The San Francisco 49ers hit the road after three straight home games to take on the Cleveland Browns. This matchup marks the 21st all-time meeting between the two clubs and the first since the 49ers' 31-3 victory over the Browns in 2019. It also marks the first time the 49ers have traveled to Cleveland since the 2015 season.
Previous game
The 49ers are coming off their fifth-consecutive win this season after beating the Dallas Cowboys 42-10 on Sunday Night Football. Offensively, QB Brock Purdy led the way by completing 17 of his 24 passing attempts for 252 yards and a career-high four touchdowns with a passer rating of 144.4. TE George Kittle was on the receiving end of three of those touchdowns, which set a career-high for him as he totaled 67 yards on three receptions, while FB Kyle Juszczyk added a one-yard touchdown reception. RB Christian McCaffrey tallied 51 yards on 19 rushing attempts, including a one-yard rushing touchdown, and RB Jordan Mason rushed for a career-high 69 yards with a 26-yard rushing touchdown.
San Francisco's defense held the Cowboys to just 197 total yards of offense, forcing four turnovers and registering four sacks on the evening. LB Fred Warner led the way with eight tackles, one sack, one interception, and one forced fumble. LB Dre Greenlaw added five tackles and one sack of QB Dak Prescott, while DL Arik Armstead and DL Nick Bosa split a sack of Prescott. DL Kevin Givens also tallied a sack of QB Cooper Rush, and LB Oren Burks and S Tashaun Gipson Sr. both registered their first interceptions of the season.
The 49ers Communications staff provided the above breakdown.
Below is everything you need to know to follow the upcoming game.
When does the game start?
Sunday, October 15 at 10:00 a.m. PT
Where is the game being played?
Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio
Who are the head coaches?
49ers: Kyle Shanahan
Browns: Kevin Stefanski
What channel is the game on?
Network: FOX
Play-By-Play: Kevin Burkhardt
Color Analyst: Greg Olsen
Sideline Reporter: Erin Andrews
Sideline Reporter: Tom Rinaldi
Those outside broadcast areas can watch via NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV or YouTube Premium. Purchasing the package is required.
What areas will receive the broadcast?
The broadcast will be viewable within the markets designated below for those without NFL Sunday Ticket.
Coverage map courtesy of 506sports.com
Where can I stream the game?
NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers can stream the game using the YouTube TV app. Those who purchased through YouTube Premium can watch via the YouTube app. Additionally, NFL+ subscribers can stream the game in its entirety once the matchup has been completed.
Bay Area fans can stream the game through the official 49ers app or at 49ers.com.
Where can I listen to the radio broadcast?
49ers Radio
Bay Area fans can listen on KGO 810 AM and The Bone 107.7 FM, where Greg Papa and Tim Ryan will call the game.
Jesús Zárate and Carlos Yustis will call the game in Spanish. That broadcast can be heard at 49ers.com/news/Espanol.
Cleveland area fans can listen on 92.3 The Fan, 850 ESPN Cleveland, and WNCX 98.5 FM, where Andrew Siciliano and Nathan Zegura will call the game.
National Radio
Fans can listen to the game via ESPN Radio, where Steve Levy and Max Starks will call the game.
Streaming
NFL+ subscribers can listen to the game through that service.
SiriusXM
SF: 133 or 385
CLE: 82 or 228
Game discussion
Fans can discuss the game within our Niner Talk forum.
How has this series played out historically?
Matchups: 20
Series Record: Browns lead series 12-8
49ers Home Record vs. Browns: Series tied 6-5
49ers Away Record vs. Browns: Browns lead series 7-2
First Meeting: 11/12/50, Browns win 34-14, at Cle.
Last Meeting: 10/7/19, 49ers win 31-3, at SF
Current Streak: Won 1
Longest 49ers Win Streak: 3 (11/11/84 – 10/28/90)
Longest Browns Win Streak: 3 – 2 times (Last 9/13/93 – 12/30/07)
Most 49ers Points: 41 (11/11/84): 49ers win 41-7, at Cle.
Most Browns Points: 38 (10/2/55): Browns win 38-3, at SF
49ers Shutouts: None
Browns Shutouts: 1 (12/1/74): Browns win 7-0, at Cle.
Game Notes
- Cleveland defensive end MYLES GARRETT ranks second in the NFL with 80 sacks since entering the league as the No. 1 overall selection in the 2017 draft. In the Browns' last game, he recorded his 80th sack in his 88th career game, tied with T.J. WATT (88 games) as the second-fastest player to reach 80 career sacks since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer REGGIE WHITE (71 games) reached the mark in fewer NFL games.
- This week, Garrett lines up opposite San Francisco left tackle TRENT WILLIAMS, a fixture on the last 10 NFL Pro Bowl rosters and a first-team All-Pro selection each of the past two years.
- Cleveland's defense has not allowed a point on its opponents' initial drives at the beginning of all four games. The 49ers, meanwhile, have scored a touchdown in all five games on their first possessions.
- San Francisco has won 15 consecutive regular-season games since Week 8 of the 2022 season, having scored at least 30 points in each of its past eight wins. The 49ers are the fifth team in NFL history to score 30 in eight consecutive regular-season games, joining the 1999-2000 ST. LOUIS RAMS (14 consecutive games), 2010-11 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13), 2012-13 DENVER BRONCOS (11) and 2006-07 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (nine).
- Quarterback BROCK PURDY (10-0 career as a starter) is expected to make his 11th regular-season start on Sunday. Among quarterbacks to launch their careers since the 1970 merger, Purdy is only the third to win each of his first 10 starts, joining BEN ROETHLISBERGER (15 consecutive wins to begin career) and MIKE TOMCZAK (10).
- In his first 10 starts, Purdy has completed 183 of 260 pass attempts (70.4 percent) for 2,369 yards and 20 touchdowns, with two interceptions. His 121.1 passer rating is the highest in the NFL history for a quarterback over his first 10 starts, while his completion percentage ranks second behind CHAD PENNINGTON (70.8 percent).
- Dating back to Week 13 of the 2022 season and including the postseason, San Francisco running back CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY has recorded at least one scrimmage touchdown in 14 consecutive games. He is the fifth player in NFL history to register a touchdown in 14 straight games, including the postseason, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers LENNY MOORE (17 consecutive games from 1963-64), JOHN RIGGINS (15, 1982-83), O.J. SIMPSON (15, 1974-75) and EMMITT SMITH (14, 1995).
