The Cleveland Browns are competing for a playoff spot as well as the AFC North crown. As we shared earlier, a win against the Las Vegas Raiders and a Baltimore Ravens loss would put them in the lead for the division after Week 15.
As of Tuesday, the team has 15 players who played important roles in recent games that are in danger or will miss Saturday’s game against the Raiders either due to injury or being on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Given the spread of COVID and the enhanced protocols, leading to more testing, that number could grow as well in the coming days:
On Injured Reserve
RT Jack Conklin
On reserve/COVID-19 list
RG Wyatt Teller
LT Jedrick Wills Jr.
WR Jarvis Landry
TE Austin Hooper
TE David Njoku
WR/KR JoJo Natson
DE Takk McKinley
LB Anthony Walker
P Jamie Gillan
Injured but not on IR
RB Kareem Hunt
TE Harrison Bryant
WR Anthony Schwartz
CB Troy Hill
CB Greg Newsome II
According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the game is still scheduled to be played:
The #Browns–#Raiders game remains on as scheduled Saturday, I’m told.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 14, 2021
We will keep you up to date on any changes to the list over the next couple of days and how the team responds to the losses.