Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2020 · Week 13

Final

Browns

Cleveland

QB Baker Mayfield

41·35

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 52°F · wind 1mph

Closing spread

TEN -4

Total

54

Model margin

+1.9est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

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
  • +0.091EPA / play+0.189
  • 46.9%Success rate50.8%
  • +0.193EPA / dropback+0.297
  • -0.034EPA / rush+0.070
  • 11.2%Explosive rate10.3%
  • +2.55CPOE+2.16
  • 45.5%Third-down rate47.4%
  • 71.8%Red-zone TD rate76.8%
  • 2.32Points / drive2.85
  • 1.5%Turnover rate1.1%

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
2019 · W1TEN @ CLE4313TEN
2017 · W7TEN @ CLE129TEN
2016 · W6CLE @ TEN2628TEN
2015 · W2TEN @ CLE1428CLE
2014 · W5CLE @ TEN2928CLE
2011 · W4TEN @ CLE3113TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Baker Mayfield25/3333440
Jarvis Landry1/1600

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Nick Chubb18804.41
Kareem Hunt14332.40
Baker Mayfield451.30

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill29/4538931

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry15604.00
Jeremy McNichols221.01
Cameron Batson100.00

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 +44.1%2.7%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.7%2.9%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Browns.

Half-point at risk

2.52%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

54.2%

Expected total

47.6est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.19
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.89