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WEEK 13 in it Togetherw WEEK 1 @ BALTIMORE RAVENS | SUNDAY 9/13 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS L • 38-6 WEEK 2 CINCINNATI BENGALS | THURSDAY 9/17 | 8:20 P.M. ET | NFLN W • 35-30 WEEK 3 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM | SUNDAY 9/27 | 1 P.M. ET | FOX W • 34-20 WEEK 4 @ DALLAS COWBOYS | SUNDAY 10/4 | 1 P.M. ET | FOX W • 49-38 WEEK 5 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | SUNDAY 10/11 | 4:25 P.M. ET | CBS W • 32-23 WEEK 6 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS | SUNDAY 10/18 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS L • 38-7 WEEK 7 @ CINCINNATI BENGALS | SUNDAY 10/25 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS W • 37-34 WEEK 8 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | SUNDAY 11/1 | 1 P.M. ET | FOX L • 16-6 BYE WEEK 10 HOUSTON TEXANS | SUNDAY 11/15 | 1 P.M. ET | FOX W • 10-7 WEEK 11 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | SUNDAY 11/22 | 1 P.M. ET | FOX W • 22-17 WEEK 12 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | SUNDAY 11/29 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS W • 27-25 WEEK 13 @ TENNESSEE TITANS | SUNDAY 12/6 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS WEEK 14 BALTIMORE RAVENS | MONDAY 12/14 | 8:15 P.M. ET | ESPN WEEK 15 @ NEW YORK GIANTS | SUNDAY 12/20 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS WEEK 16 @ NEW YORK JETS | SUNDAY 12/27 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS WEEK 17 PITTSBURGH STEELERS | SUNDAY 1/3 | 1 P.M. ET | CBS at 2020 CLEVELAND BROWNS WEEKLY GAME RELEASE WEEK 13, GAME 12 DECEMBER 6, 2020 • 1 P.M. ET • AT TENNESSEE TITANS • NISSAN STADIUM • NASHVILLE, TENN. cleNOTABLE STORYLINES tenTABLE OF CONTENTS • This week, the Cleveland Browns (8-3) will have their final AFC How they compare 5 South matchup of the season, traveling to Nissan Stadium to Connections 6-7 face the Tennessee Titans (8-3) on Sun., Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. ET. Series history 7 This will be the teams’ first outing since the Titans beat the Last time they played 7 Browns in the 2019 season opener, 43-13. Probable starters 8-11 What to look for 11 • In Week 12, the Browns picked up their third straight win, Team notes 12-14 defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-25, playing in their first Player notes 15-24 road game in over a month. With the win, the Browns improved Kevin Stefanski bio 25-26 to 8-3 on the season, the team’s best record through 11 games Rosters 27-30 since it returned to Cleveland in 1999. How the team was built 31 Depth chart 32 • At 8-3, HC Kevin Stefanski holds the best record among new Pronunciation guide 32 head coaches in 2020. This marks the best start to a season Participation 33 by a first-year Browns head coach since Blanton Collier (8-3) Transactions 34-38 in 1963. The last time 39-41 2020 Statistics 42-44 • QB Baker Mayfield earned his 20th win as a starter last week, 2020 game summaries 45-50 throwing 19 completions for 258 yards and two touchdowns. Supplemental stats 51-67 Mayfield’s touchdown pass to TE Austin Hooper was the 66th Supplemental bios 68-75 of his career, tying him for sixth on the Browns’ all-time passing touchdown list. He surpassed 2,000 passing yards (2,108) for the third consecutive year. GAME INFORMATION • WR Jarvis Landry has recorded at least two receptions in TELEVISION CBS, PLAY-BY-PLAY Ian Eagle, ANALYST Charles Davis, SIDELINE 106 consecutive games, the second-longest active streak in REPORTER Evan Washburn the NFL and the fifth-longest streak in NFL history. He led the Browns with season highs in receptions (eight) and receiving NATIONAL RADIO Compass Media Networks, PLAY-BY-PLAY Chris Carrino, yards (143) and notched his first touchdown catch of the year ANALYST Brian Baldinger in Week 12. LOCAL RADIO University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network, • RBs Nick Chubb (719) and Kareem Hunt (706) are the only FLAGSHIP STATIONS 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM), 850 ESPN Cleveland, WNCX pair of teammates in the league this season with at least 700 (98.5 FM), PLAY-BY-PLAY Jim Donovan, ANALYST Doug Dieken, SIDELINE rushing yards. The Browns are 8-0 when Hunt and/or Chubb REPORTER Nathan Zegura scores a touchdown this season. • Chubb had a game-leading and season-high 144 rushing yards on 19 carries (7.6 avg.) with a touchdown. He is tied for sixth in the NFL in rushing yards and tied for 10th in rushing touchdowns with six. • Hunt reached 3,000 career rushing yards (3,036) last week. 2020 Cleveland Browns Weekly Release | Week 13, Game 12 | 3 A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GAME