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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
9-6 43
35.07
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
27 9-6
34.56

Cleveland Browns come back to hand New England Patriots fourth straight loss in 43-27 drubbing

Cleveland Browns cruised to a 43-27 victory to hand New England Patriots their fourth straight loss. Trailing 19-21 heading into Monday night, Cleveland Browns charged back behind Daniel Carlson (10 points) and Nick Chubb (7). Hunter Henry (6 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Ryan Tannehill (153 Pass Yds, 18 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) led the charge for New England Patriots in defeat. This marks the first time this season Cleveland Browns have knocked off New England Patriots, after falling 49-24 in their last matchup. Cleveland Browns (9-6) will look to keep it rolling in the playoffs, while New England Patriots (9-6) will attempt to bounce back and make a run of their own in the postseason.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Packers in Week 15, Andrews scored 8 points to more-than-double his 2.84-point projection. He caught 10 passes for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cleveland Browns this week. In Week 16, Andrews and the Ravens will face the Bengals.
Mark Andrews

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 43
1
Daniel Carlson
K
10
7.82
23.3%
2
Josh Allen
QB
9
9.2
20.9%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
8
2.84
18.6%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
7
5.15
16.3%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 27
1
Hunter Henry
TE
7
1.18
25.9%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
5
7.17
18.5%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
5
3.31
18.5%
4
Nick Folk
K
5
8.18
18.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 20-yard touchdown pass for Cleveland Browns, who trailed 19-13 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Mark Andrews had a 43-yard catch for Cleveland Browns to contribute to a 21-19 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   New England Patriots

Game Notes

Four of the eight starters on Cleveland Browns scored higher than their projected point totals.
New England Patriots had only two of their eight starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Cleveland Browns had two starters score zero points, while New England Patriots had two.
Daniel Carlson, Josh Allen, and Mark Andrews all scored more points than Hunter Henry, the leading scorer for New England Patriots.
Cleveland Browns put up more points than their season scoring average (27.47) while New England Patriots fell short of theirs (32.33).
Cleveland Browns put up more points than their projected total, while New England Patriots fell short of their projection.
Not only did Cleveland Browns win, but they also covered the 0.51-point projected margin of victory.
Cleveland Browns moves to (4-2) in blowout games this season, while New England Patriots falls to (4-2).
Despite the loss, Hunter Henry registered 7 points, the third-highest score for a tight end this season.

Coach Talk

Cleveland Browns
We do respect the confidence this past week, Cleveland Browns. Deploying not one, but TWO starters with zero points (Donovan Peoples-Jones and David Njoku), while still earning the win... talk about arrogant.
New England Patriots
Our starting QB threw one interception and literally zero touchdowns? We might need to go back and review the game tape. Was Ryan Tannehill actually that out-of-tune with his receivers, or was the Steelers secondary just that great against the pass? What do you think, New England Patriots, do we continue to start him with confidence?