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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
4-1 243.5
219.22
 
VS
proj
Cincinnati Bengals
192.34 3-2
222.1

Cleveland Browns defeat Cincinnati Bengals for fourth straight win, 243.50-192.34

Cleveland Browns extended their win streak to four games with a hard-fought win over Cincinnati Bengals, securing a 243.50-192.34 victory. Cleveland Browns grabbed a 140.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive showings from Nick Chubb (32.4 points) and Amari Cooper (20.6) and never looked back. David Long Jr. (21 points) and Joe Burrow (17.44) carried the flag for Cincinnati Bengals in the loss. Cleveland Browns (4-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Los Angeles Chargers, while Cincinnati Bengals (3-2) face Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   Cincinnati Bengals

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 15.9 points, Chubb more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 32.4 points as the Browns lost to the Chargers 30-28. He ran for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cleveland Browns this week. Next week, Chubb will go up against the Patriots.
Nick Chubb

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 243.5
1
Nick Chubb
RB
32.4
15.9
13.3%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
23.4
17.88
9.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.6
13.88
8.5%
4
Cody Barton
LB
19
13.88
7.8%
Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 192.34
1
David Long Jr.
LB
21
14.6
10.9%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
17.44
19.66
9.1%
3
Hayden Hurst
TE
17.3
8.61
9%
4
Nicholas Morrow
LB
17
11.44
8.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 41-yard touchdown run for Cleveland Browns, while Wil Lutz had a 56-yard field goal to contribute to a 220.10-79.70 lead for Cleveland Browns.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   Cincinnati Bengals

Game Notes

11 of the 20 starters on Cleveland Browns exceeded their projected point totals.
Cincinnati Bengals had only eight of their 20 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could've looked differently, as each team had a starter that failed to score.
Cleveland Browns put up more points than their season scoring average (228.88) while Cincinnati Bengals fell short of theirs (218.47).
Cleveland Browns put up more points than their projected total, while Cincinnati Bengals failed to reach their projection.
This loss snaps a streak of two straight wins for Cincinnati Bengals.
On the losing side, David Long Jr. (21 points) posted the fourth-highest score for a LB this week.

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