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CLEVELAND BROWNS WEEKLY GAME RELEASE Regular Season Week 14, Game 13 Cleveland Browns (0-12) vs. Green Bay Packers (6-6) DATE: Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 SITE: FirstEnergy Stadium KICKOFF: 1:00 p.m. CAPACITY: 67,431 SURFACE: Grass NOTABLE STORYLINES GAME INFORMATION The Browns return to FirstEnergy Stadium for the first Television of consecutive home games when they host the Green Bay FOX, Channel 8, Cleveland Packers at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10. The Packers hold a Play-by-play: Thom Brennaman 12-7 advantage in the all-time regular season series, includ- Analyst: Chris Spielman ing a 6-4 mark in Cleveland. Sideline reporter: Jennifer Hale Last season, the Browns finished 31st in the NFL in both Radio total defense and rushing defense. Through 13 weeks this University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network year, the Browns rank 10th in total defense and sixth in rush- Flagship stations: 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM), ESPN 850 WKNR, ing defense. The highest the Browns have finished in run de- WNCX (98.5 FM) fense since 1999 was in 2013 when the team finished 18th. Play-by-play: Jim Donovan Analyst: Doug Dieken Since Week 8, the Browns are fourth in the league with a 4.95 rush average. Overall, the Browns are ninth in the NFL Sideline reporter: Nathan Zegura with a rushing average of 4.36 yards. In 2016, the Browns 2017 SCHEDULE finished second in the NFL with a 4.89 rushing average. PRESEASON (4-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT NETWORK WR Josh Gordon, who was appearing in his first game THURS., AUG. 10 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS W, 20-14 WEWS since Dec. 21, 2014, recorded four receptions for 85 yards at MON., AUG. 21 NEW YORK GIANTS W, 10-6 ESPN Los Angeles. Gordon has appeared in 36 games since joining Sat., Aug. 26 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 13-9 WEWS the Browns as a second-round pick in the 2012 supplemental Thurs., Aug. 31 at Chicago Bears W, 25-0 WEWS draft. He has 165 receptions for 2,839 yards and 14 touch- downs. In 2013, he led the NFL with 1,646 receiving yards. REGULAR SEASON (0-12) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT NETWORK SUN., SEPT. 10 PITTSBURGH STEELERS L, 18-21 CBS LBs Joe Schobert and Christian Kirksey rank tied for Sun., Sept. 17 at Baltimore Ravens L, 10-24 CBS second and tied for fifth in the NFL in tackles this season, Sun., Sept. 24 at Indianapolis Colts L, 28-31 CBS respectively. The pair has played every defensive snap for SUN., OCT. 1 CINCINNATI BENGALS L, 7-31 CBS the Browns this season and join N.Y. Jets LB Demario Davis SUN., OCT. 8 NEW YORK JETS L, 14-17 FOX and K.C. DB Ron Parker as the only players in the NFL to have Sun., Oct. 15 at Houston Texans L, 17-33 CBS played every defensive snap for their team this season. SUN., OCT. 22 TENNESSEE TITANS L, 9-12 (OT) CBS SUN., OCT. 29 MINNESOTA VIKINGS L, 16-33 NFL Sun., Nov. 5 Bye Week In seven games this season, rookie DL Myles Garrett Sun., Nov. 12 at Detroit Lions L, 24-38 CBS has recorded 21 tackles, five sacks and one fumble recov- SUN., NOV. 19 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS L, 7-19 CBS ery. Despite playing just seven games, he is tied for second Sun., Nov. 26 at Cincinnati Bengals L, 16-30 CBS among all NFL rookies in sacks. Sun., Dec. 3 at Los Angeles Chargers L, 10-19 CBS SUN., DEC. 10 GREEN BAY PACKERS 1:00 P.M. FOX Rookie TE David Njoku is leading the Browns with four re- SUN., DEC. 17 BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00 P.M. CBS ceiving touchdowns. His four receiving scores are the most Sun., Dec. 24 at Chicago Bears #1:00 p.m. CBS ever by a Browns rookie tight end. The first-round pick has 28 Sun., Dec. 31 at Pittsburgh Steelers #1:00 p.m. CBS receptions for 332 yards on the season. Njoku is tied for third All times Eastern #Due to NFL flexible scheduling, game times are subject to change in receiving touchdowns among all NFL rookies this season. INSIDE THIS WEEK’S RELEASE RB Duke Johnson Jr. leads the team this season in re- How they compare .........................2 How the Browns were built .......17 Series history ...................................3 Depth chart .......................................18 ceptions (52) and receiving yards (456), while adding four Connections. .....................................3 Pronunciation guide .....................18 touchdowns (two rushing and two receiving). Among all NFL Last time they played ..................4 Transactions .....................................19-20 running backs since 2015, Johnson ranks first in receiving Probable starters ...........................5-6 The last time ....................................21 Notes ....................................................7-10 