The Cleveland Browns return home on Sunday to face the Green Bay Packers.
Cleveland is winless so far this season after dropping divisional games against the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. The Packers, on the other hand, come into the game as the darlings of the NFC after wins over the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders.
This is one of the NFL’s odder series, as this will be just the 21st regular-season meeting between the Browns and Packers despite both teams being in the NFL since
1950.
The home fans are restless and growing tired of the latest strain of Flacco Fever as Cleveland’s offense has struggled to get anything going so far this season. And it won’t be any easier against a Green Bay defense that is stout against the run and has Micah Parsons on board.
It is the Browns vs. the Packers for the first time in Cleveland since 2017, and here is everything to know about the game.
Game Info
Records: Cleveland is 0-2. Green Bay is 2-0.
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
Stadium: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland
TV: FOX
Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, and Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Radio: 850 ESPN Cleveland, 92.3 The Fan WKRK, 98.5 WNCX, 1300 AM La Mega (Español)
Announcers: Andrew Siciliano, Nathan Zegura and Jerod Cherry (sidelines)
Last meeting: The Packers won the last meeting, 24-22, in Week 16 of the 2021 season.
First meeting: The Browns won the first meeting, 27-0, on September 27, 1953.
All-time series: The Packers lead the all-time series, 14-7. The Browns have lost four in a row to Green Bay.
Weather: 80 degrees and mostly cloudy, with a 15 percent chance of rain. Winds from the south at 10 mph. (weather.com)
Uniform: The Browns are making the unfortunate decision to wear their “Alpha Dawg” kit, which includes a brown helmet paired with an all-brown uniform.
Injury report: Browns – Out: Defensive tackle Michael Hall Jr. (knee). Questionable: left guard Joel Bitonio (back), right tackle Jack Conklin (elbow), kick returner DeAndre Carter (concussion), and kicker Andre Szmyt (calf). Packers – Out: Wide receiver Jayden Reed (shoulder/foot). Questionable: Tight end Tucker Kraft (knee) and offensive tackle Zach Tom (oblique).
The line: Browns +7.5 according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
News and Notes
- Cleveland’s defense is No. 1 against the run, allowing just 46 rushing yards per game. Green Bay is No. 2 at 48.5 yards per game.
- Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs has scored a rushing touchdown in 10 consecutive games.
- When Green Bay defensive end Micah Parsons is on the field, the Packers are holding opposing quarterbacks to a QBR of 14. When he is on the sidelines, that number increases to 60, according to ESPN.
- The Browns have not allowed a 300-yard passing game in 30 consecutive games, the longest current streak in the NFL.
- Defensive end Myles Garrett leads the league in tackles for loss (6) and is tied for first in sacks (3.5).
- Garrett has also faced the highest double-team rate of any defender at 75.93 percent, according to Pro Football Focus.
- Cleveland’s top two receivers are rookies Harold Fannin Jr. (12) and Dylan Sampson (11).
- Fannin needs one reception and Sampson needs two on Sunday to pass Brian Brennan for the most receptions by a Cleveland rookie in their first three games. Brennan’s mark has stood since 1984.
- The Week 3 Game Poster:
- Sunday’s game marks the earliest visit by Green Bay to Cleveland since a Week 1 meeting in 1972.
- Cleveland’s defense is tops in the league in coverage grade against tight ends, according to Pro Football Focus.
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A Final Quote
Cleveland safeties coach Ephraim Banda on the versatility of Grant Delpit:
“Grant’s done a really good job in terms of growing his game in that space in the off season through training camp and you’re seeing it a little bit too now as the season goes. So, he’s worked really hard at learning the third level stuff but not just learning it. So just really proud of his development in terms of his footwork and how he’s seeing things develop and then growing his game. Because the truth is, Grant Delpit can play strong, free, corner, nickel, dime, whatever you need it to be. It’s about putting it on tape and showing the world how good of a player, not good, how great of a player he is.”
What are you looking for from the Browns in Sunday’s game against the Packers?
