CLEVELAND BROWNS WEEKLY GAME RELEASE | WEEK 14, GAME 13 DEC. 8, 2019 | 1 P.M. ET | VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS | FIRSTENERGY STADIUM NOTABLE STORYLINES GAME INFORMATION • This week, the Browns (5-7) will have their first of two matchups against divisional opponent Cincinnati Bengals (1-11) TELEVISION CBS PLAY-BY-PLAY Beth Mowins at FirstEnergy Stadium, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. ET. The Browns last met ANALYST Tiki Barber the Bengals on Dec. 23, 2018 and came away with a convincing 26-18 victory. The win clinched a winning record for the Browns RADIO University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network in the AFC North for the first time since its creation in 2002 and FLAGSHIP STATIONS 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM) they swept the Bengals for the first time since the same year. ESPN 850 WKNR | WNCX (98.5 FM) The Browns are 2-1 against AFC North foes this season. PLAY-BY-PLAY Jim Donovan ANALYST Doug Dieken • Last week, the Browns traveled to Pittsburgh to take on the SIDELINE REPORTER Nathan Zegura Steelers, and despite building a double-digit lead early, the Browns fell, 20-13, while Pittsburgh moved to 7-5 with a win SPANISH RADIO La Mega 87.7 FM that split the series between the teams for the 2019 season. PLAY-BY-PLAY Rafael “Rafa” Hernandez-Brito ANALYST Octavio Sequera QB Baker Mayfield finished 18-of-32 for 196 yards with a touchdown and an interception on Cleveland’s final drive of the contest. RBs Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt combined for 104 yards on the ground and another 40 through the air, while WR Jarvis Landry led all Browns WRs with six catches for 76 yards. • Landry finished November by leading the NFL with five receiving touchdowns and leading all AFC players with 35 receptions. He also finished third among AFC players with 415 receiving yards and became the first Brown with a touchdown catch in four consecutive games since Gary Barnidge in 2015 and the first Browns WR to accomplish the feat since Josh Gordon in 2013. Landry helped lead the Browns to a 3-2 record in the month of November, the team’s most wins in November since 2014. • LB Joe Schobert also had a career month in November, leading all NFL players with four interceptions and becoming the sixth LB in NFL history to have at least two interceptions in consecutive games and the first to accomplish the feat since Cato June in 2005. He also became the fourth LB in NFL history to record four interceptions in the month of November and first since Stan White in 1975. During a 21-7 victory against Pittsburgh, he became the first NFL linebacker with a sack and two picks in a game since Lavonte David in 2013. • Chubb has recorded at least 75 scrimmage yards in 12 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest such streak by a Brown since Jim Brown in 1961-62. He leads the league in rushing yards with 1,175. • Mayfield’s 2,721 passing yards this season are the sixth most by a Brown through the first 12 games of a season, while his 6,642 career passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns are each the most by a Brown in their first two seasons. 3 SCHEDULES AND IMPORTANT DATES 2019 NFL IMPORTANT DATES DEC. 12 • League Meeting, Las Colinas, Texas. DEC. 29 • Week 17. JAN. 4-5 • Wild Card Playoffs. JAN. 11-12 • Divisional Playoffs. JAN. 18 • East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. JAN. 19 • AFC and NFC Championship Games. JAN. 25 • Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. JAN. 26 • 2020 NFL Pro Bowl. • An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching job may have a second interview with such club no later than the Sunday preceding the Super Bowl. FEB. 2 • Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, South Florida. FEB. 24 - MARCH 2 • NFL Scouting Combine, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana. UP NEXT FEB. 25 • First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players. AFC NORTH SCHEDULE LAST WEEK Next week, the Browns (5-7) will make their final west coast San Francisco (10-2) at BALTIMORE (10-2) BAL, 20-17 trip as they travel to Glendale, Ariz., to face the Arizona N.Y. Jets (4-8) at CINCINNATI (1-11) CIN, 22-6 Cardinals (3-8-1) at The University of Phoenix Stadium. The CLEVELAND (5-7) at PITTSBURGH (7-5) PIT, 20-13 Browns look to secure their first win against an NFC West opponent this season. The