NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 3 · Sunday, Sep 27 · 1:00 pm ET · Huntington Bank Field

TBD referee · 7 rest days (CAR) / 7 (CLE)

Model

56%CAR44%CLE

Projected CAR 29.4 – CLE 27.3
margin −2.1 · total 56.7

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

CARCLE
−2.9 25thPower rating32nd −6.5
+1.6 9thOffense rating26th −2.7
−4.5 31stDefense rating30th −3.8
+0.130 9thOffense EPA/play26th −0.206
+0.361 31stDefense EPA/play allowed30th +0.310
47.1% 11thOffense success rate17th 43.1%
53.3% 29thDefense success rate allowed32nd 59.3%
+0.242 9thPass EPA/dropback28th −0.257
+0.551 29thPass EPA/dropback allowed32nd +0.731
−0.106 19thRush EPA/carry21st −0.119
+0.143 31stRush EPA/carry allowed20th −0.053
11.8% 6thExplosive play rate18th 7.8%
12.0% 28thExplosive rate allowed32nd 16.7%
44.4% 12th3rd-down conversion32nd 12.5%
71.4% 30th3rd-down conversion allowed25th 55.6%
100.0% 1stRed-zone TD rate30th 0.0%
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed23rd 100.0%
11.6% 10thPressure rate allowed31st 30.0%
7.9% 28thPressure rate22nd 12.5%
15.4% 19thTurnover rate30th 22.2%
7.1% 22ndTakeaway rate25th 0.0%
37.0 4thPoints per game28th 10.0
59.0 32ndPoints allowed per game27th 34.0
+3.1% Pass rate over expected −9.7%
24.7 4thNeutral pace (sec/play)32nd 38.8
+0.130 Off epa last3 −0.206
+0.361 Def epa last3 +0.310
−0.5 24thSpecial teams EPA2nd +6.1

CAR offense vs CLE defense

Offense percentiles for CAR against the matching defensive percentiles for CLE. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CARCLE D

CLE offense vs CAR defense

Offense percentiles for CLE against the matching defensive percentiles for CAR. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CLECAR D