Cleveland Browns

Titans-Browns Capsule

Published Oct. 19, 2017 2:21 p.m. ET

TENNESSEE (3-3) at CLEVELAND (0-6)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS

OPENING LINE - Titans by 7

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Titans 3-3, Browns 0-6

SERIES RECORD - Browns lead 35-30

LAST MEETING - Titans beat Browns 28-26, Oct. 16, 2016

LAST WEEK - Titans beat Colts 36-22; Browns lost to Texans 33-17

AP PRO32 RANKING - Titans No. 20, Browns No. 32

TITANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (6), PASS (25)

TITANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (16), PASS (16)

BROWNS OFFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (21), PASS (23)

BROWNS DEFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (6), PASS (17)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Titans on short week after rallying for 21 points in fourth quarter to beat Colts. ... QB Marcus Mariota returned after missing one game with hamstring injury and passed for 306 yards and TD. He finished 23 of 32. ... Mariota has five fourth-quarter comebacks in 32 career starts. ... RB Derrick Henry rushed for 131 yards on 19 carries vs. Colts, breaking off 72-yard TD run in final minute. ... K Ryan Succop made five field goals against Indy and has converted league-record 51 straight attempts inside 50 yards, dating to 2014. ... WR Eric Decker, signed as free agent in offseason, caught seven passes for 88 yards, five for first downs at Indy. ... Titans had 169 yards rushing last week and averaging 132 per game. ... Titans begin stretch of four straight games against AFC North teams. ... Tennessee rookie WR Corey Davis will sit out with hamstring injury. ... Browns are 1-21 in two seasons under coach Hue Jackson, who is beginning to take heat. ... Three of Browns' losses this season have been by three points or less. ... Rookie QB DeShone Kizer returns to starting lineup after benching last week. Kizer threw league-high nine interceptions - four in red zone - in first five starts. ... With latest swap, Browns have changed quarterbacks 20 times in past 43 games. ... Rookie DE and top overall pick Myles Garrett has team-leading three sacks in just two games. ... Browns' defense finished last statistically in 2016, and has shown improvement, but still not forcing enough turnovers and opponents have scored 16 TDs in 18 red-zone trips. ... Browns WR Kenny Britt and DB Jason McCourty both drafted by Titans in 2009. McCourty had 58-yard interception TD return last week. ... Fantasy Tip: Browns rookie TE David Njoku becoming reliable target and more involved in offense. He leads team with three TD catches.

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