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Week 16 · 2026-12-27 · 13:00 · M&T Bank Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: CLE 46 BAL
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 BAL DEFENSE
BAL 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
BAL OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE DEFENSE BAL OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Run-heavy · 51% run Ball-control 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 BAL DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack DEF +11 #21 +0.07
-0.05 #25 Run game DEF +18 #7 -0.05
185 #31 Pass yards even #29 259
97 #27 Rush yards DEF +17 #10 107
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush even #30 1.8
34% #28 3rd down DEF +18 #10 38%
55% #28 Red zone DEF +21 #7 55%
BAL OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
-0.04 #24 Pass attack DEF +20 #4 -0.13
+0.10 #2 Run game even #5 -0.05
193 #28 Pass yards DEF +25 #3 189
157 #2 Rush yards OFF +14 #16 116
2.6 #21 Pass pro vs rush DEF +18 #3 3.1
41% #15 3rd down even #8 37%
60% #22 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 BAL PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
2.6 #21 sacks allowed /g #30 3.1
BAL PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Calais Campbell DE 6.5 sacks '25
Travis Jones DT 5.0 sacks '25
Tavius Robinson LB 4.5 sacks '25
3.0 #26 sacks allowed /g #3 1.8
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 #21 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #7 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #21 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #21 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #21 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #21 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10

BAL

Lamar Jackson QB vs #4 PASS D 196.1 pass y/g 4/10
Derrick Henry RB vs #5 RUN D 93.8 rush y/g 7/10
Zay Flowers WR1 vs #4 PASS D 71.2 rec y/g 5/10
Rashod Bateman WR2 vs #4 PASS D 17.2 rec y/g 3/10
Devontez Walker WR3 vs #4 PASS D 17.0 rec y/g 4/8
Mark Andrews TE vs #4 PASS D 24.8 rec y/g 3/10
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.