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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
1-0 231.2
231.59
 
VS
proj
Green Bay Packers
189.7 0-1
213.71

Green Bay Packers come up short of predictions, succumb to Cleveland Browns, 231.2-189.7

There's no way around it, Green Bay Packers dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Cleveland Browns came out on top with a 231.2-189.7 victory. Cleveland Browns jumped out to a 137.2-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Kareem Hunt (23 points) and Jarvis Landry (22.4) and never looked back. Davante Adams (32.1 points) and AJ Dillon (20.1) were the leaders for Green Bay Packers in the loss. Cleveland Browns (1-0) will look to build on their success against Seattle Seahawks, while Green Bay Packers (0-1) will try to get their first victory against Minnesota Vikings.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Green Bay Packers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hunt racked up 70 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns as the Browns beat the Panthers 26-24. In doing so, he put up 23 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Cleveland Browns this week. Hunt will face the Jets in Week 2.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 231.2
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
23
10.47
9.9%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
22.4
11.55
9.7%
3
Myles Garrett
DE
19.5
9.73
8.4%
4
Mykal Walker
LB
17
11.14
7.4%
Green Bay Packers
Points
% of total points 189.7
1
Davante Adams
WR
32.1
17.51
16.9%
2
AJ Dillon
RB
20.1
11.82
10.6%
3
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
16.5
14.86
8.7%
4
Leighton Vander Esch
LB
15
9.37
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but it was Cleveland Browns who took the lead, 176.8-39.6. Baker Mayfield had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Cleveland Browns, while Wil Lutz had a 51-yard field goal. Kendrick Bourne made the highlight reel for Green Bay Packers with a 41-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Davante Adams had a 41-yard catch for Green Bay Packers, who trailed 196.7-162.7 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Green Bay Packers

Game Notes

More than half (12 of the 22) of the starters on Cleveland Browns exceeded their projected point totals.
Green Bay Packers lost despite 11 of their 22 starters exceeding their points projection.
Green Bay Packers could have used points from DeVonta Smith and Tyler Allgeier, as both put up goose eggs.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 41.5-point margin was the fourth-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Cleveland Browns win, but they also easily covered the 17.88-point projected margin of victory.
For Green Bay Packers, Davante Adams scored 32.1 points, the fifth-best score for a wide receiver this week.

Coach Talk

Cleveland Browns
Nice job assembling a starting crew that won by 41.5 points this past week. We did what was needed and took care of business. We should keep this momentum going as we move on to a tricky matchup in Week 2.
Green Bay Packers
Zero touchdowns and an interception for Aaron Rodgers against the Vikings this week. Zero wins and one loss for Green Bay Packers on the 2022 season. Now, normally I'm pretty old-school when it comes to all this fancy "analytics" mumbo-jumbo... but our in-house bean counters keep telling me that this is the sort of coincidence we gotta stay away from.