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NFL Preseason Week 1: Washington Redskins vs Cleveland Browns 1st Half

Redskins vs Browns preseason fun

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Welcome to the first Redskins preseason game of the 2019 season! Tonight the Redskins travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns. Tonight will be first round rookie QB Dwayne Haskins debut with the Redskins. Colt McCoy is out for tonight’s game, so expect Case Keenum to start, and Haskins to relieve him.

We will also be getting a look at some promising rookies and other Mason/Brennan nominees tonight. Rookie WRs Terry McLaurin, Kelvin Harmon, and Steven Sims Jr., along with TE Donald Parham, will make their Redskins debuts tonight. Rookie offensive linemen Wes Martin and Ross Pierschbacher will also be in the Burgundy and Gold for the first time.

Matchup: Washington Redskins(0-0) vs Cleveland Browns(0-0)

Date/Time: Thursday, Aug. 8 | 7:30 p.m. ET

Location: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, OH

TELEVISION: NBC4/NBC Sports Washington (Channel Finder)

Kenny Albert (play-by-play)

Joe Theismann (color)

Sherree Burress (sidelines)

Clinton Portis (sidelines)

Local Broadcasts:

WRC (NBC/4 - Washington)

NBC Sports Washington

WBFF (FOX/45 - Baltimore)

WTKR (CBS/3 - Norfolk VA)

WRLH (FOX/35 - Richmond VA)

WSLS (NBC/10 - Roanoke VA)

NFL Network Replay:

Friday (Aug. 9) at 4 PM ET

Sunday (Aug. 11) at 1 PM ET

Monday (Aug. 12) at 8 PM ET

Thursday (Aug. 15) at 4 AM ET

RADIO: Redskins Radio Network

Larry Michael (play-by-play)

Chris Cooley (analysis)

Rick “Doc” Walker (sidelines)

Live Streaming: NFL.com Game Pass, fuboTV, MyTeams App

Odds: Redskins -2, O/U 35

Prediction: Redskins 24 - Browns 20

Enemy Blog: Dawgs by Nature

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