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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Las Vegas Raiders
1-8 210.38
202.79
 
VS
proj
Cleveland Browns
191.1 5-4
231.3

Cleveland Browns fall short of projections, lose to Las Vegas Raiders, 210.38-191.10

Cleveland Browns failed to bring their A game, falling short of projections, as Las Vegas Raiders secured a 210.38-191.10 victory. Cleveland Browns nabbed a 9.20-point lead on Thursday, but Las Vegas Raiders held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Davante Adams (10 Rec, 146 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Kenyan Drake (93 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 16 Rec Yds). Noah Fant (5 Rec, 96 Rec Yds) and Andy Dalton (210 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) did their part for Cleveland Browns in the loss. Las Vegas Raiders (1-8) will look to earn another win against Pittsburgh Steelers, while Cleveland Browns (5-4) will try to get back in the win column against Tennessee Titans.

Matchup Timeline

  Las Vegas Raiders   Cleveland Browns

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 109 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Saints, Drake recorded 31.9 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 12.14-point projection and was much higher than his 10.49-point season scoring average. Drake will face the Panthers next week.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Las Vegas Raiders
Points
% of total points 210.38
1
Davante Adams
WR
40.6
19.43
19.3%
2
Kenyan Drake
RB
31.9
12.14
15.2%
3
Derek Carr
QB
21.68
25.84
10.3%
4
Budda Baker
S
18
13.98
8.6%
Cleveland Browns
Points
% of total points 191.1
1
Noah Fant
TE
19.1
6.09
10%
2
Andy Dalton
QB
16.7
17.87
8.7%
3
T.J. Hockenson
TE
16.5
10.68
8.6%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.6
21.56
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Derek Carr teamed up with Davante Adams on multiple big plays for Las Vegas Raiders: a 38-yard touchdown pass and a 25-yard touchdown pass, helping Las Vegas Raiders to a 152.98-107.10 lead.
Sunday Late
Noah Fant had a 51-yard catch for Cleveland Browns, who trailed 176.78-173.40 after the late afternoon games.
Monday
Andy Dalton had a 41-yard touchdown pass for Cleveland Browns.

Points By Position

  Las Vegas Raiders   Cleveland Browns

StatSmack

Las Vegas Raiders see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Cleveland Browns (0).
Las Vegas Raiders are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Cleveland Browns (0 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Cleveland Browns - they’ve made more transactions (7) than Las Vegas Raiders (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Las Vegas Raiders have outscored Cleveland Browns at QB and K this season.
The starters for Las Vegas Raiders had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Cleveland Browns (2).
Don't worry Cleveland Browns, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Cleveland Browns
On the docket for Week 10, Cleveland Browns (5-4, sixth-place) are due to square off against Tennessee Titans (2-7, 14th-place). Cleveland Browns may have to shuffle the deck a bit with Lawrence Guy and Geno Stone out on bye next week. Over the last two weeks, Cleveland Browns has put up 258.78 points per game, while Tennessee Titans has averaged 241.59 per contest.
Las Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders (1-8) will go up against Pittsburgh Steelers (4-5) in Week 10. Each team has multiple bye weeks to think about in Week 10, as Kenyan Drake, Demarcus Robinson, and Kyler Fackrell are off for Las Vegas Raiders, while Pittsburgh Steelers will be missing Jordan Whitehead and Samaje Perine. Over the last three weeks, Las Vegas Raiders have put up 196.01 points per game, while Pittsburgh Steelers have averaged 175.1 per contest.