AFC North · 2002
Cleveland Browns
Record
9-7
Seed
#6
Net EPA
+0.047est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.007
- Success rate42.2%
- EPA / dropback+0.050
- EPA / rush-0.064
- Explosive rate7.9%
- Third-down rate40.7%
- Red-zone TD rate60.6%
- Points / drive1.59
- Turnover rate2.8%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.025
- Success rate allowed40.6%
- EPA / dropback allowed-0.000
- EPA / rush allowed-0.057
- Explosive rate allowed9.4%
- Pressure rate (proxy)8.0%
- Sack rate4.8%
- Points / drive allowed1.34
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.007 · 50th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.025 · 47th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
11-5
+2.1 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
7-1
As favorite
3-3
As dog
8-2
O/U
7-9
+1.2 vs total
Roster
Roster
No roster published for 2002
Roster files begin in 1999 and are published weekly from 2002.
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Chiefs | L 39-40 | -2 | +0.233 |
| 2 | vs Bengals | W 20-7 | -3.5 | +0.007 |
| 3 | @ Titans | W 31-28 | +4.5 | +0.028 |
| 4 | @ Steelers | L 13-16 | +6 | -0.072 |
| 5 | vs Ravens | L 21-26 | -6 | -0.014 |
| 6 | @ Buccaneers | L 3-17 | +7.5 | -0.265 |
| 7 | vs Texans | W 34-17 | -8.5 | -0.030 |
| 8 | @ Jets | W 24-21 | +3 | +0.053 |
| 9 | vs Steelers | L 20-23 | +3.5 | -0.199 |
| 11 | @ Bengals | W 27-20 | -3 | +0.193 |
| 12 | @ Saints | W 24-15 | +5.5 | +0.102 |
| 13 | vs Panthers | L 6-13 | -7.5 | -0.278 |
| 14 | @ Jaguars | W 21-20 | +2.5 | +0.165 |
| 15 | vs Colts | L 23-28 | +2 | +0.036 |
| 16 | @ Ravens | W 14-13 | +2.5 | +0.066 |
| 17 | vs Falcons | W 24-16 | +2.5 | -0.089 |
| WC | @ Steelers | L 33-36 | +8 | +0.155 |