GAME RELEASE 21300 Coach Gibbs Drive | Ashburn, Va. 20147 | 703.726.7000 @WashingtonNFL | washingtonfootball.com | https://washington.1rmg.com/ Washington Football Team (1-1) at Cleveland Browns (1-1) September 27, 2020 - FirstEnergy Stadium - 1:00 PM ET QUICK HITS GAME CENTER • Despite a 12-33-1 all-time record against the Browns, TELEVISION: FOX Kevin Kugler [play-by-play] the Washington has earned victories in seven of the Chris Spielman [analyst] teams’ last nine meetings dating back to 1975. Laura Okmin [sideline] • Washington has won each of the teams’ last three RADIO: Washington Radio Network Julie Donaldson [Host] meetings (2008, 2012 and 2016). Washington is seek- Bram Weinstein [play-by-play] ing its first four-game winning streak against Cleve- DeAngelo Hall [analysis] land in franchise history. Sports USA Media • Washington is 3-1 against Cleveland since the Browns’ Josh Appel (Play-by-Play) return to the NFL in 1999. Doug Plank (Analyst) SERIES HISTORY: • Washington is 4-1 in their last five road games against Cleveland dating back to 1975. WAS trails the all-time series, 12-33-1 WAS leads the all-time reg. series, 12-33-1 Last meeting: Oct. 2, 2016 [31-20, WAS] WEEK 2 RECAP • WR Terry McLaurin had seven receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown. It was his fourth ON THE DOCKET THIS WEEK game with 100+ receiving yards in his first WASHINGTON PR: 16-career games, the most ever in franchise Sean DeBarbieri Director of Communications history within a players first 16-career games. [email protected] Jessie Johnson • S Landon Collins tallied his first ever interception Communications Manager with Washington. It was his ninth-career INT and [email protected] first since Week 11 of 2017. Collins also added a Charlie Mule' Media Relations Coordinator pass defensed, five tackles and a sack. It was the [email protected] second time in his career he had a sack and a INT MEDIA AVAILABILITY: in a single game and first since 2016. Wednesday, September 23 Practice: 11:50 a.m. Head Coach Ron Rivera will speak via Zoom following practice • LB Jon Bostic registered seven tackles (five Offensive Coordinator Scott Turner will speak via Zoom following Rivera solo), including one for a loss and one sack. It QB Dwayne Haskins Jr. will speak via Zoom following Turner was his second-consecutive game with a sack, Thursday, September 24 Practice: 11:50 a.m. the first time he has registered sacks in consec- Head Coach Ron Rivera will speak via Zoom following practice utive contests. He is now 0.5 sacks away from his Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio will speak via Zoom following Rivera career-high. Friday, September 25 Practice: 11:25 a.m. • LB Kevin Pierre Louis recorded a career-high 15 Head Coach Ron Rivera will speak via Zoom following practice Linebackers Coach Steve Russ will speak via Zoom following Rivera total tackles and forced a fumble. His 15 tackles Saturday September 26 were the most since recording 12 in Week 16 of No Media Availability last season, and the third time he registered dou- Sunday, September 27 ble-digit tackles in his career. It was the second Washington Football Team at Cleveland Browns: 1:00 p.m. forced fumble of his career. Monday, September 28 Head Coach Ron Rivera will speak via Zoom at 3:00 p.m. Sean DeBarbieri - Director of Communications • Jessie Johnson - Communications Manager • Charlie Mule - Media Relations Coordinator WE ARE ‘NOTE’ WORTHY TEAM OFFENSE » Washington will head to Cleveland for the first time in the reg- QB Dwayne Haskins Jr. ular season since December 16, 2012 » QB Dwayne Haskins Jr. finished the Week 2 contest against » Washington has won four of their last five games on the road Arizona 19-for-33 for 223 yards and one touchdown pass for a against the Browns. passer rating of 88.3. He also had an eight-yard rush. » A win will give Washington their first 2-1 start since 2018. » His 19 completions in Week 2 tied a career-high. It was his » Washington has earned victories in seven of the team’ last ninth start. nine meetings dating back to 1975. » In Week 2, Haskins Jr. threw for 223 yards, his second-most » Washington will make its 25th regular season trip to play the in a single-game in his career. His highest mark to date was Browns this week. They are 7-17 overall on the road against when he registered 261 passing yards against the Philadelphia the Browns. Eagles in Week 15 of the 2019 season. » The game will be the back end of a two-game road trip for » Haskins Jr. did not throw an interception for the fourth-con- Washington. It is the first of three multi-game road trips for