DOWN X DOWN › week 14 › Falcons at Browns
Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Huntington Bank Field

CLEvsATL

Browns offensevsFalcons defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Browns, 8 for Falcons. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

ATL offenseCLE offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Backs catch passes

Falcons give up 33 yards a game to running backs (17th), against a league average of 32. Browns' running backs produce 40 (9th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Falcons are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.17 EPA per attempt. Browns send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Field goals, not touchdowns

Browns score a touchdown on 47% of red zone trips (31st). Falcons allow 63% (18th).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Browns succeed on 42% of plays (18th) against a defense that allows 44% (18th).

Players to watch

ATL Falcons

9Michael Penix Jr.QB · 104/168 · 1282 yds · 9 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.02 · 21st7Bijan RobinsonRB · 150 car · 780 yds · 5 TD · 25 recEPA per touch -0.075Drake LondonWR · 39 rec · 624 yds · 1 TD · 62 tgtEPA per target +0.408Kyle PittsTE · 22 rec · 197 yds · 4 TD · 32 tgtEPA per target +0.0653Kendal DanielsLeft Inside Linebacker · 52 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD1 INT26C.J. HendersonRight Cornerback · 39 tackles · 8 PD8 passes defended · T-7th in the NFL

CLE Browns

4Deshaun WatsonQB · 163/249 · 1806 yds · 7 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback -0.02 · 24th10Quinshon JudkinsRB · 101 car · 342 yds · 3 TD · 21 recEPA per touch -0.1512Denzel BostonWR · 26 rec · 409 yds · 3 TD · 53 tgtEPA per target +0.1144Harold Fannin Jr.TE · 35 rec · 411 yds · 3 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.26 · 17th21Denzel WardLeft Cornerback · 29 tackles · 3 INT · 9 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL94Mason GrahamLeft Defensive Tackle · 16 tackles · 4 sacks4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL
The series · Falcons and Browns since 1999, and this season's records6 meetings

The Browns lead the series 4–2 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). Oct 2, 2022, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium: the Falcons won 23–20. Marcus Mariota started at quarterback for the Falcons and Jacoby Brissett for the Browns; Arthur Smith and Kevin Stefanski coached.

Falcons at home1–2the Falcons' record
In Cleveland1–2the Falcons' record
Most pointsFalcons 24 · Browns 282014 · 2018
Biggest winFalcons by 10 · Browns by 122010 · 2018

The last 5

2022 · Wk 4CLE 20 at ATL 23
2018 · Wk 10ATL 16 at CLE 28
2014 · Wk 12CLE 26 at ATL 24
2010 · Wk 5ATL 20 at CLE 10
2006 · Wk 10CLE 17 at ATL 13

2026 records

FalconsBrowns
Overall3–55–3
Division1–22–1
Conference3–33–3
Other conference0–22–0
Home1–33–0
Away2–22–3
Last 5WLLWLWLWWL
StreakLost 1Lost 1
Points a game21.4 – 23.617.4 – 21.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Falcons' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Browns offense against the Falcons defenseDepth charts
Falcons defense · 3-4 DBrowns offense · 3WR 1TE55Fano77Johnson74Jenkins58Barber71Howard44Fannin4Watson10Judkins12Boston3Jeudy1Concepcion54Dorlus95Dexter92Smith99Thomas27Pearce0Deablo53Daniels26Henderson24Terrell33Bowman3Bates31Watts

Browns offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBDeshaun Watson#4 · 163/249 · 1806 yds · 7 TD · 3 INT
  • RBQuinshon Judkins#10 · 101 car · 342 yds · 3 TD · 21 rec
  • WRDenzel Boston#12 · 26 rec · 409 yds · 3 TD · 53 tgt
  • WRKC Concepcion#1 · 33 rec · 352 yds · 0 TD · 49 tgt
  • WRJerry Jeudy#3 · 16 rec · 171 yds · 0 TD · 24 tgt
  • TEHarold Fannin Jr.#44 · 35 rec · 411 yds · 3 TD · 51 tgt
  • LTSpencer Fano#55
  • LGZion Johnson#77
  • CElgton Jenkins#74
  • RGAustin Barber#58
  • RTTytus Howard#71

Falcons defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEBrandon Dorlus#54 · 13 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • NTGervon Dexter Sr.#95 · 21 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEMaason Smith#92 · 15 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • WLBCameron Thomas#99 · 21 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 PD
  • SLBJames Pearce Jr.#27 · 0 tackles
  • RILBDivine Deablo#0 · 29 tackles · 1 PD
  • LILBKendal Daniels#53 · 52 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RCBC.J. Henderson#26 · 39 tackles · 8 PD
  • LCBA.J. Terrell Jr.#24 · 13 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBBilly Bowman Jr.#33 · 6 tackles · 2 PD
  • SSJessie Bates III#3 · 45 tackles · 1 INT · 4 PD
  • FSXavier Watts#31 · 53 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · CLE offense against ATL defense
StatCLE CLE offFavors CLE · Favors ATLATL ATL def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.08#25
-0.04#11+0.00
Success rate
42%#18
44%#1844%
Yards per play
5.1#23
5.3#135.4
Explosive play rate
8%#24
9%#139%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.06#23
+0.00#15+0.03
Sack rate
12%#32
6%#207%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.19#27
-0.08#15-0.08
Yards per carry
3.6#27
4.6#264.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
32%#30
42%#1841%
Red zone TD rate
47%#31
63%#1861%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
129#23
150#20147
TE yards per game
57#16
55#1855
TE targets per game
7.0#20
7.6#167.6
RB receiving yards per game
40#9
33#1732
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Browns: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.287% of throws
+0.044% of throws
+0.665% of throws
Short
+0.0542% of throws
+0.2715% of throws
+0.0927% of throws

Falcons: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.1727 throws
+1.598 throws
-0.0521 throws
Short
+0.1293 throws
-0.1533 throws
+0.06106 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.