Cleveland Browns vs. Tampa Bay: Game time, channel info
By Thomas Moore
Aug 20, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Randy Starks (94) at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
The Cleveland Browns travel to Tampa to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tonight in the third preseason friendly game for each team.
Duke Johnson, Dwayne Bowe, Joe Haden, Tashaun Gipson and Terrelle Pryor, among others are expected to make their preseason debuts tonight for the Browns.
With this being the final preseason game where the starters will see any action, head coach Mike Pettine has to juggle how much playing time is enough.
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“I have been a part of it both ways. We are going to meet as a staff and decide if there are certain players we want to extend into the third quarter” Pettine told the team’s website. “With some of the units, it will depend on the number of plays they get. If one side of the ball, if the play count is very lopsided offensively or defensively either way, we could make that decision in game to go ahead and extend them. We are going to tell them to be prepared, all of them, to be prepared to go into the second half, and if it happens, it happens.”
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Game: Cleveland Browns vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Date: Aug. 29, 2015
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Kickoff Time: 7 p.m. (EST)
TV Channel: WEWS NewsChannel 5 (Cleveland); WTOL (Toledo), WBNS (Columbus), WYTV (Youngstown)
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Announcers: Mike Patrick and Solomon Wilcotts
Video Stream (Live/Post): NFL’s Game Pass.
Radio: 92.3 The Fan 92.3 (WKRK-FM), ESPN 850 WKNR, WNCX (98.5 FM). You can also listen online at clevelandbrowns.com.
Announcers: Jim Donovan and Doug Dieken
Uniforms: The Browns will wear their brown jerseys and white pants.
Weather (at kickoff): 83°F , 40% chance of scattered thunderstorms. (Source: weather.com)
Injury report (per clevelandbrowns.com): Browns – OL Michael Bowie (shoulder), DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (knee), DB Justin Gilbert (hip flexor), DL Ishmaa’ily Kitchen (groin), FB Luke Lundy (concussion), QB Johnny Manziel (elbow), LB Barkevious Mingo (knee), DB Robert Nelson Jr. (hamstring), DB Jordan Poyer (concussion), QB Connor Shaw (right thumb), TE Randall Telfer (foot), DB K’Waun Williams (abdominal) and RB Glenn Winston (knee).
Buccaneers – WR Mike Evans (hamstring), S Chris Conte (hamstring), DB Leonard Johnson (ankle), TE Luke Stocker (nose), C Evan Smith (groin).