Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2016 · Week 6

Final

Browns

Cleveland

QB Cody Kessler

26·28

Titans

Tennessee

QB Marcus Mariota

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 75°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

TEN -7.5

Total

45

Model margin

+4.4est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Browns

How each play moved the game.

Titans 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 mapTitans
  • -0.050EPA / play+0.037
  • 39.2%Success rate45.5%
  • -0.011EPA / dropback+0.103
  • -0.131EPA / rush-0.049
  • 9.2%Explosive rate10.3%
  • -1.42CPOE+1.12
  • 36.2%Third-down rate45.6%
  • 57.8%Red-zone TD rate75.2%
  • 1.37Points / drive1.72
  • 2.3%Turnover rate1.7%

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

TEN lead 11–7 since 1999

Meetings average 46.8 points. TEN are 8-9-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W14TEN @ CLE3129TEN
2023 · W3TEN @ CLE327CLE
2020 · W13CLE @ TEN4135CLE
2019 · W1TEN @ CLE4313TEN
2017 · W7TEN @ CLE129TEN
2015 · W2TEN @ CLE1428CLE
2014 · W5CLE @ TEN2928CLE
2011 · W4TEN @ CLE3113TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Cody Kessler26/4133620
Terrelle Pryor1/1100

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Duke Johnson4184.51
Isaiah Crowell9161.80
Terrelle Pryor133.00
Cody Kessler133.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Marcus Mariota17/2428431

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
DeMarco Murray21653.11
Marcus Mariota7649.10
Derrick Henry273.50
Tajae Sharpe111.00

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 +7.53.6%6.6%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Browns.

Half-point at risk

2.17%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

60.8%

Expected total

44.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.64
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.38