2001 · Week 3 · Division

Final

Browns

Cleveland

QB Tim Couch

23·14

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Mark Brunell

Alltel Stadium · outdoors · grass · 72°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

JAX -8.5

Total

35.5

Model margin

+1.9est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Browns

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars winsBrowns wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Brownsedge mapJaguars
  • -0.113EPA / play-0.282
  • 36.9%Success rate40.8%
  • -0.086EPA / dropback-0.233
  • -0.148EPA / rush-0.375
  • 7.1%Explosive rate8.2%
  • 31.3%Third-down rate34.6%
  • 47.3%Red-zone TD rate26.3%
  • 1.05Points / drive0.28
  • 3.1%Turnover rate2.5%
  • -0.096EPA / play allowed-0.021

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

JAX lead 11–8 since 1999

Meetings average 38.8 points. JAX are 10-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W1CLE @ JAX1034JAX
2024 · W2CLE @ JAX1813CLE
2023 · W14JAX @ CLE2731CLE
2020 · W12CLE @ JAX2725CLE
2017 · W11JAX @ CLE197JAX
2014 · W7CLE @ JAX624JAX
2013 · W13JAX @ CLE3228JAX
2011 · W11JAX @ CLE1014CLE

Box score

Individual performances

Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Tim Couch24/3424901
Jonathan Quinn15/3013611
Mark Brunell4/73401

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Stacey Mack17935.50
Jamel White23642.81
James Jackson10181.80
Tim Couch3134.30
Jonathan Quinn252.50

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +8.52.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Browns.

Half-point at risk

1.18%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.2%

Expected total

41.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.67
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.89