Amos & Denzel Ward) with 8+ PD & 2+ INTs in each of past 4 seasons. Had 1st career game with 10+ tackles in last meeting.
