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Cleveland Browns vs. New Orleans SaintsWeek 9 Final Score, Stats and Recap

Final · OT · Caesars Superdome · Saints at home

New Orleans Saints beat Cleveland Browns 23-22 in overtime. The projection published that morning was NO -1.9 (Saints 56% to win). The closing line was NO -4.5; the Browns covered, and the 45 total points went over the 43.5 total.

Browns vs. Saints final score and how the prediction did

Final scoreExcitement 8.1
Cleveland Browns

5-4 · No. 26 in the ratings

22
New Orleans Saints

3-5 · No. 24 in the ratings

23
CLE 44%Win probability that morning56% NO
vs. closeModelMarketDiffResult
SpreadNO -1.9NO -4.5CLE +2.6NO by 1CLE covered
Total45.143.5Over 1.645Went over
Win prob.NO 56%NO 66%-11 ptsNO won
Moneyline—CLE +185 · NO -225

Closing line. Spreads name the favorite. For information only, not betting advice. All Week 9 lines · How the projections work

Browns vs. Saints game stats

StatCLENO
Points2223
EPA per play-0.07-0.01
Total yards356397
Yards per play5.25.6
Third downs8-187-16
Turnovers11

Tale of the tape season to date

StatCLENO
Record5-43-5
Division3rd, AFC N2nd, NFC S
Rating-3.526-3.224
Adj Off19.82922.419
Adj Def23.21725.629
Points per game17.92923.115
Points allowed per game21.81227.027
Playoff odds22%15%

Rank out of 32 teams. Rating is the expected margin against an average team on a neutral field.

Browns vs. Saints matchup stats season to date

When the Browns have the ball

StatCLEoffNOdef
Yards per pass attempt5.9216.724
Yards per rush3.9264.827
Starting field positionOwn 2928Own 3328
EPA per play-0.06625+0.05624
Adj. EPA per play-0.04125+0.04528
Success rate42.0%2347.1%29
Passing EPA per play+0.02122+0.11422
Rushing EPA per play-0.22829-0.03328
CPOE-0.6200.720
Explosive play rate7.4%239.3%27
Points per game17.92927.027
Points per drive1.59292.5328
Red zone TD rate—62.5%15
3rd down conversion34.2%2947.2%28
Turnovers per game1.33191.2517
Sack rate10.1%327.2%7
Penalties per game9.1327.316

When the Saints have the ball

StatNOoffCLEdef
Yards per pass attempt5.6235.65
Yards per rush3.8284.828
Starting field positionOwn 3022Own 3123
EPA per play-0.02822-0.01911
Adj. EPA per play-0.02823+0.00618
Success rate42.3%2142.7%11
Passing EPA per play+0.03221-0.0109
Rushing EPA per play-0.14123-0.03229
CPOE-0.219-1.010
Explosive play rate6.2%3010.2%32
Points per game23.11521.812
Points per drive2.09201.999
Red zone TD rate69.0%855.6%9
3rd down conversion43.5%739.4%17
Turnovers per game1.75261.2218
Sack rate5.5%147.4%5
Penalties per game6.156.128

Regular season only, rank out of 32. Green is good for the unit in that column, red is bad. The defense column is what that defense has allowed.

Form coming in

Cleveland Browns

Wk 8@Pittsburgh SteelersL6-27
Wk 7@Tennessee TitansW27-24
Wk 6vsBaltimore RavensW13-10
Wk 5@New York JetsL12-17
Wk 4vsPittsburgh SteelersW27-24

New Orleans Saints

Wk 7NPittsburgh SteelersL10-16
Wk 6@New York GiantsW34-27
Wk 5vsMinnesota VikingsL13-23
Wk 4vsAtlanta FalconsL24-45
Wk 3vsLas Vegas RaidersL27-35

Players to watch season totals

Cleveland Browns

  • Shedeur SandersQB · #222/34, 299 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
  • Quinshon JudkinsRB · #10116 car, 385 yds, 3 TD
  • Harold Fannin Jr.TE · #4437 rec, 453 yds, 4 TD
  • KC ConcepcionWR · #137 rec, 437 yds, 1 TD

New Orleans Saints

  • Tyler ShoughQB · #6204/308, 1,986 yds, 14 TD, 6 INT
  • Kendre MillerRB57 car, 159 yds, 2 TD
  • Chris OlaveWR · #1256 rec, 734 yds, 2 TD
  • Devaughn VeleWR · #1435 rec, 365 yds, 3 TD

Browns vs. Saints: quick answers

Who won Browns vs. Saints?
The New Orleans Saints won 23-22 in overtime at Caesars Superdome.
Who covered the spread in Browns vs. Saints?
The Browns covered the closing line of NO -4.5.
Did Browns vs. Saints go over or under?
Over: the teams scored 45 points against a closing total of 43.5.
What did the ratings predict for Browns vs. Saints?
The projection published the morning of the game was NO -1.9, with the Saints 56% to win.

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