Cleveland Browns Weekly Game Release Regular Season Week 16, Game 15 1 P.M
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CLEVELAND BROWNS WEEKLY GAME RELEASE REGULAR SEASON WEEK 16, GAME 15 1 P.M. ET | DECEMBER 23, 2018 VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS FIRSTENERGY STADIUM BENGALS (6-8) VS. BROWNS (6-7-1) CAPACITY 67,431 | SURFACE GRASS NOTABLE STORYLINES GAME INFORMATION • This week, the Browns put a cap on their 2018 home slate TELEVISION CBS | Channel 19 | Cleveland with an AFC North contest against the Cincinnati Bengals on PLAY-BY-PLAY Spero Dedes Sun., Dec. 23 at 1 p.m. on CBS. The Browns defeated the Bengals ANALYST Adam Archuleta in Week 12, 35-20, and look to achieve a season sweep of the Bengals for the first time since 2002. RADIO University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network FLAGSHIP STATIONS 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM) • The Browns didn’t take their foot off the gas pedal in Week 15, ESPN 850 WKNR | WNCX (98.5 FM) downing the Denver Broncos on the road, 17-16. Trailing 13-10 in PLAY-BY-PLAY Jim Donovan the final quarter of play, a pick from DB T.J. Carrie sparked the ANALYST Doug Dieken Browns offense to score a touchdown for the first time since SIDELINE REPORTER Nathan Zegura its first drive of the game, as QB Baker Mayfield hit WR Antonio Callaway for the go-ahead touchdown. But with less than two SPANISH RADIO La Mega 87.7 FM minutes remaining and Denver driving for the win, DB Jabrill PLAY-BY-PLAY Rafael “Rafa” Hernandez-Brito Peppers sacked QB Case Keenum on a fourth-and-10 at midfield ANALYST Octavio Sequera to move the Browns to 6-7-1 on the year. The win was the team’s second straight and fourth in its last five. INSIDE THIS WEEK’S RELEASE • The Browns improved to 2-0 in primetime games this season, How they compare 4 with a 24-32 (.429) all-time record in primetime games, including Series history 5 a 2-0 mark on Saturday nights. The victory was also the Browns’ Connections 5 first against the Broncos since 1990, snapping an 11-game Last time they played 5 losing streak. What to look for 6 Probable starters 7-8 • Mayfield went 18-of-31 for 188 yards and a pair of scores. He’s Team notes 9-14 thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his 11 starts, Player notes 15-34 trailing only Hall of Famer Kurt Warner’s 23 (1999-2000) and Brad Johnson’s 15 (1996-97) for the most consecutive starts Gregg Williams bio 35-36 with a touchdown pass to begin an NFL career. Mayfield is Rosters 37-40 also the first Browns QB since Bernie Kosar tossed 12 in 1987 How the team was built 41 to throw a touchdown in 11 consecutive starts. Mayfield’s 21 Depth chart 42 passing touchdowns tie for the seventh most by an NFL rookie Pronunciation guide 42 in a season and are the most by a Browns rookie. His 3,065 Transactions 43-46 passing yards rank 12th in team history and are the second The last time 47-48 most by a Browns rookie. Participation 49 2018 game summaries 50-54 •Peppers recorded his first interception of the season and first 2018 statistics 55-57 sack of his career last week to help seal the Browns’ triumph over the Broncos. Peppers is the first Brown since 2016 to sack a QB and intercept a pass in the same contest. • Rookie RB Nick Chubb hit the 100-yard rushing mark for the third time this season and his 860 rushing yards on the year rank fourth among rookies in team history. Since taking on a starting role in Week 7, Chubb is third in the league in rushing (687). • The Browns picked off the Broncos twice to increase their total to 30 takeaways on the season. The defense has 17 interceptions this season after recording seven in all of 2017, with 11 different players contributing to the total. Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns | Regular Season Week 16, Game 15 3 A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GAME HOW THEY COMPARE HC | GREGG WILLIAMS HC | MARVIN LEWIS Bengals.com CLEVELAND BROWNS (6-7-1) 2018 Leaders • Rushing: Nick Chubb (164-860, 5.24, 8 TD) • Passing: Baker Mayfield (260-407, 3,065, 21 TD, 11 INT) • Receiving: Jarvis Landry (72-827, 11.5, 3 TD) Gregg Williams: 21-33, fourth season as a head coach, first with the Browns. Gregg Williams was named Browns interim head coach on Oct. 29, 2018. He has served as the team’s defensive coordinator since Jan. 7, 2017. Williams also served as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001-03 