Overview
- Cleveland's official Week 15 report lists seven players as out, including Denzel Ward, David Njoku, Deshaun Watson, Jack Conklin, Wyatt Teller, Dylan Sampson and Adin Huntington.
- Several contributors remain questionable heading into kickoff, including Joel Bitonio, Mason Graham and Cedric Tillman, with the team also listing Zak Zinter and Malachi Corley as game-time uncertainties.
- The offensive front is especially strained after prior season-ending loss of center Ethan Pocic and the new absences of Conklin and Teller.
- Njoku’s absence elevates rookie tight end Harold Fannin Jr., who posted eight catches for 114 yards and a touchdown in Week 14.
- Cleveland travels to Soldier Field to face a Bears team in the NFC playoff race on a cold December weekend.