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Week 15 · 2026-12-20 · 13:00 · MetLife Stadium (outdoors) · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: CLE 01 NYG
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 NYG DEFENSE
NYG 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
NYG OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE DEFENSE NYG OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 47% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
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 NYG DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack DEF +16 #16 +0.03
-0.05 #25 Run game even #32 +0.17
185 #31 Pass yards DEF +14 #17 230
97 #27 Rush yards even #31 145
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush DEF +9 #17 2.2
34% #28 3rd down DEF +14 #14 40%
55% #28 Red zone even #22 68%
NYG OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
-0.01 #19 Pass attack DEF +15 #4 -0.13
+0.04 #5 Run game even #5 -0.05
218 #21 Pass yards DEF +18 #3 189
129 #5 Rush yards OFF +11 #16 116
2.8 #23 Pass pro vs rush DEF +20 #3 3.1
40% #17 3rd down DEF +9 #8 37%
59% #23 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 NYG PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
2.8 #23 sacks allowed /g #17 3.1
NYG PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Brian Burns LB 16.5 sacks '25
Abdul Carter LB 4.0 sacks '25
Darius Alexander DT 3.5 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 #16 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #32 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #16 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #16 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #16 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #16 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10

NYG

Jaxson Dart QB vs #4 PASS D 162.3 pass y/g 8/10
Cam Skattebo RB vs #5 RUN D 51.2 rush y/g 5/8
Malik Nabers WR1 vs #4 PASS D 67.8 rec y/g 2/4
Darius Slayton WR2 vs #4 PASS D 38.4 rec y/g 4/10
Darnell Mooney WR3 2025: ATL vs #4 PASS D 29.5 rec y/g 4/10
Isaiah Likely TE 2025: BAL vs #4 PASS D 25.6 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.