JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After a wild offseason, the Cleveland Browns open the season on the road against the Jacksonville Jaguars today – Sunday, Sept. 13 – at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
How to watch Browns vs. Jaguars today
- What: Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
- When: Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026
- Time: 1 p.m. Eastern
- Where: EverBank Stadium | Jacksonville, Fla.
- Channel: CBS
- Streaming options: DIRECTV (free trial and $35 off your first month), FuboTV (free trial and $25 off your first month), SlingTV and Paramount Plus
How do I watch Browns vs. Jaguars for free?
This NFL matchup will broadcast live on CBS at 1 p.m. Eastern. You can take advantage of free trials from DIRECTV and FuboTV, which also offer steep discounts on your first month.
You can watch this game on Sling TV for $19.99 per month with Sling Select, which offers local channels in select markets.
You can also stream this NFL game live on Paramount Plus for just $8.99 per month.
The Browns embark on a new campaign with first-year head coach Todd Monken. Cleveland is looking to flip the culture of losing that has plagued them for the better part of 27 years.
That trend starts with season-opening setbacks. Cleveland is 3-23-1 in the first game of the season since returning to the NFL in 1999. Monken is trying to become the first Browns coach to win their debut since Bud Carson in 1989.
Deshaun Watson, an embattled quarterback looking to prove he still has something left in the tank after playing his last game in 2024 due to a torn Achilles, won the starting QB camp battle and is 7-0 against the Jaguars in his career. Jacksonville is the only NFL team Watson has played at least twice and never lost.
The Browns completed an NFL-worst 57.9% of their passes in 2025.
Cleveland will break in a new receiving corps that features rookies KC Concepcion, Denzel Boston and veteran Jerry Jeudy. Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. is looking to build off a breakout rookie campaign.
Quinshon Judkins headlines the ground game. The workhorse back wowed with 230 carries for 827 yards and seven touchdowns before suffering a dislocated ankle and fractured fibula late last season.
Edge rusher Jared Verse will make his Browns debut after being traded by the Rams for two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett.
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The Jaguars are looking to build off a surprising 13-4 campaign that ended early in the postseason. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence remains the head of the snake, while a formidable defense eyes an even further step.
Among the Jaguars’ players to watch, there is two-way sensation Travis Hunter. He spent the last two weeks of training camp primarily at cornerback. Offensive sets aren’t out of the question for the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner.
Jacksonville’s offense can turn up the pressure. The Jaguars were especially lethal in the red zone last year, gaining an NFL-best 674 yards in such situations.
Key receiver Jakobi Meyers is questionable with a hand injury.
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Who is announcing Browns vs. Jaguars?
Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) and Robert Turbin (analyst) will be the announcers while Tiffany Blackmon reports from the sideline.
What are the latest odds for Browns vs. Jaguars?
Spread: JAX: (-8.5), CLE: (+8.5)
Moneyline: JAX: -455, CLE: +350
Point total: 39.5
