WEEK 17
CLEVELAND BROWNS (6-9) @ WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (7-7-1)
DATE: Sunday (1/1/23)
STADIUM: FedExField
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
REFEREE: Bill Vinovich
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Browns leads all-time series, 34-12-1
STREAKS Commanders has won 3 of last 4
LAST GAME 9/27/20: Commanders 20 at Browns 34
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/2/16: Commanders 31, Browns 20
CLEVELAND BROWNS
LAST WEEK L 17-10 vs. New Orleans (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Kevin Stefanski: 1-0
PTS. FOR 21.5
OFFENSE 355.1
PASSING Deshaun Watson: 71-123-703-2-3-69.3
RUSHING Nick Chubb: 276, 1,344-4.9-12
RECEIVING Amari Cooper: 73-1,004-13.8-7
PTS. AGAINST 22.9
DEFENSE 335.9
SACKS Myles Garrett: 13.5
INTs Grant Delpit, Denzel Ward: 2
TAKE/GIVE -3 (16/19)
PUNTING (NET) Corey Bojorquez: 48.6 (41.0)
KICKING Cade York (R): 99 (30/32 PAT; 23/31 FG)
BROWNS NOTES
• QB DESHAUN WATSON had 1st rush TD of season last week. Passed for 208 yards in only career start vs. Was. (11/18/18 w/ Hou.). Has 1,307 pass yards (326.8 per game) in 4 career starts vs. NFC East.
• RB NICK CHUBB had 102 scrimmage yards (92 rush, 10 rec.) last week, his 9th game this season with 100+ scrimmage yards, tied 4th-most in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 90+ rush yards. Rushed for 108 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 1,344 rush yards & 4th with 12 rush TDs this season. Can join HOFer Jim Brown as only players in franchise history with 1,500+ rush yards in single season.
• RB KAREEM HUNT has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 on road. Had 64 scrimmage yards (46 rush, 18 rec.) & rec. TD in last meeting. Has TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. NFC East.
• WR AMARI COOPER led team with 6 catches for 72 yards last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 55+ rec. yards. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Was. with 50+ rec. yards & 4th in row vs. Was. with TD catch. Is 1 of 6 with 1,000+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 seasons.
• WR DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES has 60+ rec. yards in 6 of 7 road games this season.
• TE DAVID NJOKU has 55+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 on road.
• DE MYLES GARRETT has 1.5+ sacks in 2 of past 3. Aims for his 4th in row on road with TFL. Had 2 sacks, FF & FR in last meeting. Has 4.5 sacks in 3 career games vs. NFC East. Ranks 4th in NFL with 13.5 sacks this season.
• LB REGGIE RAGLAND tied career high with 10 tackles in Week 16.
• CB DENZEL WARD aims for 5th in row with PD. Had PD in last meeting.
• S GRANT DELPIT had 7 tackles & INT last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
LAST WEEK L 37-20 at San Francsico (Sat.)
COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 1-2
PTS. FOR 19.0
OFFENSE 336.4
PASSING Taylor Heinicke: 161-259-1,859-12-6-89.3
RUSHING Brian Robinson (R): 181-710-.9-2
RECEIVING Terry McLaurin: 72-1,092-15.2-4
PTS. AGAINST 20.9
DEFENSE 313.0
SACKS Daron Payne: 9.5
INTs Darrick Forrest: 4
TAKE/GIVE -3 (16/19)
PUNTING (NET) Tress Way: 47.0 (43.2)
KICKING Joey Slye: 87 (21/24 PAT; 22/25 FG)
COMMANDERS NOTES
• QB TAYLOR HEINICKE had 2 TDs vs. INT & 114.6 rating last week. Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 home starts & 3 of his past 4 starts overall.
• QB CARSON WENTZ had TD pass vs. 0 INTs for 117.4 rating last week. Has 300+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2 of his 3 home starts in 2022. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with 2+ TD passes.
• RB BRIAN ROBINSON ranks 5th among rookies with 710 rush yards. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 100+ scrimmage yards & 7th in row overall with 50+ scrimmage yards.
• RB ANTONIO GIBSON has 899 scrimmage yards & needs 101 scrimmage yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season since entering NFL in 2020.
• WR TERRY MCLAURIN had 77 rec. yards & 4th TD catch of season last week. Is 1 of 2 NFC WRs (Justin Jefferson) with 70+ catches & 1,000+ rec. yards in each of past 3 seasons.
• WR JAHAN DOTSON had career-high 6 catches & 7th rec. TD of season last week, most among rookies. Aims for his 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards & 4th in row with TD catch.
• WR CURTIS SAMUEL had 4th TD catch of season in Week 16.
• DT JONATHAN ALLEN ranks tied-3rd in NFL with career-high 16 TFL in 2022. Had sack in last meeting.
• DT DARON PAYNE had sack last week. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 & ranks tied-3rd in NFL with career-high 16 TFL in 2022.
• DE CHASE YOUNG had PD in season debut last week.
• DE MONTEZ SWEAT had sack & 2 TFL in last meeting.
• CB BENJAMIN ST-JUSTE had 2nd-career sack in Week 16.
• S DARRICK FORREST had 4th INT of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