Participation chart ........................22 yards (1,504) and second in receptions (166). Browns give back ...........................11 Game summaries ...........................23-28 Hue Jackson bio ..............................12 2017 stats ..........................................29-31 Rookie QB DeShone Kizer has thrown for 2,038 yards Rosters ................................................13-16 and added 308 rushing yards with five touchdowns. His 308 BROWNS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF rushing yards are the second-most by a Browns quarterback Peter John-Baptiste, [email protected], 440/891-5015 in a season and his 2,038 passing yards are the third-most Dan Murphy, [email protected], 440/824-3659 by a Browns rookie. Rob McBurnett, [email protected], 440/824-6175 Mike Annarella, [email protected], 440/891-5096 Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers Regular Season Week 14, Game 13 -1- A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GAME HOW THEY COMPARE UPCOMING MEDIA SCHEDULE Cleveland Browns 2017 record: 0-12 Wednesday, December 6 2017 leaders: 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Open locker room Rushing: Isaiah Crowell (155-595, 3.8, 2 TD) 1:00 p.m. - Packers Head Coach Mike McCarty conference call Passing: DeShone Kizer (181-345, 2,038, 6 TD) 1:15-3:10 p.m. – Practice Receiving: Duke Johnson Jr. (52-456, 8.8, 2 TD) After practice – Hue Jackson available in media center 4:30 p.m. - Packers LB Clay Matthews conference call Green Bay Packers Thursday, December 7 2017 record: 6-6 11:30 a.m.-1:35 p.m. – Practice 2017 leaders: After practice – Hue Jackson available and open locker room Rushing: Aaron Jones (71-390, 5.5, 4 TD) Passing: Brett Hundley (126-206, 1,269, 5 TD) Friday, December 8 Receiving: Davante Adams (59-744, 12.6, 7 TD) 10:15 a.m. – Chris Tabor available in media center 10:45 a.m. – Kirby Wilson available in media center Cleveland -- Hue Jackson: 9-35, third season as head coach, second 12:00 p.m. – Hue Jackson available in media center after walk thru with the Browns. 12:15 p.m. – Gregg Williams available in media center after walk thru Hue Jackson was named the 16th full-time head coach in Cleveland 12:30-1:15 p.m. – Open locker room Browns history on January 13, 2016. He is in his 30th year as a coach- Saturday, December 9 ing, including the last 16 in the NFL. He has spent 10 seasons coaching No scheduled availability in the AFC North, during which time he helped his team advance to the postseason seven times. Jackson was head coach of the Oakland Raid- Sunday, December 10 ers in 2011 and guided the team to an 8-8 record. He has also served 1:00 p.m. – Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers as offensive coordinator in Washington (2003), Atlanta (2007), Oakland (2010) and Cincinnati (2014-15). Jackson spent 14 years coaching on Monday, December 11 the college level and was a quarterback at Pacific from 1985-86. 2:30 p.m. – Hue Jackson available in media room Players available in locker room to follow Packers -- Mike McCarthy: 133-80-1, 11th season as head coach. Mike McCarthy was named the 14th head coach in Green Bay Packers history on January 12, 2006. With a win over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl *All times and availability are Eastern unless noted, approximate and subject to XLV, he joined Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren as the only coaches change. Please feel free to con rm times with the Browns communications staff . to guide the Packers to a Super Bowl title. He has guided the Packers to nine playoff appearances, tied with Lombardi for the team record, in- **All credential requests need to be submitted via www.clevelandbrowns.com/ cluding a franchise-best seven straight berths from 2009-15. McCarthy mediacredentials by noon, six days before each home game and 10 days for each has led the Packers to eight 10-win seasons, five seasons with 11-plus away game. wins and three with 12-plus victories, all franchise records. In 2011, he led Green Bay to a team-record 15 wins, the NFC North title and the top seed in the conference for the first time since 1996. He returned to Green Bay after serving as the team’s quarterbacks coach in 1999. He 2017 AFC NORTH STANDINGS was offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints (2000-04) and Team W L T Pct. PF PA the San Francisco 49ers (2005). Pittsburgh 10 2 0 .833 281 213 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 280 207 Cincinnati 5 7 0 .417 218 238 Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 176 308 GB (NFL rank) CLE (NFL rank) This week’s AFC North schedule: Sunday, Dec. 10: Cleveland vs. Green Bay 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Chicago 1:00 p.m. Baltimore at Pittsburgh 8:30 p.m. Last week’s AFC North schedule: Sunday, Dec.