and has 17 seasons of experience as an NFL defensive coordinator. His defenses have finished in the top five in total defense five times, including the top defense in the NFL in 2000. Williams also oversaw a Saints defensive unit that won Super Bowl XLIV and a Titans defense that advanced to Super Bowl XXXIV. CINCINNATI BENGALS (6-8) 2018 Leaders LAST WEEK’S AFC NORTH SCHEDULE • Rushing: Joe Mixon (207-995, 4.81, 86 TD) CLEVELAND (6-7-1) at Denver (6-8) CLE, 17-16 • Passing: Jeff Driskel (80-133, 775, 4 TD, 2 INT) Tampa Bay (5-9) vs. BALTIMORE (8-6) BAL, 20-12 • Receiving: Tyler Boyd (76-1,028, 13.5, 7 TD) Oakland (3-11) vs. CINCINNATI (6-8) CIN, 30-16 New England (9-5) vs. PITTSBURGH (8-5-1) PIT, 17-10 Marvin Lewis: 131-120-3, 16th season as a head coach, 16th with the Bengals. Marvin Lewis was named head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 14, 2003. Lewis, the longest-tenured THIS WEEK’S AFC NORTH SCHEDULE coach in franchise history, has guided the Bengals to four AFC BALTIMORE (8-6) at L.A. Chargers (11-3) Sat., Dec. 22, 8:20 p.m. North titles and seven playoff berths in his 16 seasons at the CINCINNATI (6-8) vs. CLEVELAND (6-7-1) Sun., Dec. 23, 1 p.m. helm. Prior to Cincinnati, Lewis served as defensive coordinator PITTSBURGH (8-5-1) at New Orleans (12-2) Sun., Dec. 23, 4:25 p.m. of the Baltimore Ravens from 1996-2001, as well as defensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins in 2002. Lewis was NEXT WEEK’S AFC NORTH SCHEDULE also the LBs coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1992-95. CLEVELAND (6-7-1) at BALTIMORE (8-6) Sun., Dec. 30, 1 p.m. CINCINNATI (6-8) at PITTSBURGH (8-5-1) Sun., Dec. 30, 1 p.m. 2018 NFL REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS Bengals Browns UP NEXT Points PG 24.1 (14) 22.1 (19) Next week, the Browns look to close Total YPG 326.2 (25) 355.8 (16) out the 2018 regular season with Rushing YPG 103.9 (23) 121.2 (13) a season sweep of the Baltimore Passing YPG 222.3 (23) 234.6 (16) Ravens for the first time since 2007 Points APG 29.5 (31) 24.9 (22t) and just the second time since Total Defensive YPG 413.0 (32) 401.1 (29) the AFC North formed in 2002. The Rushing Defensive YPG 142.4 (29) 126.1 (24) season finale kicks off Sun, Dec. 30 at 1 p.m. ET from M&T Bank Stadium Passing Defensive YPG 270.6 (29) 275.1 (30) (Baltimore, Md.) Turnover Ratio 0 (17t) +9 (4t) Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns | Regular Season Week 16, Game 15 4 A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GAME SERIES HISTORY NOTABLE CONNECTIONS REGULAR SEASON RESULTS: • Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown was the Browns’ VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS (SINCE 1999) first head coach and general manager. Brown coached the Browns from 1946-62, before later founding the Cincinnati Bengals and also becoming the franchise’s first head coach and Date Result Score general manager. Brown coached the Bengals from 1968-75. Cincinnati Bengals 10/10/1999 L 17-18 at Cincinnati Bengals 12/12/1999 L 28-44 • Browns QBs coach Ken Zampese spent the previous 15 years at Cincinnati Bengals 9/10/2000 W 24-7 with the Bengals, most recently serving as offensive coordinator Cincinnati Bengals 10/29/2000 L 3-12 from 2016-17. Zampese was QBs coach from 2003-15. at Cincinnati Bengals 10/14/2001 L 14-24 Cincinnati Bengals 11/25/2001 W 18-0 • Browns OL Kevin Zeitler was originally selected by the Bengals Cincinnati Bengals 9/15/2002 W 20-7 in the first round (27th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He started at Cincinnati Bengals 11/17/2002 W 27-20 71 of 72 games for the Bengals from 2012-16. Cincinnati Bengals 9/28/2003 L 14-21 at Cincinnati Bengals 12/28/2003 W 22-14 • Browns DL Chris Smith was a member of the Bengals last Cincinnati Bengals 10/17/2004 W 34-17 season. at Cincinnati Bengals 11/28/2004 L 48-58 Cincinnati Bengals 9/11/2005 L 13-27 • Browns head coach Gregg Williams served as assistant head at Cincinnati Bengals 12/11/2005 L 20-23 coach/defense of the Washington Redskins from 2004-07, at Cincinnati Bengals 9/17/2006 L 17-34 working alongside of Bengals offensive coordinator Bill Lazor. Cincinnati Bengals 11/26/2006 L 0-30 Lazor also served as offensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins Cincinnati Bengals 9/16/2007 W 51-45 from 2014-15, guiding Browns WR Jarvis Landry in his first two at Cincinnati Bengals 12/23/2007 L 14-19 NFL seasons.