NFL Preview: Cleveland Browns (7-7) at Green Bay Packers (11-3)

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SATURDAY, DEC. 25, 2021 // 4:30 PM ET // LAMBEAU FIELD // REFEREE: ALEX KEMP

ON THE AIRWAVES
TV: FOX/NFLN/Amazon (4:30 PM ET): FOX: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi (field reporters)
Amazon: Andrea Kremer, Hannah Storm | Amazon Scout’s Feed: Bucky Brooks, Daniel Jeremiah, Joy Taylor
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: John Sadak, Derek Rackley
SIRIUS: 81 (Cle.), 83 (GB), 88 (National) | XM: 226 (Cle.), 225 (GB), 88 (National) | SXM App: 807 (Cle.), 811 (GB), 88 (National)

 

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 12-7
STREAKS: Packers have won past 3
LAST GAME: 12/10/17: Packers 27 at Browns 21
LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/20/13: Packers 31, Browns 13

 

BROWNS NOTES

• QB BAKER MAYFIELD has 6 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 90.2 rating in 6 road starts this season. Has 0 INTs in 6 of his past 8 starts vs. NFC. Is 1st player in franchise history with 2,500+ pass yards in each of 1st 4 seasons.

• RB NICK CHUBB rushed for 91 yards & TD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 65+ scrimmage yards. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of 5 road games this season. Has 150+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2 of past 3 on road. Aims for 3rd in row vs NFC North with 100+ rush yards. Ranks 4th in NFL with 1,017 rush yards & is only player with 950+ rush yards in each of past 4 seasons. RB KAREEM HUNT has rush TD in 3 of his 4 road games this season.

• WR JARVIS LANDRY aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ catches. Had 6 catches for 75 yards & TD in only career game vs. GB (10/12/14 w/ Mia.). WR DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES had 4 catches for team-high 48 rec. yards last week. TE DAVID NJOKU has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 on road. TE HARRISON BRYANT had 1st TD catch of season in Week 15.

• DE MYLES GARRETT has sack in 2 of past 3 & TFL in 6 of past 7. Aims for 5th in row on road with sack. Ranks tied-3rd in NFL with franchise-record 15 sacks. Rookie LB JEREMIAH OWUSUKORAMOAH had 0.5 sacks & 2nd FF of season in Week 15. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. CB M.J. STEWART led team with career-high 11 tackles & had PD & 1st-career FF last week. CB GREEDY WILLIAMS had season-high 2 PD & INT last week.

 

PACKERS NOTES

• GREEN BAY clinched NFC North div. title for 3rd-straight season.

• QB AARON RODGERS passed for 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 132.2 rating last week & became 5th QB with 8+ seasons (8) with 30+ TD passes. Has 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 135 rating in 2 career starts vs. Cle. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cle. with 3+ TD passes & 115+ rating. Has 2+ TD passes in 6 of his past 7 home starts. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes.

• RB AARON JONES had 6th rec. TD of season last week & is 1 of 2 (DERRICK HENRY) with 10+ TDs in each of past 3 seasons. Has 31 TDs (24 rush, 7 rec.) in 32 career home games. Rushed for 145 yards & TD in his last game on Saturday (12/19/20 vs. Car.). RB A.J. DILLON had 3rd rush TD of season last week. Has 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 3 at home. Needs 90 scrimmage yards for 1st-career 1,000-yard season.

• WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 8th rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 100+ rec. yards & 13th in row at home with 6+ catches. Had 10 catches for 84 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting. Needs 4 catches & 52 rec. yards for 3rd-career season with 100+ catches & 1,300+ rec. yards.

• LB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL led team with 10 tackles & had 2nd sack of season last week. Has 124 tackles & needs 6 tackles for new career high. LB PRESTON SMITH has 3 sacks, 2 FRs & FF in his past 3 at home. LB RASHAN GARY has sack in 4 of his past 5 at home. CB RASUL DOUGLAS aims for his 3rd in row at home with INT-TD & 5th in row at home with PD.