CLEVELAND — One week removed from their 24-22 win over the Baltimore Ravens (8-4), the Cleveland Browns (7-6) will return to action to host the Las Vegas Raiders (6-7) at FirstEnergy Stadium.
What follows is everything you need to know about the Browns' Week 14 matchup:
Game info, how to watch on TV, betting line:
Date: Monday, December 20, 2021
Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
TV channel: NFL Network, CBS
Live Stream: NFL Network
Radio: ESPN 850, 92.3 The Fan, 98.5 WNCX
Betting line: Browns -1
Over-under point total: 38
Game preview:
While the Browns' win over the Ravens kept them in the thick of the AFC playoff picture, Cleveland now finds itself facing an uphill battle to stay there. With more than 20 players having tested positive for COVID-19 over the course of the past week, the Browns will be shorthanded while hosting a Las Vegas team they were initially favored against.
Among the players to test positive for Cleveland this week has been quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum, leaving Nick Mullens -- who was previously on the Browns' practice squad -- to start at quarterback on Saturday. Additionally, Cleveland is currently slated to be without a handful of starters, including wide receiver Jarvis Landry, offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr., tight end Austin Hooper, defensive tackle Malik McDowell, linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and safeties Grant Delpit and Ronnie Harrison Jr.
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski also tested positive for COVID-19, leaving special teams coordinator Mike Priefer as Cleveland's acting head coach. At this point, the Browns' Week 15 matchup is shaping up to be, if nothing else, memorable, and a likely turning point -- for better or worse -- in Cleveland's 2021 campaign.