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2026 · Week 9

Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns @ New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints

Sun Nov 8, 12:00 PM CST Caesars Superdome Indoors
Depth
Game total
42.5
points, both teams
OffenseCleveland Browns New Orleans Saints
Team total19.523
Plays a game61.263.7
Passes vs usual+0.2+0.2
Days' rest714

The Saints are coming off a bye.

Passes vs usual: points of pass rate above or below what teams usually call on the same down, distance and score.

Game and team totals: consensus of 11 books via The Odds API, as of Sun Nov 8 10:59 AM EST.

Beyond Usage · New Orleans Saints Kendre MillerRB
−24scrimmage yards a game

Over his last 4 games, he has gained 24 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces.

Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 24 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count

Key players

who each offense runs through
Cleveland Browns Browns
NO defense allows a game QB 250yds · 8th most RB 120yds · 6th over usual TE 68yds · 9th over usual
NO: one of the 8 softest against running backs this season, adjusted for who they have played.

Backs with a real workload have gained 106% of their recent average against defenses like that since 2016, and beaten it in 50% of games. Against the middle of the league, 42% have.

Cleveland Browns #4 D. WatsonQB QB1 Q
33.5 att238 pass yds98% snaps
last 4 Wk 5 vs NYJ 155 pass yds6 car, 40 rush yds Wk 6 vs BAL 164 pass yds8 car, 29 rush yds Wk 7 vs TEN 308 pass yds3 car, 19 rush yds Wk 8 vs PIT 324 pass yds3 car, 2 rush yds
Beyond Usage The passing yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his dropbacks, how far he threw and his throws inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 1 passing yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. His completion rate is 4 percentage points below an average passer's on the same throws. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • Questionable (Concussion)
  • Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the passing yards it usually produces. His workload is his dropbacks, how far he threw and his throws inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 239 a game, up from 200 in the 4 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • Last game, vs PIT: 324 passing yards
  • 65% completion rate, 13th of 35 passers
  • Deshaun Watson is inactive for the BrownsProFootballTalk (RSS)
  • Deshaun Watson clears concussion protocol, remains questionable for SundayProFootballTalk (RSS)
Cleveland Browns #10 Q. JudkinsRB RB1
14.8 car3.5 tgt66% of carries53% snaps
last 4 Wk 4 vs PIT 17 car, 53 rush yds6 rec, 43 rec yds Wk 5 vs NYJ 14 car, 44 rush yds3 rec, 6 rec yds Wk 7 vs TEN 17 car, 96 rush yds1 rec, 8 rec yds Wk 8 vs PIT 11 car, 25 rush yds2 rec, 24 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 8 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 66% of carries over his last 4, 63% this season Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the scrimmage yards it usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 83 a game, down from 90 in the 13 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 3.0 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs PIT: 25 rushing yards on 11 carries, 2 catches for 24 yards
  • 3.4 yards a carry, 40th of 47 backs
Cleveland Browns #44 H. Fannin Jr.TE TE1
7 tgt20% of targets88% snaps
last 4 Wk 5 vs NYJ 4 tgt, 1 rec, 4 rec yds Wk 6 vs BAL 3 tgt, 1 rec, 9 rec yds Wk 7 vs TEN 9 tgt, 6 rec, 91 rec yds Wk 8 vs PIT 12 tgt, 10 rec, 154 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 13 receiving yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 20% of targets over his last 4 Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 51 a game, up from 42 in the 4 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • Last game, vs PIT: 154 receiving yards, 10 catches on 12 targets
  • 1.59 yards per route run in 2025, 12th of 84 receivers and tight ends
  • NO allow 8.9 targets a game to tight ends, 5th most
Browns news this week
New Orleans Saints Saints
CLE defense allows a game WR 137yds · 17th over usual RB 116yds · 12th over usual
New Orleans Saints #12 C. OlaveWR WR1
8.8 tgt25% of targets78% snaps
last 4 Wk 4 vs ATL 12 tgt, 8 rec, 116 rec yds Wk 5 vs MIN 6 tgt, 4 rec, 46 rec yds Wk 6 vs NYG 7 tgt, 4 rec, 43 rec yds Wk 7 vs PIT 10 tgt, 6 rec, 56 rec yds
Beyond Usage The receiving yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 6 receiving yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 25% of targets over his last 4, 27% this season Role Whether his workload is growing or shrinking, counted in the receiving yards it usually produces. His workload is his targets, how far downfield they were and those inside the 20. Over his last 4 games it has been worth 72 a game, down from 82 in the 16 games before. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about half of a change in role has shown up in the next game. How we count
  • 1.0 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs PIT: 56 receiving yards, 6 catches on 10 targets
  • 2.00 yards per route run in 2025, 20th of 154 receivers and tight ends
  • CLE allow 18.0 targets a game to receivers, 17th most
New Orleans Saints #3 T. EtienneRB RB5
10 car4.3 tgt39% of carries52% snaps
last 3 Wk 1 vs DET 9 car, 46 rush yds7 rec, 32 rec yds Wk 2 vs BAL 8 car, 25 rush yds2 rec, 6 rec yds Wk 3 vs LV 13 car, 57 rush yds2 rec, 13 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 6 scrimmage yards a game more than his workload usually produces. That's within his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 39% of carries over his last 4, 38% this season
  • 2.4 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs LV: 57 rushing yards on 13 carries, 2 catches for 13 yards
  • 4.3 yards a carry in 2025, 37th of 74 backs
  • Vs CLE: 52 rushing yards in his one game, 52 in all his games
New Orleans Saints #5 K. MillerRB RB2
11 car2.5 tgt48% of carries35% snaps
last 4 Wk 4 vs ATL 6 car, 9 rush yds2 rec, 10 rec yds Wk 5 vs MIN 10 car, 30 rush yds0 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 6 vs NYG 20 car, 70 rush yds2 rec, 0 rec yds Wk 7 vs PIT 8 car, 6 rush yds3 rec, 22 rec yds
Beyond Usage The scrimmage yards he gains beyond what his workload usually produces. His workload is his carries and targets, how far downfield the targets were and his touches inside the 20. Over his last 4 games, he has gained 24 scrimmage yards a game fewer than his workload usually produces. That's more than his usual week-to-week ups and downs. In past seasons, about a third of a gap has carried into the next game. How we count
  • 48% of carries over his last 4, 40% this season
  • 2.7 touches a game inside the 20 over his last 4
  • Last game, vs PIT: 6 rushing yards on 8 carries, 3 catches for 22 yards
  • 2.8 yards a carry, 45th of 47 backs

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