secutive game dating back to last season. the club. » Haskins Jr. has thrown seven interceptions in his first 11 NFL Last Game (30-15 L at ARI) games, the third-fewest INT within a quarterbacks first 11 » Washington registered three sacks in the loss. They have games in franchise history. now registered three-plus sacks in three-consecutive games » Haskins Jr. appeared in nine games with seven starts last sea- dating back to last season. son. He completed 119-203 passes for 1,365 yards and seven » Washington scored all 15 of their points in the second half. touchdowns Through two games this season they have scored seven total » Haskins Jr. has had a passer rating of 82.5 or higher in five of points in the first half and 35 total points in the second half. his first nine career starts, the third-most by Washington QB Those 35 total points in the second half are the third most in through their first nine-career starts. the NFL through two weeks. » Haskins Jr.'s 155 pass completions are the fifth-most through » Washington has recorded the most sacks through the first a quarterbacks first 11-career games in Washington history. two games in a season since 1986 when the team also regis- » Haskins Jr. became the 10th rookie in franchise history to tered 11 total sacks. throw for 1,000 yards last season. » Washington’s 11 total sacks are atop the NFL heading into » Haskins Jr.’s 121.3 passer rating in Week 16 against the Eagles Week 3. last season was the highest for a Washington quarterback » Washington recorded 316 total net yards in the contest, their since Kirk Cousins posted a 132.6 passer rating in Week 11 of most since recording 361 total net yards against the New York the 2017 season. Giants in Week 16 of the 2019 season. WR Terry McLaurin » Washington notched 117 total net rushing yards in the contest, » McLaurin recorded seven receptions for 125 yards and a their most since rushing for 121 net yards against the Green touchdown in Week 2. Bay Packers in Week 14 of the 2019 season. » McLaurin has four 100-plus yard game in his first 16 career » Washington forced a turnover for the third-consecutive game dating back to last season. games, a new franchise record. » Washington has started the season recording an interception » Through his first 16-career games, McLaurin had registered in consecutive games for the first time since 2018. 70 receptions for 1,105 receiving yards and eight touch- downs. He is third in receptions, second in receiving yards and tied for second in touchdowns through 16 total games in Washington history. » McLaurin joins Charlie Brown as the only receiver in Wash- ington history to register two games with 125-plus receiving WE ARE ‘NOTE’ WORTHY yards and one touchdown in the first 16 games with the franchise. » McLaurin is one-of-13 wide receivers to record multiple DEFENSE games with 125-plus yards receiving and one touchdown since 2019. He joins: A.J. Brown, Amari Cooper, Calvin Ridley, Chris Godwin, D.J. Chark, Julio Jones, Kenny Golladay, Mi- chael Thomas, Mike Evans, Stefon Diggs, Tyler Lockett and Tyreek Hill. » McLaurin recorded 17.9 yards per reception in Week 2. Other than his performances against Philadelphia in Week 1 (31.4 yards per reception) and Week 15 (25.0 yards per reception) of last season, it was the highest yards per reception in a single game (min five receptions) since Jamison Crowder had 20.1 yards per reception against the Cowboys in Week 10 of the 2017 season. » McLaurin has had at least 60 receiving yards in 10 of his first 16-career games, tied for the fourth-most since 2005 trailing Odell Beckham Jr. (11), Julio Jones (11) and Allen Robinson (11). » McLaurin averages 15.79 yards per reception, the fifth-most since the start of last season among players with at least 70 DT Jonathan Allen receptions. » DT Jon Allen recorded 0.5 sacks and a QB hit in Week 1 as » McLaurin finished last season with 919 receiving yards and part of an eight-sack barrage on QB Carson Wentz. seven touchdowns. His 919 receiving yards were the sec- » Allen appeared in 15 games, all starts, in 2019. ond-most by a rookie receiver in franchise history. » Allen finished last season with a career-high 68 total tackles. » McLaurin hauled in 58 passes last season, the fourth-most He also tallied seven tackles for loss and six sacks. amongst rookie-receivers in franchise history. » McLaurin's 919 receiving yards were the second-most by an DT Matt Ioannidis NFL rookie last season. » DT Matt Ioannidis set a new single-season career high in » McLaurin became the third rookie in franchise history last sacks [8.5] in 2019 and has 20.5 in his career.