Cleveland @ Arizona preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 1, 2015 ) Arizona 34, Cleveland 20

The Cleveland Browns are in a virtual must-win scenario in order to keep their playoff hopes alive entering a Week 15 matchup at the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The Browns have won four of their last five, including a 27-19 victory over Cincinnati last week, but have almost no margin for error if they're to leap into the sixth seed in the AFC.

"We are still fighting," wide receiver Jarvis Landry told reporters after the win over the Bengals. "We are in it until they tell us we are out." Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield will be facing the man who backed him up and then replaced him at the University of Oklahoma in Kyler Murray, as the last two Heisman Trophy winners square off for the first time as pros. "We both understand the background, what we stand for, the competitiveness," Murray told reporters of the relationship between the two. "Obviously, when you're with somebody as many days as we were with each other, you just get close." Murray's team, which will be playing its home finale, is suffering through a six-game slide after last week's 23-17 loss to Pittsburgh.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Browns -2.5. O/U: 49

ABOUT THE BROWNS (6-7): Cleveland is embroiled in a controversy over star wideout Odell Beckham Jr., who has expressed frustrations with the handling of a sports hernia that may require surgery, but the three-time Pro Bowler appears set to play through the injury. Several reports surfaced indicating that Beckham, in his first year with the Browns, wants out of Cleveland, but best friend Landry indicated otherwise this week. "He doesn't want to leave and he's not trying to leave," Landry told reporters Thursday.

ABOUT THE CARDINALS (3-9-1): Murray has shown great promise in his first season but could be hitting a rookie wall, falling short of 200 passing yards in three straight games and throwing a season-high three interceptions in last week's loss. The running game hasn't done much to pick up the slack and Arizona is averaging just 233.3 total yards in that three-game span. Veteran wideout Larry Fitzgerald needs 52 receiving yards to become the second player in league history to reach 17,000.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens was on Arizona's coaching staff from 2007-17.

2. Landry needs five receiving yards to reach 1,000 for the first time since 2016.

3. Arizona has won the last three meetings.

PREDICTION: Browns 28, Cardinals 21