Closing spread
CLE -7.5
Total
39.5
Model margin
+2.7est.
CLE perspective
Push chance
None
half-point line — cannot push
Availability
The injury report
The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.
Jaguars
- OutJustin ForsettRBFoot· DNP
- OutStephen BurtonWRConcussion· DNP
- QuestionableMike BrownWRShoulder· Limited
- ProbableAndre BranchDEKnee· Limited
- ProbableCameron BradfieldTBiceps· Limited
- ProbableCecil ShortsWRGroin· Limited
- ProbableGeno HayesLBKnee· Limited
- ProbableJ.T. ThomasLBAnkle· Limited
- ProbableRoy MillerDTShoulder· Limited
- ProbableWill BlackmonCBShoulder· Limited
- ProbableWill RackleyGIllness· Full
- ProbableWinston GuySShoulder· Full
Browns
- OutJason CampbellQBConcussion· DNP
- OutTank CarderLBShoulder· DNP
- DoubtfulCraig RobertsonLBKnee· DNP
- QuestionableArmonty BryantDEBack· Limited
- QuestionableMarQueis GrayTEHamstring· Limited
- QuestionableMartin WallaceTIllness· DNP
- ProbableBuster SkrineCBRibs· Full
- ProbableJosh CooperWRIllness· Full
- ProbableMitchell SchwartzTToe· Full
- ProbablePaul KrugerLBFinger· Full
- ProbableSpencer LanningPleft Knee· Full
- ProbableWillis McGaheeRBKnee· Full
Win probability
- Browns
- Jaguars
How each play moved the game.
Matchup
Where the edges are
Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.
- -0.156EPA / play-0.075
- 38.3%Success rate39.2%
- -0.143EPA / dropback-0.074
- -0.181EPA / rush-0.076
- 6.6%Explosive rate7.2%
- -4.13CPOE-3.79
- 31.0%Third-down rate34.9%
- 42.0%Red-zone TD rate60.1%
- 1.03Points / drive1.27
- 2.5%Turnover rate2.4%
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. CLE are 9-10 ATS in the series.
Possession by possession
How it unfolded
Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.
| Ball | Start | Plays | Yards | Result | JAX–CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAX | Q1 15:00 | 5 | 16 | Punt | 0–0 |
| CLE | Q1 11:58 | 3 | 47 | Touchdown | 0–7 |
| JAX | Q1 10:51 | 9 | 75 | Touchdown | 7–7 |
| CLE | Q1 7:04 | 4 | 26 | Punt | 7–7 |
| JAX | Q1 5:22 | 8 | 30 | Punt | 7–7 |
| CLE | Q1 2:20 | 11 | 97 | Touchdown | 7–14 |
| JAX | Q2 12:03 | 1 | 0 | Turnover | 7–14 |
| CLE | Q2 11:45 | 3 | -8 | Punt | 7–14 |
| JAX | Q2 10:15 | 11 | 30 | Punt | 7–14 |
| CLE | Q2 5:44 | 5 | 17 | Punt | 7–14 |
| JAX | Q2 4:10 | 3 | 2 | Punt | 7–14 |
| CLE | Q2 2:47 | 1 | 0 | Turnover | 7–14 |
| JAX | Q2 2:35 | 3 | 17 | Touchdown | 14–14 |
| CLE | Q2 1:19 | 1 | 0 | Turnover | 14–14 |
| JAX | Q2 1:14 | 3 | 2 | Field goal | 17–14 |
| CLE | Q2 0:48 | 5 | 13 | Turnover | 20–14 |
| JAX | Q2 0:05 | 0 | 0 | Field goal | 20–14 |
| CLE | Q3 15:00 | 12 | 60 | Touchdown | 20–21 |
| JAX | Q3 9:44 | 3 | -3 | Punt | 20–21 |
| CLE | Q3 8:48 | 10 | 29 | Missed field goal | 20–21 |
| JAX | Q3 2:47 | 3 | 8 | Punt | 20–21 |
| CLE | Q3 1:27 | 11 | 35 | Punt | 20–21 |
| JAX | Q4 11:34 | 10 | 41 | Punt | 22–21 |
| CLE | Q4 7:47 | 1 | 0 | Safety | 22–21 |
| JAX | Q4 7:42 | 2 | 2 | Field goal | 22–21 |
| JAX | Q4 6:44 | 4 | 19 | Field goal | 25–21 |
| CLE | Q4 4:14 | 1 | 95 | Touchdown | 25–28 |
| JAX | Q4 3:55 | 10 | 75 | Touchdown | 32–28 |
| CLE | Q4 0:40 | 7 | 28 | End of half | 32–28 |
Box score
Individual performances
Jaguars
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 22/40 | 195 | 2 | 1 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 1/1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 23 | 77 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Jordan Todman | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Ace Sanders | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Sanders | 8 | 11 | 67 | 0 |
| Cecil Shorts | 6 | 11 | 64 | 1 |
| Marcedes Lewis | 3 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| Clay Harbor | 2 | 3 | 23 | 1 |
| Jordan Todman | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 24/40 | 370 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 |
| Brandon Weeden | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gordon | 10 | 15 | 261 | 2 |
| Jordan Cameron | 4 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| Davone Bess | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| Willis McGahee | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| Greg Little | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Fozzy Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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.
Positive margins favour Browns; negative favour Jaguars.
Half-point at risk
2.09%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
56.2%
Expected total
43.5est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.90
- Home-field advantage+2.49
- Quarterback adjustment-0.72
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+2.66



