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Week 5 of the NFL season kicks off tonight as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Atlanta Falcons.

It’s an intriguing game for Browns fans, in the sense that they get to reminisce about Baker Mayfield, who is lighting it up for the Buccaneers. Through four games, Mayfield has 8 touchdown passes to 2 interceptions, as well as 2 rushing touchdowns. The Buccaneers are 3-1, having big wins against Washington, Detroit, and Philadelphia, but also an egg against the Broncos.

The Falcons, meanwhile, remain an intriguing team simply due...

Cleveland placed DE Alex Wright on the injured reserve list Thursday with a triceps injury.

The Cleveland Browns placed defensive end Alex Wright on the season-ending injured reserve list on Thursday.

Wright broke the news on Instagram that he has been dealing with a triceps injury since the joint practices against the Minnesota Vikings in August. The injury got progressively worse and Wright underwent surgery on Thursday in Dallas, which brought his 2024 season to a close.

In his post, Wright wrote that:

“After the Jacksonville game, I got an MRI on my tricep because I was dealing with...

The DBN staff predicts the Week 5 games, plus the national media make their predictions for Browns vs. Commanders.

Here is what the national media is saying about the Week 5 game between the Browns and Commanders:

CBS Sports (Pete Prisco) - Commanders 28, Browns 17

The Commanders are riding high behind rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, while the Browns are struggling with Deshaun Watson. This is a second straight road game for the Browns and they are really banged up. The offensive line is a mess. Daniels will stay hot. The Commanders keep rolling.

CBS Sports (John...

Last year’s Heisman winner has had an incredible start in the pros.

The Cleveland Browns received a boost on Wednesday as Nick Chubb practiced for the first time of the season after the team activated his 21-day practice window. The Browns continued to lick their wounds as many players were either limited or nonparticipants, including Myles Garrett.

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has become the talk of the league by impressing with his performance over the first four games of the season. Daniels has completed 82% of his passes and has rushed for four touchdowns in their hot start....

More of the latest Browns news and notes from around the web in today’s dose of the Daily Dawg Chow.

The latest Cleveland Browns coverage from Dawgs By Nature:

• Browns, Commanders first injury report: 14 combined DNP’s including Myles Garrett (Jared Mueller) Nick Chubb was limited in his return to practice from his major knee injury
• Browns have more to worry about than just Jayden Daniels against Washington (Thomas Moore) In addition to contending with the Commanders dynamic rookie QB, the defense may also have its hands full against Washington’s run game.
• [Browns Week 5 pre-practice report:...

Nick Chubb was limited in his return to practice from his major knee injury

When the Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders square off in Week 5 of the NFL season, the two teams are sporting records that most would have assumed the other would have. The 3-1 Commanders are playing well with rookie QB Jayden Daniels looking really good, but not a one-man show, while the Browns have struggled pretty much all over the roster throughout the first quarter of the season.

Injuries continue to be a big story for Cleveland with Washington also having a large list to start...

In addition to contending with the Commanders dynamic rookie QB, the defense may also have its hands full against Washington’s run game.

The Cleveland Browns take on the Washington Commanders on Sunday where they will get their first look at rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.

All Daniels has done through the first four weeks of the season:

• Complete 82.1 percent of his passes, the highest completion percentage by a quarterback through the first four games of a season
• Score seven touchdowns (three passing and four rushing) against just one interception
• Excel against pressure, as he is No. 2...

Myles Garrett is joined by Jack Conklin, Jed Wills among others

Injuries continue to be a huge story for the Cleveland Browns as the season balances on the brink of complete collapse. At 1-3, the Browns need all the help they can get at this point which makes the news that they’ve designated Nick Chubb, Nyheim Hines and Michael Dunn for return on Wednesday.

Facing off with the Washington Commanders in Week 5, random parts of the country will see the matchup this week in our nation’s capital.

Wednesday, the first day of practice in advance of the Commanders game,...

Cleveland continues to fail when it comes to converting on 3rd downs

It’s no secret that the Cleveland Browns’ offense has been lacking in quite a few areas over the first four games of the season, and one major stat has been standing out as a result.

One of the most important statistical properties of a “good” or even adequate offense in the NFL is their ability to maintain a decent 3rd down conversion rate throughout each game.

It shows how often an offense can consistently “move the chains” on any given day which is the main goal of any...

Cleveland has designated three players to return from the PUP/NFI list

The Cleveland Browns have designated RB Nick Chubb, OL Michael Dunn, and RB Nyheim Hines for return to practice. The team has also signed rookie LB Nathaniel Watson to the active roster from the practice squad ahead of week 5.

• Chubb was placed on the reserve/PUP list on 08/27 with his knee injury.
• Hines was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on 08/27.
• Dunn was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on 08/27.

A player that has been designated for return to practice has 21 days...

See which cities get to watch the Browns vs. Commanders game on television this week.

The Week 5 game between the Cleveland Browns and the Washington Commanders will air on FOX at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday.

Announcers: Jason Benetti & Greg Olsen

Ohio Coverage: The majority of Ohio will see the game, but not the Cincinnati area. In Northeast Ohio, the game will appear on WJW (Channel 8.1).

National Coverage: There are a decent amount of areas getting this game, including Washington, some of Idaho and Texas, the Los Angeles area of California, most of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia,...

Does the possible return of Nick Chubb help boost confidence, despite being 1-3?

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Last week, the Browns’ confidence dropped all the way down to 6%. They can’t go much lower. Despite losing last week, I wonder if we’ll see a slight uptick in the confidence, though, due to the possibility of Nick Chubb and a few other key players returning...