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Cleveland Browns @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

BOOK TB 69% MODEL TB 65%
Week 2 · 2026-09-20 · 13:00 · Raymond James Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: CLE 10 TB
TB -6.0
Vegas line (context)
42.5
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 TB DEFENSE
TB 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
TB OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE DEFENSE TB 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 TB DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack DEF +12 #20 +0.07
-0.05 #25 Run game DEF +22 #3 -0.07
185 #31 Pass yards even #27 255
97 #27 Rush yards DEF +22 #5 99
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush DEF +8 #18 2.2
34% #28 3rd down DEF +15 #13 40%
55% #28 Red zone even #32 74%
TB OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
-0.03 #22 Pass attack DEF +18 #4 -0.13
+0.01 #12 Run game even #5 -0.05
221 #19 Pass yards DEF +16 #3 189
115 #21 Rush yards even #16 116
2.2 #16 Pass pro vs rush DEF +13 #3 3.1
42% #13 3rd down even #8 37%
62% #19 Red zone even #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 TB PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
2.2 #16 sacks allowed /g #18 3.1
TB PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Al-Quadin Muhammad LB 11.0 sacks '25
Yaya Diaby LB 7.0 sacks '25
Vita Vea DT 4.5 sacks '25
3.0 #26 sacks allowed /g #3 2.2
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 #20 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #3 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #20 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #20 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #20 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #20 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10

TB

Baker Mayfield QB vs #4 PASS D 217.2 pass y/g 3/10
Bucky Irving RB vs #5 RUN D 58.8 rush y/g 7/10
Emeka Egbuka WR1 vs #4 PASS D 55.2 rec y/g 2/10
Chris Godwin Jr. WR2 vs #4 PASS D 40.0 rec y/g 3/9
Jalen McMillan WR3 vs #4 PASS D 44.5 rec y/g 1/4
Cade Otton TE vs #4 PASS D 38.1 rec y/g 4/10
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.