Washington hosts Cleveland

Week 5 of the 2024/25 NFL season opened with an NFC South thriller between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons. Kirk Cousins lead the game-winning drive in another fun shootout. Washington is 3-1 after beating the Arizona Cardinals 42-14 last week. They’re now back home, ready to host the Cleveland Browns. Washington opened as 3 point favorites, and that line has held all week. The Over/Under also held steady at 43.5.

The Browns come into this game with a 1-3 record. Their offense with Deshaun Watson at QB hasn’t been good, and their defense hasn’t been as good as advertised before the season started. Their only win came against the 0-4 Jacksonville Jaguars, and they’ve lost to the Cowboys, Giants, and Raiders.

Jayden Daniels continues to improve every week, and he’s lifting the team with his better-than-expected play as a rookie. He will face a different test this week against a better Browns defense under veteran DC Jim Schwartz. Washington will have all of their running backs available, but will be down a receiver with Noah Brown out with a groin injury.

Injury Report

Matchup: Cleveland Browns (1-3) @ Washington Commanders (3-1)

Date/Time: October 6th, 2024, 1 p.m. EDT

Location: Northwest Stadium | Landover, MD

(via 506sports)

TV: Fox

Jason Benetti (play-by-play)

Greg Olsen (analyst)

Pam Oliver (sideline)

RADIO: Big 100(iHeart Radio)

Washington Radio Network

Bram Weinstein (play-by-play)

London Fletcher (analyst)

Logan Paulsen (sideline)

Spanish Broadcast

Moisés Linares (play-by-play)

Juan Romero (analyst)

Sirius XM NFL

Cleveland: XM/SXM 386, Internet 807

Washington: XM/SXM 232, Internet 831

Live Streaming: NFL+, fuboTV

FanDuel odds: Washington -3, 43.5 O/U

Browns +126

Commanders -148

Prediction: Washington 28 – Cleveland 23

Enemy Blog: Dawgs by Nature

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