NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 9 · Sunday, Nov 8 · 1:00 pm ET · Caesars Superdome (dome)

TBD referee · 7 rest days (CLE) / 14 (NO)

Model

26%CLE74%NO

Projected CLE 20.9 – NO 29.5
margin +8.6 · total 50.4

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.

CLENO
−6.5 32ndPower rating15th +0.6
−2.7 26thOffense rating17th +0.2
−3.8 30thDefense rating14th +0.4
−0.206 26thOffense EPA/play17th +0.019
+0.310 30thDefense EPA/play allowed14th −0.027
43.1% 17thOffense success rate15th 43.8%
59.3% 32ndDefense success rate allowed20th 45.5%
−0.257 28thPass EPA/dropback17th +0.052
+0.731 32ndPass EPA/dropback allowed14th +0.012
−0.119 21stRush EPA/carry15th −0.075
−0.053 20thRush EPA/carry allowed19th −0.072
7.8% 18thExplosive play rate16th 9.0%
16.7% 32ndExplosive rate allowed22nd 10.4%
12.5% 32nd3rd-down conversion10th 47.1%
55.6% 25th3rd-down conversion allowed17th 38.5%
0.0% 30thRed-zone TD rate10th 80.0%
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
30.0% 31stPressure rate allowed14th 14.3%
12.5% 22ndPressure rate9th 19.5%
22.2% 30thTurnover rate29th 21.4%
0.0% 25thTakeaway rate24th 6.7%
10.0 28thPoints per game11th 30.0
34.0 27thPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
−9.7% Pass rate over expected +4.1%
38.8 32ndNeutral pace (sec/play)2nd 21.6
−0.206 Off epa last3 +0.019
+0.310 Def epa last3 −0.027
+6.1 2ndSpecial teams EPA29th −2.4

CLE offense vs NO defense

Offense percentiles for CLE against the matching defensive percentiles for NO. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CLENO D

NO offense vs CLE defense

Offense percentiles for NO against the matching defensive percentiles for CLE. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
NOCLE D