Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2008 · Week 7

Final

Browns

Cleveland

QB Derek Anderson

11·14

Commanders

Washington

QB Jason Campbell

FedExField · outdoors · grass · 59°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

WAS -7

Total

41.5

Model margin

+5.4est.

WAS perspective

Push chance

5.0%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Commanders
  • Browns

How each play moved the game.

Commanders 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 mapCommanders
  • -0.155EPA / play-0.032
  • 36.2%Success rate42.3%
  • -0.205EPA / dropback+0.004
  • -0.086EPA / rush-0.080
  • 6.7%Explosive rate7.5%
  • -11.69CPOE-1.49
  • 33.5%Third-down rate36.0%
  • 29.2%Red-zone TD rate55.0%
  • 1.05Points / drive1.37
  • 2.6%Turnover rate1.6%

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

WAS lead 4–3 since 1999

Meetings average 42.9 points. WAS are 3-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W5CLE @ WAS1334WAS
2022 · W17CLE @ WAS2410CLE
2020 · W3WAS @ CLE2034CLE
2016 · W4CLE @ WAS2031WAS
2012 · W15WAS @ CLE3821WAS
2004 · W4WAS @ CLE1317CLE

Box score

Individual performances

Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Derek Anderson14/3713610

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jamal Lewis19804.20
Jerome Harrison3124.00
Derek Anderson341.30
Jason Wright122.00
Josh Cribbs122.00

Commanders

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jason Campbell14/2316410

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Clinton Portis271756.51
Rock Cartwright3124.00
Shaun Alexander382.70
Jason Campbell210.50
Fred Davis1-3-3.00

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 +73.4%6.3%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.1%

Positive margins favour Commanders; negative favour Browns.

Half-point at risk

4.95%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

63.3%

Expected total

40.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.80
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.08
  • Expected margin+5.37