last time the Browns faced the THIS WEEK Cardinals was in 2015, when the Browns lost, 34-20. CINCINNATI (1-11) at CLEVELAND (5-7) Dec. 8, 1 p.m. ET BALTIMORE (10-2) at Buffalo (9-3) Dec. 8, 1 p.m. ET PITTSBURGH (7-5) at Arizona (3-8-1) Dec. 8, 4:25 p.m. ET HOW TO WATCH THE BROWNS NEXT WEEK N.Y. Jets (4-8) at BALTIMORE (10-2) Dec. 12, 8:20 p.m. ET CLEVELAND BROWNS TELEVISION PROGRAMMING | NEWS 5 New England (10-2) at CINCINNATI (1-11) Dec. 15, 1 p.m. ET Game Day Programming Buffalo (9-3) at PITTSBURGH (7-5) Dec. 15, 1 p.m. ET • Browns Countdown, presented by Elk & Elk (1:30 prior to the CLEVELAND (5-7) at Arizona (3-8-1) Dec. 15, 4:05 p.m. ET game) News 5 (WEWS) Online Programming • Building the Browns, Youtube (every three weeks) 4 A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GAME HOW THEY COMPARE 2019 NFL REGULAR SEASON RANKINGS BENGALS BROWNS Points PG 14.9 (31) 20.5 (21) Total YPG 301.0 (26) 347.9 (18) Rushing YPG 78.0 (29) 122.7 (10) Passing YPG 223.0 (19) 225.3 (17) Points APG 24.8 (24) 22.7 (18) Total Defensive YPG 405.0 (31) 337.3 (15) Rushing Defensive YPG 157.6 (32) 124.0 (26) Passing Defensive YPG 247.4 (21) 213.3 (6) Turnover Ratio -12 (30) -4 (22t) HEAD TO HEAD A head-to-head look at each teams’ top 2019 offensive and defensive weapons. PASSING QB Cmp Att Yds TD Int Rate Baker Mayfield 244 407 2,917 15 14 79.9 Andy Dalton 226 375 2,495 10 8 80.0 RUSHING RB Att Yds Avg TD Nick Chubb 238 1,175 4.9 7 SCOTT TAETSCH/GETTY IMAGES Joe Mixon 183 643 3.5 2 RECEIVING HC FREDDIE KITCHENS HC ZAC TAYLOR WR Rec Yds Rec/G TD Jarvis Landry 56 919 76.6 5 Tyler Boyd 68 758 63.2 1 FREDDIE KITCHENS: 5-7, FIRST SEASON AS A HEAD COACH. Freddie Kitchens was named the head coach of the Cleveland Browns on Jan. 12, 2019. This is Kitchens’ second season with the TACKLES Browns, previously working as RB/assoc. HC and OC in 2018. Player Asst Solo Tot Prior to Cleveland, Kitchens worked with the Dallas Cowboys Joe Schobert 31 72 103 and Arizona Cardinals from 2006-17, coaching TEs, RBs and QBs. Nick Vigil 46 49 95 Kitchens was a QB at the University of Alabama from 1993-97 where he threw for 4,668 passing yards and 30 touchdowns. SACKS Player Sacks ZAC TAYLOR: 1-11, FIRST SEASON AS A HEAD COACH. Zac Taylor was Myles Garrett 10 named head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals on February 4, 2019. Carlos Dunlap 5.5 This is Taylor’s seventh season working in the NFL. Taylor began his NFL coaching career with the Miami Dolphins where he served PASS DEFENSES as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator from 2012-15. Player PD Taylor spent one season as the offensive coordinator and QB Joe Schobert 9 coach for the University of Cincinnati in 2016 before returning to Two Tied 3 the NFL in 2017. Taylor served as the Los Angeles Rams’ assistant WR coach before becoming QB coach for the Rams in 2018. Taylor INTERCEPTIONS played football at the collegiate level at Wake Forest (2002-03), Player Int Butler Community College (2004) and the University of Nebraska Joe Schobert 4 (2005-2006). Taylor posted a record of 17-9 with the Cornhuskers, Jessie Bates III 2 throwing for 5,850 yards and 45 touchdowns. 5 A LOOK AT THIS WEEK’S GAME SERIES HISTORY NOTABLE CONNECTIONS REGULAR SEASON RESULTS VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS • Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown was the Browns’ first SINCE 1999 head coach and general manager. Brown coached the Browns from 1942-62, before later founding the Cincinnati Bengals and Date Result Score becoming the Bengals’ first head coach and general manager. Cincinnati Bengals 10/10/1999 L 17-18 Brown coached the Bengals from 1968-75. at Cincinnati Bengals 12/12/1999 L 28-44 at Cincinnati Bengals 9/10/2000 W 24-7 • Bengals DE Anthony Zettel spent the 2018 season with the Cincinnati Bengals 10/29/2000 L 3-12 Browns. at Cincinnati Bengals 10/14/2001 L 14-24 Cincinnati Bengals 11/25/2001 W 18-0 • Bengals DL coach Nick Eason served as a coaching intern for Cincinnati Bengals 9/15/2002 W 20-7 the Browns in 2013. at Cincinnati Bengals 11/17/2002 W 27-20 Cincinnati Bengals 9/28/2003 L 14-21 • Bengals DE Sam Hubbard, G Michael Jordan and C Billy Price at Cincinnati Bengals 12/28/2003 W 22-14 played at Ohio State. Cincinnati Bengals 10/17/2004 W 34-17 at Cincinnati Bengals 11/28/2004 L 48-58 • Bengals defensive quality control coach Jordan Kovacs is a Cincinnati Bengals 9/11/2005 L 13-27 native of Curtice, Ohio.