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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Cleveland Browns
4-2 245.92
268.41
 
VS
proj
New York Jets
233.58 2-4
236.75

Cleveland Browns come back to knock off New York Jets for fourth straight win, 245.92-233.58

Cleveland Browns extended their win streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory over New York Jets, staging an impressive comeback for a 245.92-233.58 win. Cleveland Browns trailed 222.38-209.02 heading into Sunday night, but the squad roared back behind DeVonta Smith, who caught 5 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown for 15.9 points, and Marcus Epps, who made 5 tackles (11 points). Breece Hall (28.1 points) and Quincy Williams (22) did their part for New York Jets in defeat. Cleveland Browns (4-2) will look to keep it rolling against Los Angeles Chargers, while New York Jets (2-4) match up against Baltimore Ravens in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Cleveland Browns   New York Jets

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Brown scored 11.5 points in a 24-10 loss to the Rams to more-than-double his 4.81-point projection. He made 7 tackles to beat his projection by the fourth-highest percentage of any DT in the league this season. Next week, Brown will face the Buccaneers.
Derrick Brown

Top Player Comparison

Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 245.92
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.8
20.63
9.7%
2
Zaire Franklin
LB
20
17
8.1%
3
Myles Garrett
DE
18
7.34
7.3%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
18
8.74
7.3%
New York Jets
Points
% of total points 233.58
1
Breece Hall
RB
28.1
17.21
12%
2
Quincy Williams
LB
22
9.73
9.4%
3
Quinnen Williams
DT
22
8.81
9.4%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
20.2
27.4
8.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which New York Jets had a 202.18-169.62 lead. For Cleveland Browns, Dalvin Cook had a 53-yard touchdown run. Breece Hall had a 34-yard touchdown run for New York Jets, while Corey Davis had a 41-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Cleveland Browns   New York Jets

What If

Cleveland Browns would have beaten nine other teams besides New York Jets this week.
New York Jets would have lost to five other teams besides Cleveland Browns this week.
If Cleveland Browns played New York Jets every week this season, they'd be 4-2.
Last week, Cleveland Browns would have topped New York Jets 317.3-265.8.
Cleveland Browns would be 1-4 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New York Jets.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Cleveland Browns, New York Jets would be 4-1.
If Cleveland Browns had played every team in the league each week, they would be 55-35.
If they played every team every week, New York Jets would be 50-40.

Next Week Preview

New York Jets
A pair of squads with matching 2-4 records, 11th-place New York Jets are set to face 10th-place Baltimore Ravens next week. Each side has players with byes next week, as Kirk Cousins, A.J. Brown, Ben Skowronek, Kyzir White, Camryn Bynum, and Dalvin Tomlinson are off for Baltimore Ravens while Cooper Kupp, K.J. Osborn, D.J. Wonnum, and Kyren Williams will sit for New York Jets.
Cleveland Browns
A couple of teams with identical 4-2 records, Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers will each vie for their fifth win next week in an early-season matchup. Each side will have multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 7, as Dalvin Cook, DeVonta Smith, Ernest Jones, Marcus Epps, Fletcher Cox, Alexander Mattison, and Quez Watkins are off for Cleveland Browns and T.J. Edwards, Malcolm Brown, and Greg Joseph are out for Los Angeles Chargers. Over the last three weeks, Cleveland Browns have put up 277.13 points per game, while Los Angeles Chargers have averaged 246.44 per contest.