CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns will begin the 2024 preseason today as they host the Green Bay Packers today, with kickoff set for 4:25 p.m. Eastern at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Fans can watch the game locally on WEWS Channel 5, or with an NFL+ subscription. If you don’t have cable, there’s the option to watch the game via Fubo or DirecTV Stream, which both offer free trials for first-time users. Another option is Sling, which has promotional offers for new customers.
Deshaun Watson and several other key starters such as Myles Garrett, Shelby Harris and others won’t be available in this first preseason game.
The Packers will play most of their starters, coach Matt LaFleur told reporters on Tuesday, including quarterback Jordan Love. He won’t have to face most of the Browns defensive line, including Dalvin Tomlinson (knee scope) and Harris (undisclosed injury).
The Browns have other players who are either currently injured or working their way back from recent injuries who likely won’t play as they wait for later in the preseason for more a dress rehearsal, including: Elijah Moore (who just got out of the concussion protocol), Jerry Jeudy (knee), Jordan Hicks (undisclosed), Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (who just returned from back spasms), and Tony Fields II (lower leg).
Here’s more details on how you can watch:
- What: Cleveland Browns vs. Green Bay Packers, Preseason Game 1
- When: Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024
- Time: 4:25 p.m. Eastern
- Where: Cleveland Browns Stadium | Cleveland, Ohio
- Channel: WEWS Channel 5
- Best Streaming Options: Fubo (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial), Sling (promotional offers), NFL+
- Channel finder if you have cable: You can access the channel by using the channel finders online: Verizon Fios, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV and Dish.
Here’s more background on Winston and Watson from cleveland.com:
Browns quarterback Jameis Winston, who will start Saturday afternoon against the Packers in the preseason opener and play about 10 plays while Deshaun Watson rests, preached to the world on Thursday that Watson is built to withstand the intense scrutiny he’s under this preseason, and will achieve the highest goal in the NFL.
“One of the most iconic roles that I got a chance to witness [from] Deshaun was when he won the national championship against Alabama in Tampa, Florida,” Winston said during his availability before Day 11 of Browns training camp. “And in that game there were some plays where, man, I saw him get hit. Hard. I saw him get beat up, but he persevered. Through his whole life, when you think the way that he grew up, Deshaun was built for adversity, he was built for resilience.
“So honestly, I know he respects everyone’s opinion, but the most important opinion to him is his self. And I know that he’s working through a of different things, but man, he’s happy, he’s poised, he isn’t fazed by anything that anyone has to say because he’s on a mission to be the best quarterback that he possibly can be. And again, just me seeing, when I was that age — and I’m just two years older than him — but understanding ‘To whom much is given, much is required,’ and he knows the magnitude and expectation that a lot of people have for him.”
Winston, who’s been Watson’s biggest cheerleader, mentor and friend this offseason and preseason, knows firsthand that Watson isn’t fazed by criticism or laser focus on his every pass, which has been the norm this camp.
“If you think that Deshaun Watson has a lesser expectation than all the fans or all of you have of him, then you’re shortchanging yourself because he has high expectations,” Winston said. “He wants to be and will be a Super Bowl winning quarterback. And honestly, that’s what I’m here for, because I guarantee you I’m feeding that into him. I’m making sure that he knows that and he really don’t need my help because he has it. He already has possessed that. And I saw that in him when he won that national championship against Alabama. And that game meant so much to me because I’m a kid from Alabama and I was playing, I was a starting quarterback in Tampa.
“Got a chance to see him lights, camera, action right then and there. And I think that’s one of the things that a lot of people forget. When you can go out, you can see practice, you can knick-knack, this-that, paddy whack, give a dog a bone — Deshaun Watson is going to turn it on. He’s always going to find a way to shine when the lights come on. Man, I just rhymed. Can I leave off that one? I know that one’s going to hit.”
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