Closing spread
BAL -3
Total
45.5
Model margin
-0.7est.
CLE perspective
Push chance
7.4%est.
the line sits on a key number
Availability
The injury report
The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.
Ravens
- DoubtfulTramon WilliamsCBThigh· DNP
- QuestionableAnthony LevineSAbdomen· Limited
- QuestionableBroderick WashingtonDTConcussion· Full
- QuestionableCalais CampbellDTCalf· DNP
- QuestionableJimmy SmithCBGroin· Limited
- QuestionableLuke WillsonTEHip· DNP
- DNPBrandon WilliamsDTNot Injury Related
- DNPDerek WolfeDENot Injury Related
- DNPMarcus PetersCBNot Injury Related
- DNPMark IngramRBNot Injury Related
- DNPPernell McPheeDENot Injury Related
Browns
- OutDenzel WardCBCalf· DNP
- OutKhaDarel HodgeWRHamstring· DNP
- QuestionableAustin HooperTENeck· DNP
- LimitedJ.C. TretterCKnee
- LimitedJack ConklinTKnee
Win probability
- Browns
- Ravens
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.
- +0.109EPA / play+0.091
- 45.2%Success rate46.9%
- +0.125EPA / dropback+0.193
- +0.093EPA / rush-0.034
- 10.3%Explosive rate11.2%
- -0.32CPOE+2.55
- 49.8%Third-down rate45.5%
- 71.9%Red-zone TD rate71.8%
- 2.64Points / drive2.32
- 1.8%Turnover rate1.5%
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
BAL lead 39–16 since 1999
Meetings average 40.2 points. CLE are 25-29-1 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 | BAL–CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Q1 15:00 | 11 | 81 | Touchdown | 0–7 |
| BAL | Q1 9:06 | 10 | 44 | Touchdown | 7–7 |
| CLE | Q1 3:04 | 10 | 15 | Missed field goal | 7–7 |
| BAL | Q2 14:56 | 3 | -10 | Punt | 7–7 |
| CLE | Q2 13:56 | 4 | 4 | Punt | 7–7 |
| BAL | Q2 12:30 | 8 | 80 | Touchdown | 14–7 |
| CLE | Q2 7:49 | 7 | 75 | Touchdown | 14–14 |
| BAL | Q2 4:16 | 3 | -5 | Punt | 14–14 |
| CLE | Q2 1:51 | 4 | 7 | Punt | 14–14 |
| BAL | Q2 1:01 | 4 | 56 | Touchdown | 21–14 |
| CLE | Q2 0:30 | 4 | 19 | End of half | 21–14 |
| BAL | Q3 15:00 | 5 | 70 | Touchdown | 28–14 |
| CLE | Q3 12:47 | 11 | 75 | Touchdown | 28–20 |
| BAL | Q3 9:06 | 8 | 32 | Punt | 28–20 |
| CLE | Q3 4:32 | 1 | 0 | Turnover | 34–20 |
| BAL | Q3 4:24 | 1 | 1 | Touchdown | 34–20 |
| CLE | Q3 4:21 | 13 | 70 | Touchdown | 34–28 |
| BAL | Q4 13:36 | 3 | 4 | Punt | 34–28 |
| CLE | Q4 12:46 | 12 | 70 | Touchdown | 34–35 |
| BAL | Q4 6:33 | 9 | 75 | Touchdown | 42–35 |
| CLE | Q4 1:51 | 4 | 75 | Touchdown | 42–42 |
| BAL | Q4 1:04 | 4 | 38 | Field goal | 45–42 |
| CLE | Q4 0:02 | 1 | 2 | Safety | 47–42 |
Box score
Individual performances
Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson | 11/17 | 163 | 1 | 0 |
| Trace McSorley | 1/4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 2 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 13 | 53 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Gus Edwards | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 2 |
| Justice Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Trace McSorley | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrews | 5 | 6 | 78 | 0 |
| Marquise Brown | 2 | 6 | 50 | 1 |
| Willie Snead | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Miles Boykin | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Gus Edwards | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 28/47 | 343 | 2 | 1 |
| Jarvis Landry | 1/1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Chubb | 17 | 82 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Kareem Hunt | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Baker Mayfield | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Hunt | 6 | 7 | 77 | 1 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 3 | 5 | 74 | 0 |
| Rashard Higgins | 6 | 10 | 68 | 1 |
| Jarvis Landry | 6 | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| David Njoku | 3 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Harrison Bryant | 3 | 6 | 18 | 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 Ravens.
Half-point at risk
7.42%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
47.1%
Expected total
44.7est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.61
- Home-field advantage+1.71
- Quarterback adjustment0.00
- Rest differential+0.16
- Expected margin-0.74