UPCOMING MEDIA SCHEDULE AFC NORTH SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2 LAST WEEK • 11:30 a.m. – Kevin Stefanski available via zoom CLEVELAND (8-3) at Jacksonville (1-10) CLE, 27-25 • 12:20 p.m. – Titans head coach Mike Vrabel conference call NY Giants (4-7) at CINCINNATI (2-8-1) NYG, 19-17 • 1:20 p.m. – Practice BALTIMORE (6-4) at PITTSBURGH (10-0) Dec. 2, 3:40 p.m. ET • After practice – Select players available via zoom THIS WEEK THURSDAY, DEC. 3 CLEVELAND (8-3) at Tennessee (8-3) Dec. 6, 1 p.m. ET • 10:30 a.m. – Mike Priefer available via zoom CINCINNATI (2-8-1) at Miami (7-4) Dec. 6, 1 p.m. ET • 11:30 a.m. – Kevin Stefanski available via zoom Washington (4-7) at PITTSBURGH (10-0) Dec. 7, 5 p.m. ET • 11:45 a.m. – Joe Woods available via zoom Dallas (3-8) at BALTIMORE (6-4) Dec. 8, 8 p.m. ET • 11:55 a.m. – Alex Van Pelt available via zoom • 1:20 p.m. – Practice NEXT WEEK • After practice – Select players available via zoom Dallas (3-8) at CINCINNATI (2-8-1) Dec. 13, 1 p.m. ET PITTSBURGH (10-0) at Buffalo (8-3) Dec. 13, 1 p.m. ET FRIDAY, DEC. 4 BALTIMORE (6-4) at CLEVELAND (8-3) Dec. 14, 8:15 p.m. ET • TBD – Jeff Howard and Stump Mitchell available via zoom • 12:35 p.m. – Practice • After practice – Kevin Stefanski and select players available via zoom BROWNS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF PETER JOHN-BAPTISTE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS SATURDAY, DEC. 5 [email protected], (440) 891-5015 • No scheduled availability DAN MURPHY, DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS SUNDAY, DEC. 6 [email protected], (440) 824-3659 • 1 p.m. – Cleveland Browns at Tennessee Titans ROB MCBURNETT, DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY & CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS *All times and availability are Eastern unless noted, approximate [email protected], (440) 824-6175 and subject to change. Please feel free to confirm times with the Browns communications staff. MIKE ANNARELLA, COORDINATOR, COMMUNICATIONS [email protected], (440) 891-5096 BROWNS ONLINE MEDIA CENTER DOMINIQUE PAGE, COORDINATOR, COMMUNICATIONS [email protected], (440) 891-5025 The Browns PR staff invites media members to utilize the newly launched Browns Media Cen- ter available at browns.1rmg.com. KAYLEE WOODWARD, INTERN, COMMUNICATIONS [email protected], (301) 785-6951 The online media center is designed to better assist media in their coverage of the Browns. Materials provided by the Browns PR Department on the site include the media schedule, training camp information, transcripts and press releases, feature clips, roster and bios, transactions, press conferences, a photo portal, media request/question link, Browns com- UP NEXT munity information, artwork/logo pack, credential request link, twitter feed and 2019 game- by-game informational breakdown (each week’s game release, depth chart, flip card, injury report, game summary, game notes and postgame quotes). Additionally, there is an archive for information from past seasons. All information is available to view, download and print on the site and is available via desktop or mobile platform. We encourage you to bookmark the page and familiarize yourself with its benefits. Up next, the Browns (8-3) play the AFC North foe Baltimore Ravens (6-4) on Monday Night If you have any questions, please contact a member of the Browns PR staff. Football, Dec. 14 at 8:15 p.m. ET. The Ravens won the last outing in the season opener at Baltimore, 38-6. 2020 Cleveland Browns Weekly Release | Week 13, Game 12 | 4 A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GAME HOW THEY COMPARE 2020 NFL REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS BROWNS TITANS Points PG 24.1 (18) 29.5 (6) Total YPG 355.7 (18) 385.7 (8) Rushing YPG 161.4 (1) 158.2 (3) Passing YPG 194.4 (30) 227.5 (22) Points APG 26.0 (21) 25.9 (20) Total Defensive YPG 354.9 (17) 384.1 (25) Rushing Defensive YPG 108.2 (9) 115.5 (16) Passing Defensive YPG 246.7 (20) 268.5 (28) Turnover Ratio +5 (6t) +11 (2) HEAD TO HEAD A head-to-head look at each teams’ top offensive and defensive weapons: PASSING QB Cmp Att Yds TD Int Rate Ryan Tannehill 217 334 2,608 23 4 106.7 Baker Mayfield 180 294 2,108 17 7 92.3 AP PHOTO/ZACH BOLINGER KEVIN MIKE RUSHING STEFANSKI VRABEL RB Att Yds Avg TD Derrick Henry 256 1,257 4.91 12 Nick Chubb 115 719 6.25 6 KEVIN STEFANSKI: 8-3, FIRST SEASON AS A HEAD COACH. FIRST WITH THE BROWNS. RECEIVING On January 13, 2020, the Cleveland Browns announced WR Rec Yds Rec/G TD the hiring of Kevin Stefanski as the 18th full-time head A.J. Brown 40 638 4.4 8 coach in franchise history. The 38-year old spent the past Jarvis Landry 46 614 4.2 1 14 seasons in various roles with the Minnesota Vikings.