Closing spread
CLE -1.5
Total
37.5
Model margin
-3.7est.
NYJ 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
- OutCornelius LucasTBack· Limited
- OutIsaiah BondWRFoot· DNP
- QuestionableCarson SchwesingerLBAnkle· Limited
- QuestionableHarold Fannin Jr.TEHamstring· Limited
Jets
- QuestionableFrancisco MauigoaLBConcussion· Full
- QuestionableGarrett WilsonWRKnee· Full
- QuestionableKhalil HerbertRBGroin· Limited
- QuestionableXavier Newman-JohnsonGAnkle· DNP
Win probability
- Jets
- 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.
- -0.176EPA / play-0.129
- 35.2%Success rate40.5%
- -0.212EPA / dropback-0.137
- -0.115EPA / rush-0.117
- 6.1%Explosive rate6.5%
- -5.66CPOE-4.21
- 33.8%Third-down rate35.0%
- 48.2%Red-zone TD rate50.0%
- 1.18Points / drive1.54
- 2.2%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
NYJ lead 10–6 since 1999
NYJ have won 2 straight. Meetings average 40.5 points. NYJ are 10-6 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–NYJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | Q1 15:00 | 4 | 2 | Punt | 0–0 |
| NYJ | Q1 13:32 | 3 | 2 | Punt | 0–0 |
| CLE | Q1 11:36 | 10 | 61 | Touchdown | 7–6 |
| NYJ | Q1 6:34 | 0 | 0 | Touchdown | 7–7 |
| CLE | Q1 6:21 | 3 | 0 | Opp touchdown | 7–14 |
| CLE | Q1 5:45 | 6 | 24 | Punt | 7–14 |
| NYJ | Q1 1:44 | 3 | 11 | Punt | 7–14 |
| CLE | Q1 0:12 | 10 | 12 | Punt | 7–14 |
| NYJ | Q2 10:50 | 1 | 0 | Turnover | 13–14 |
| CLE | Q2 10:41 | 1 | 22 | Touchdown | 14–14 |
| NYJ | Q2 10:34 | 10 | 56 | Field goal | 14–17 |
| CLE | Q2 3:51 | 5 | 1 | Punt | 14–17 |
| NYJ | Q2 1:39 | 3 | -7 | Punt | 14–17 |
| CLE | Q2 0:45 | 6 | 34 | Field goal | 17–17 |
| NYJ | Q3 15:00 | 3 | -3 | Punt | 17–17 |
| CLE | Q3 13:24 | 9 | 43 | Punt | 17–17 |
| NYJ | Q3 7:55 | 3 | 7 | Punt | 17–17 |
| CLE | Q3 6:24 | 3 | 5 | Punt | 17–17 |
| NYJ | Q3 3:35 | 8 | 58 | Touchdown | 17–24 |
| CLE | Q4 14:12 | 7 | 26 | Turnover on downs | 17–24 |
| NYJ | Q4 10:15 | 6 | 36 | Field goal | 17–27 |
| CLE | Q4 6:13 | 9 | 48 | Field goal | 20–27 |
| NYJ | Q4 2:57 | 7 | 11 | End of half | 20–27 |
Box score
Individual performances
Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Gabriel | 17/32 | 167 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinshon Judkins | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Dillon Gabriel | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 |
| Malachi Corley | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Jerome Ford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Sampson | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Jeudy | 6 | 12 | 78 | 1 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 4 | 7 | 44 | 0 |
| David Njoku | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| Cedric Tillman | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Quinshon Judkins | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Dylan Sampson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jerome Ford | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamari Thrash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Corley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Fields | 6/11 | 54 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall | 21 | 83 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Justin Fields | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Arian Smith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Davis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 |
| John Metchie III | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Isaiah Williams | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mason Taylor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| John Metchie III | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Isaiah Davis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Wilson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Ruckert | 1 | 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 Jets; negative favour Browns.
Half-point at risk
2.12%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
39.2%
Expected total
42.6est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-4.44
- Home-field advantage+1.71
- Quarterback adjustment-0.96
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin-3.70



