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AFC North · 2026

Cleveland Browns

5-3 (2-1 AFC North · 3-3 AFC)3rd in the AFC North

Last: L 6-27 at Pittsburgh SteelersNext: at New Orleans SaintsLine NO -2.5 · Model NO -2.0

Rating
-3.527
Adj Off
19.830
Adj Def
23.316
Playoffs
31%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate34.6%2740.8%11
Early-down pass rate57.1%647.5%29
Plays per game63.52064.020
Time of possession29:342130:1618
Yards per pass attempt5.7205.64
Yards per rush4.1224.825
Starting field positionOwn 2927Own 3123

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play-0.06525-0.02012
Adj. EPA per play-0.03425+0.00817
Success rate42.9%1842.4%11
Passing EPA per play+0.00724-0.0107
Rushing EPA per play-0.20227-0.03428
CPOE0.117-1.013
Explosive play rate7.5%2310.7%32

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

StatOffenseDefense
Points per game17.42921.613
Points per drive1.55311.989
Red zone TD rate—58.1%11
3rd down conversion32.4%3038.7%12
Turnovers per game1.38191.2519
Sack rate9.9%326.9%8
Penalties per game9.0326.423

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and resultsProjected 8.8-8.2

DateOpponentResult / projectionOff EPADef EPA
Sep 13Wk 1@1Jacksonville JaguarsL10-34-0.21+0.31
Sep 20Wk 2@14Tampa Bay BuccaneersW23-19+0.02-0.20
Sep 27Wk 321Carolina PanthersW21-18+0.00-0.10
Oct 1Wk 413Pittsburgh SteelersDIVW27-24+0.13+0.12
Oct 11Wk 5@30New York JetsL12-17-0.26-0.17
Oct 18Wk 618Baltimore RavensDIVW13-10-0.12-0.09
Oct 25Wk 7@32Tennessee TitansW27-24+0.16-0.08
Nov 1Wk 8@13Pittsburgh SteelersDIVL6-27-0.24+0.13
Nov 8Wk 9@23New Orleans Saints+2.044%——
Nov 15Wk 1015Houston Texans+3.240%——
Nov 29Wk 1224Las Vegas Raiders-1.153%——
Dec 6Wk 138Cincinnati BengalsDIV+4.537%——
Dec 13Wk 1419Atlanta Falcons+0.549%——
Dec 20Wk 15@20New York Giants+3.440%——
Dec 27Wk 16@18Baltimore RavensDIV+3.839%——
Jan 3Wk 1724Indianapolis Colts-1.153%——
Jan 10Wk 18@8Cincinnati BengalsDIV+7.528%——

Unplayed games show the projected spread from this team's view (negative = favored) and its win probability, from the ratings. How the ratings work.

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
4Deshaun WatsonYr 1099%163/24965.5%18067.373

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
10Quinshon JudkinsYr 251%1013423.4321
38Jaleel McLaughlinYr 46%11726.514
23Raheim SandersYr 25%9434.8011
36Audric EstiméYr 35%9192.110
22Dylan SampsonYr 24%7527.409

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
44Harold Fannin Jr.TE Yr 214%3541111.73
1KC ConcepcionWR R13%3335210.70
12Denzel BostonWR R10%2640915.73
3Jerry JeudyWR Yr 76%1617110.70

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckQBHFF
57Isaiah McGuireDE Yr 41253.040
94Mason GrahamDT Yr 21194.050
54Sam WilliamsDE Yr 51151.030
96Maliek CollinsDT Yr 11973.580
8Jared VerseDE Yr 31040.060
98Adin HuntingtonDE Yr 2623.590

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
5Quincy WilliamsLB Yr 83261.030
49Carson SchwesingerLB Yr 23031.010
59Winston ReidLB Yr 3400.000
42Easton Mascarenas-ArnoldLB Yr 2400.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTFF
9Grant DelpitSAF Yr 724410
33Ronnie Hickman Jr.SAF Yr 422210
7Tyson CampbellCB Yr 617302
21Denzel WardCB Yr 917932
28Emmanuel McNeil-WarrenSAF R16300
26Myles HardenCB Yr 315610
29Mekhi BlackmonDB Yr 49200

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
25Andre SzmytYr 416/1889%5611/1259

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
13Corey BojorquezYr 93850.081143