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Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

BOOK JAC 77% MODEL JAC 72%
Week 1 · 2026-09-13 · 13:00 · EverBank Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: CLE 20 JAC
JAC -7.5
Vegas line (context)
40.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

CLE OFFENSE vs JAC DEFENSE
JAC DEFENSE CLE OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 41% run Avg pace
JAC OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE DEFENSE JAC OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 44% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

CLE OFFENSE vs JAC DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack DEF +29 #3 -0.14
-0.05 #25 Run game DEF +12 #13 -0.04
185 #31 Pass yards DEF +12 #19 231
97 #27 Rush yards DEF +26 #1 86
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush even #27 1.9
34% #28 3rd down DEF +11 #17 41%
55% #28 Red zone even #25 68%
JAC OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
+0.06 #11 Pass attack even #4 -0.13
-0.01 #18 Run game DEF +13 #5 -0.05
237 #11 Pass yards DEF +8 #3 189
115 #20 Rush yards even #16 116
2.4 #20 Pass pro vs rush DEF +17 #3 3.1
40% #18 3rd down DEF +10 #8 37%
65% #12 Red zone OFF +8 #20 66%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

CLE PASS RUSH vs JAC PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
2.4 #20 sacks allowed /g #27 3.1
JAC PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Josh Hines-Allen DE 9.0 sacks '25
Arik Armstead DE 5.5 sacks '25
Travon Walker DE 3.5 sacks '25
3.0 #26 sacks allowed /g #3 1.9
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

CLE

Deshaun Watson QB vs #3 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #13 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #3 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #3 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #3 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #3 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10

JAC

Trevor Lawrence QB vs #4 PASS D 234.1 pass y/g 6/10
Bhayshul Tuten RB vs #5 RUN D 22.4 rush y/g 4/10
Brian Thomas Jr. WR1 vs #4 PASS D 48.5 rec y/g 5/10
Jakobi Meyers WR2 vs #4 PASS D 49.8 rec y/g 4/10
Parker Washington WR3 vs #4 PASS D 56.1 rec y/g 6/10
Brenton Strange TE vs #4 PASS D 42.2 rec y/g 5/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.