Browns vs. Giants: Week 3 Need to Know

Cleveland is back home and looking for consecutive wins. Will the Giants stand in their way? Here is everything you need to know about the game.

The Cleveland Browns return home on Sunday as they host the New York Giants.

Cleveland is coming off a road win against the Jacksonville Jaguars that saw the offense start strong with a touchdown on their first drive of the game, only to mostly stall out the rest of the way with five punts on six offensive drives in the second half.

The Giants somehow managed to lose their Week 2 game despite scoring three touchdowns and keeping the Washington Commanders out of the end zone thanks to seven field goals from kicker Austin Seibert.

It’s the Browns vs. the Giants in a series that dates back to 1950! Here is everything you need to know about the game.

Game Info

Records: Cleveland is 1-1. New York is 0-2.

Kickoff: 1 p.m.

Stadium: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland

TV: FOX

Announcers: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi (sideline reporter)

Radio: 850 ESPN Cleveland, 92.3 The Fan WKRK, 98.5 WNCX, 89.1 FM La Mega (Español)

Announcers: Andrew Siciliano, Nathan Zegura and Je’Rod Cherry (sideline reporter)

Last meeting: The Browns won the last meeting, 20-6, in Week 16 of the 2020 season.

First meeting: The Giants won the first meeting, 6-0, on October 1, 1950.

All-time series: Cleveland leads the all-time regular-season series, 27-21-2. The Giants have won on three of their last four trips to Cleveland.

Weather: 79 degrees and partly cloudy. Winds from the south at 6 MPH. (weather.com)

Uniform: Browns will be kitted in their brown jerseys and white pants.

Injury report: Browns – Out: Tight end David Njoku (ankle), running back Pierre Strong Jr. (hamstring). Questionable: Offensive tackle Jack Conklin (knee), offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. (knee) Giants – Out: Cornerback Nick McCloud (knee). Questionable: Linebacker Brian Burns (groin), linebacker Darius Muasau (knee).

The line: Browns -6.5 on the various betting apps.

News and Notes

• The Browns have converted just 12 percent of their third downs through the first two weeks of the season, while the Giants are allowing opponents to convert at a 42 percent rate on third down.
• Cleveland leads the league in fourth-down conversions with a success rate of 75 percent.
• New York allows 163 rushing yards per game and is ranked at No. 27 against the run.
• Cleveland has been struggling to find consistency in the run game as they come into the weekend ranked No. 21 with 109 rushing yards per game and No. 16 with 4.5 yards per carry.
• Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson has gone 14 consecutive games without throwing for 300-plus yards in a game, the longest streak of his career.
• Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is ranked 20th in passing grade from Pro Football Focus and the site credits him with just “one big-time throw” out of his 70 pass attempts.
• New York rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers is averaging 12.9 yards per reception and has 15 catches for 193 yards and a touchdown through the first two weeks of the season.
• This week’s game poster:

• Cleveland’s offensive line allowed 16 pressures by the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2, according to Pro Football Focus, resulting in the unit’s second-lowest pass-blocking rating since the beginning of the 2023 season.
• New York’s offensive line allowed seven pressures and quarterback Daniel Jones was sacked just once in their Week 2 game against the Washington Commanders.

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A Final Quote

Wide receiver Amari Cooper on his early season struggles (quote via team website):

“You want to go out there and play your best brand of football individually as early as possible. So it definitely (has) been frustrating. It is what it is. You’ve got to go out there and just play your game, get back focused, lock back in, and that’s what I’m looking to do.”

What are you looking for from the Browns in Sunday’s game against the Giants?