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Week 9 · 2026-11-08 · 13:00 · Caesars Superdome (dome) · sportturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: CLE 02 NO
Vegas line (context)
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 NO DEFENSE
NO 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
NO OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE DEFENSE NO OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 40% 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 NO DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack DEF +20 #12 -0.05
-0.05 #25 Run game DEF +23 #2 -0.07
185 #31 Pass yards DEF +26 #5 196
97 #27 Rush yards DEF +8 #19 121
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush DEF +15 #11 2.6
34% #28 3rd down DEF +23 #5 36%
55% #28 Red zone DEF +13 #15 62%
NO OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
-0.08 #27 Pass attack DEF +23 #4 -0.13
-0.10 #31 Run game DEF +26 #5 -0.05
237 #10 Pass yards even #3 189
94 #28 Rush yards DEF +12 #16 116
2.9 #25 Pass pro vs rush DEF +22 #3 3.1
40% #19 3rd down DEF +11 #8 37%
50% #32 Red zone DEF +12 #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 NO PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
2.9 #25 sacks allowed /g #11 3.1
NO PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Chase Young DE 10.0 sacks '25
Carl Granderson DE 6.0 sacks '25
Tyree Wilson DE 4.0 sacks '25
3.0 #26 sacks allowed /g #3 2.6
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 #12 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #2 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #12 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #12 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #12 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #12 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10

NO

Tyler Shough QB vs #4 PASS D 216.7 pass y/g 7/10
Travis Etienne Jr. RB 2025: JAC vs #5 RUN D 65.2 rush y/g 5/10
Chris Olave WR1 vs #4 PASS D 72.7 rec y/g 5/10
Jordyn Tyson WR2 vs #4 PASS D rec y/g
Devaughn Vele WR3 vs #4 PASS D 32.6 rec y/g 4/9
Juwan Johnson TE vs #4 PASS D 52.3 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.