Closing spread
BAL -6.5
Total
46
Model margin
+1.1est.
BAL 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.
Browns
- OutDenzel WardCBConcussion· DNP
- OutJoe HaegTConcussion· DNP
- OutWyatt TellerGCalf· DNP
- QuestionableIsaac RochellDEKnee· Limited
- QuestionableJadeveon ClowneyDEAnkle· Limited
- LimitedMyles GarrettDEShoulder
Ravens
- OutJ.K. DobbinsRBKnee· DNP
- QuestionableBen ClevelandGFoot· Limited
- QuestionableJustin HoustonLBGroin· DNP
- QuestionableMarcus PetersCBNot injury related - resting player· Limited
- QuestionableMark AndrewsTEKnee· Limited
- QuestionableMorgan MosesTHeel· Limited
- QuestionablePatrick RicardFBKnee· Full
- QuestionableRashod BatemanWRFoot· Limited
- QuestionableRonnie StanleyTIllness· DNP
- DNPDevin DuvernayWRNot injury related - resting player
- DNPJason Pierre-PaulDENot injury related - resting player
Win probability
- Ravens
- Browns
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.
- +0.013EPA / play+0.004
- 44.1%Success rate45.3%
- +0.021EPA / dropback-0.020
- +0.002EPA / rush+0.034
- 9.8%Explosive rate10.1%
- +1.05CPOE-1.40
- 39.0%Third-down rate42.2%
- 56.3%Red-zone TD rate46.9%
- 1.91Points / drive1.87
- 1.7%Turnover rate2.0%
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. BAL are 29-25-1 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 | CLE–BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Q1 15:00 | 11 | 75 | Touchdown | 7–0 |
| BAL | Q1 8:23 | 8 | 61 | Field goal | 7–3 |
| CLE | Q1 3:27 | 4 | 57 | Field goal | 10–3 |
| BAL | Q1 0:18 | 3 | 0 | Punt | 10–3 |
| CLE | Q2 14:06 | 3 | -4 | Punt | 10–3 |
| BAL | Q2 11:43 | 3 | 5 | Field goal | 10–6 |
| CLE | Q2 10:05 | 4 | 9 | Punt | 10–6 |
| BAL | Q2 8:08 | 10 | 80 | Touchdown | 10–13 |
| CLE | Q2 1:57 | 8 | 27 | Punt | 10–13 |
| BAL | Q2 0:25 | 0 | 0 | End of half | 10–13 |
| BAL | Q3 15:00 | 3 | -19 | Punt | 10–13 |
| CLE | Q3 13:23 | 3 | -15 | Turnover | 10–13 |
| BAL | Q3 11:57 | 9 | 20 | Touchdown | 10–20 |
| CLE | Q3 7:39 | 10 | 33 | Field goal | 13–20 |
| BAL | Q3 2:40 | 12 | 53 | Field goal | 13–23 |
| CLE | Q4 11:24 | 7 | 75 | Touchdown | 20–23 |
| BAL | Q4 9:00 | 12 | 55 | Turnover | 20–23 |
| CLE | Q4 3:12 | 7 | 57 | Missed field goal | 20–23 |
| BAL | Q4 1:59 | 3 | 0 | Punt | 20–23 |
| CLE | Q4 0:16 | 3 | 22 | Turnover | 20–23 |
Box score
Individual performances
Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 22/27 | 258 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Chubb | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 1 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Cooper | 3 | 4 | 74 | 0 |
| David Njoku | 7 | 7 | 71 | 0 |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | 6 | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| Nick Chubb | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Harrison Bryant | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| David Bell | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kareem Hunt | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson | 9/16 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Edwards | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 2 |
| Lamar Jackson | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Justice Hill | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Kenyan Drake | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Mark Andrews | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Patrick Ricard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Duvernay | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 |
| Rashod Bateman | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Patrick Ricard | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Isaiah Likely | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Kenyan Drake | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Andrews | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 Ravens; negative favour Browns.
Half-point at risk
4.56%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
51.9%
Expected total
43.8est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.64
- Home-field advantage+1.71
- Quarterback adjustment0.00
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+1.06



