The Cleveland Browns will be far from healthy going into Thursday Night Football but they will get one player back. As reported this morning, wide receiver Jarvis Landry will be activated from the injured reserve for tonight’s game against the Denver Broncos.

Landry has been out since hurting his knee against the Houston Texans in Week 2. He was hurt after catching a short pass from Baker Mayfield and later placed on the injured reserve. Based on injured reserve rules, Landry was forced to miss at least three games

Hit the 🔁 button if you started D'Ernest Johnson tonight 🤩 pic.twitter.com/gYXx1Wo5EG

#Browns QB Baker Mayfield is expected to need surgery on his torn labrum following the season, sources say, the result of the hits he's taken on his non-throwing shoulder. The belief is he can deal with it through the season, but incurring more damage would make it challenging.

The reunion of Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry for the 1st time in a year should give the battered #Browns and their fans hope: pre-game thoughts cleveland.com/browns/2021/10…

Tonight will mark the 8th different NFL team Case Keenum will start a game start for at QB. He's made roughly $50.6 million dollars in contracts in the NFL.

D'Ernest Johnson became the 3rd @Browns RB to have 100+ scrimmage yards in a game this season, joining Nick Chubb & Kareem Hunt. The Browns are the only team to have 3 RBs with 100+ scrimmage yards in a game in 2021. 5 teams have yet to have 1 RB do so in a game this season.

Two of the very last guys to make the #Browns 53 — RB D'Ernest Johnson and OL Blake Hance — were huge tonight

Teddy B finds a wide open John Johnson in the end zone 🎯 pic.twitter.com/HutCFDIbDa

That said, I was also told today Baker Mayfield had to be "forced" not to play, because left up to him he will be on the field wanting to fight on. I heard a similar sentiment was expressed about Nick Chubb, per league source.

Myles Garrett is the best pass rusher in the NFL #CaptainObvious @Flash_Garrett pic.twitter.com/LwoZzxAqXk

Vic Fangio got outcoached by an interim staff last week, I'm not sure why anyone expected anything better against Kevin Stefanski

Most FGs from 50+ yards by a Brown in a season: 1t. @phil_dawson_4 7 (2011) 1t. @phil_dawson_4 7 (2012) 3. Chase McLaughlin 4 (one quarter into the 7th game of 2021)

Demetric Felton's 1st career carry goes for 12 yards.

Thursday night legend Nick Mullens is next in line for the Browns, by the way

WR Donovan Peoples-Jones suddenly questionable with a groin injury #Browns

Browns CB Denzel Ward has been quickly ruled out of the game due to a hamstring injury.

#Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. said running back D'Ernest Johnson is "seizing his opportunity" and you can't be more happy for the guy

The Browns will be without one of their starting tackles in Jack Conklin. Von's gotta love that.

Jadeveon Clowney is rushing the passer as well as he has the last two years, but he now have five sacks this year instead of the zero he had last season.

LT Jedrick Wills is active. We'll see how the ankle holds up. #Browns twitter.com/pookporter/sta…

"There's a Minnesota theme in this game." 🤣 They left Johnny Stanton of the graphic, though.

After giving up 84 points in the last two games, the Cleveland Browns defense sorely needs to step up. With all the critical injuries on offense, it’s even more imperative.

To that end, defensive end Myles Garrett called a players-only meeting this week in advance of Thursday night’s key matchup with the Denver Broncos. Garrett and his mates have not played to the talent level or capability they demonstrated in allowing just 13 points in the two games prior to the ugly losses.

“Myles brought us up, and we had a conversation with the defense,” DT Malik Jackson said via USA TODAY. “He just told us we need to to get it together. Giving up [more than] 80 points in two weeks is unacceptable. So no matter what position we’re put in, we want to be great. We need to make stands and push people back and leave no points on the board, just really go out there and be exactly who we need to be and being consistent and just playing together — no MEs [mental errors], really.â€