Browns vs Patriots Match Player Stats | Week 8 Sunday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details

Week 8 Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots
Todays Game is on Sunday, October 26th
26/10/25 13:00:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Cleveland Browns Game Today

The New England Patriots offensive line grades out as the best in football this year in protecting the quarterback, which has a strong influence on all pass game metrics across the board.

An extreme throwing game script is indicated by the Browns being a massive -7-point underdog in this week’s game.

The Cleveland Browns have run the 2nd-most plays in the NFL this year, totaling a massive 62.4 plays per game.

Opposing teams have completed passes at the 4th-highest rate in the league against the Patriots defense this year (77.1% Adjusted Completion%).

The New England Patriots pass defense has shown weak efficiency this year, allowing 8.89 adjusted yards-per-target: the 3rd-most in the NFL.

The New England cornerbacks project as the 6th-worst unit in football this year in covering pass-catchers.

Negatives with the New England Patriots Game Today

This week’s line indicates an extreme running game script for the Patriots, who are a huge favorite by 7 points.

Given their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, our trusted projections expect the New England Patriots to pass on 53.5% of their plays: the 4th-lowest rate among all teams this week.

At the moment, the 4th-slowest paced offense in the NFL (adjusted for context) according to the predictive model is the Patriots.

Opposing teams teams have been wary to rely on the passing game too much against the Browns, averaging the 8th-fewest attempts in the NFL (just 29.9 per game) this year.

This year, the fierce Browns defense has allowed a puny 193.0 adjusted passing yards per game to opposing offenses: the 5th-best in football.

Our trusted projections expect the Cleveland Browns to be the 6th-least pass-oriented offense in the league (in a neutral context) at the moment with a 58.7% pass rate.

The leading projections forecast the Browns to call the 9th-fewest total plays on the slate this week with 63.9 plays, based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics.

The Browns O-line grades out as the worst in the league this year in pass protection, which has a harmful impact on all pass attack statistics across the board.

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