Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns

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ATLFalcons3-5 · away
ATWeek 14Sun Dec 13 · 1:00 PM ET
CLEBrowns5-3 · home
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ATL OFFENSEwhat it does

The red marker slides toward the unit with the better league rank. The farther from the middle, the bigger the rank gap.

CLE DEFENSEwhat it allows
Overall
−0.080
27th
EPA / play
CLE defense by 15 places · clear edge
−0.020
12thallowed
43.2%
16th
Success rate
CLE defense by 5 places
42.4%
11thallowed
Passing
−0.124
29th
Pass EPA / play
CLE defense by 22 places · clear edge
−0.010
7thallowed
42.9%
24th
Pass success rate
CLE defense by 20 places · clear edge
41.6%
4thallowed
7.9%
13th
Explosive pass rate
Even · 2 places apart
7.6%
15thallowed
6.6%
19th
Sack rate
CLE defense by 9 places
7.4%
10thmade
Rushing
−0.027
8th
Rush EPA / play
ATL offense by 20 places · clear edge
−0.034
28thallowed
43.7%
8th
Run success rate
ATL offense by 20 places · clear edge
43.5%
28thallowed
9.9%
19th
Explosive run rate
ATL offense by 13 places · clear edge
16.3%
32ndallowed
16.1%
11th
Stuff rate
CLE defense by 6 places
22.3%
5thmade
Turnovers
16.5%
28th
Turnovers
CLE defense by 11 places
11.2%
17thtakeaways
Downs
−0.042
22nd
Early downs EPA (1st–2nd)
CLE defense by 7 places
+0.015
15thallowed
−0.237
31st
Late downs EPA (3rd–4th)
CLE defense by 25 places · clear edge
−0.125
6thallowed

SHAPE VS SHAPE

ATL offense over CLE defense

Explosive pass13th v 15thPass success24th v 4thSacks19th v 10thTurnovers28th v 17thStuffs11th v 5thRun success8th v 28thExplosive run19th v 32nd
  • ATL offense
  • CLE defense
  • middle of the league

Of the 7 spokes: offense is 5+ places higher on 2, defense on 4, 1 within 4 places.

Both shapes are drawn by league rank, so the outer ring is 1st on every spoke and the amber ring is the middle of the league. Where the solid shape reaches past the dashed one, the offense ranks higher. Each label shows offense rank v defense rank.

MAIN PLAYERS

Atlanta Falcons
QBATL
Michael Penix Jr.
EPA / dropback
0.00
CPOE
−4.3
Pass yards
1,282
TD–INT
9-5
RBATL
Bijan Robinson
Carries
150
Rush yards
780
EPA / carry
−0.03
Success
44.7%
RBATL
Brian Robinson
Carries
53
Rush yards
211
EPA / carry
+0.05
Success
41.5%
WRATL
Drake London
Targets
62
Rec yards
624
TD
1
EPA / target
+0.38
TEATL
Kyle Pitts
Targets
32
Rec yards
197
TD
4
EPA / target
+0.06
WRATL
Jahan Dotson
Targets
30
Rec yards
337
TD
2
EPA / target
−0.18
WRATL
Olamide Zaccheaus
Targets
13
Rec yards
21
TD
0
EPA / target
−0.96
Cleveland Browns
QBCLE
Deshaun Watson
EPA / dropback
−0.01
CPOE
−0.1
Pass yards
1,806
TD–INT
7-3
RBCLE
Quinshon Judkins
Carries
101
Rush yards
342
EPA / carry
−0.22
Success
29.7%
RBCLE
Jaleel McLaughlin
Carries
11
Rush yards
72
EPA / carry
+0.24
Success
54.5%
WRCLE
Denzel Boston
Targets
53
Rec yards
409
TD
3
EPA / target
+0.09
TECLE
Harold Fannin Jr.
Targets
51
Rec yards
411
TD
3
EPA / target
+0.26
WRCLE
KC Concepcion
Targets
49
Rec yards
352
TD
0
EPA / target
+0.21
WRCLE
Jerry Jeudy
Targets
24
Rec yards
171
TD
0
EPA / target
−0.03

Every rank is among all 32 teams in 2026, through Week 8 (ATL has played 8 games, CLE 8). A defense is ranked on what its opponents did, so allowing less ranks higher; for sacks, takeaways and stuffs, making more ranks higher.

Tied teams share a place here, as on the team radars (T-7th and T-7th, then 9th). The Team Stats table numbers its rows one by one, so a tied team can carry a different number there.

An edge only compares two season ranks: defense rank minus offense rank. 0 to 4 places apart is called even, 5 to 12 a lean, 13 or more a clear edge. It is not a prediction and not a win probability.

These numbers add up every game’s box score, the same play filter as Team Stats and the team radars. A team’s EPA/play here can differ from the figure in its team page header and on Team Tiers, which count plays differently.

Every rate adds up the team’s box scores for the season. A pass play is any dropback, including sacks and scrambles. QB scrambles of 10+ yards count as explosive runs but not as designed runs, so a team with long scrambles can run high on Explosive run.

Stuff rate leaves out kneel-downs, two-point tries and runs wiped out by a penalty; Run success and Explosive run keep two-point tries and penalty-wiped runs, as the Team Stats page does.

Explosive plays are completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+ (QB scrambles count as runs). The rush explosive rate divides by designed runs only, so a team with long scrambles can run high.

Sacks ÷ (pass attempts + sacks) · Turnovers ÷ drives · Runs for no gain or a loss ÷ designed runs

Players: the quarterback with the most dropbacks, the two backs with the most carries and the four wide receivers or tight ends with the most targets. A traded player is listed with the team he has played most for. Names open the player page.