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CLE D/ST

DST · CLE vs TEN

Kickoff Sun 1:00 PM ET

Projected points6.6ptsUsage estimate

NE D/ST

DST · NE vs CHI

FinalCHI 30 – 24 NE

Final points2.0pts

projected 4.0

Cleveland Browns D/ST or New England Patriots D/ST: who should I start in Week 7?

New England Patriots D/ST already played (2.0 pts, final). If he's in your lineup, those points are banked; if not, he can't help you this week. Compare Cleveland Browns D/ST with your other options.

Stat comparison

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Stat
Scoring
ProjectionCLE D/ST: 6.6 (best)NE D/ST: 4.0
Projected team pointsCLE D/ST: 19.5NE D/ST: 23.8 (best)
Opp implied totalCLE D/ST: 17.5 (best)NE D/ST: 26.8
Role
Sacks / gameCLE D/ST: 3.2 (best)NE D/ST: 2.3
Takeaways / gameCLE D/ST: 1.2NE D/ST: 1.2
Pressure rateCLE D/ST: 22% (best)NE D/ST: 21%
Range
FloorCLE D/ST: 6.0 (best)NE D/ST: 3.5
CeilingCLE D/ST: 9.0 (best)NE D/ST: 8.2
Steadiness6 gamesCLE D/ST: ±3.5 pts (best)NE D/ST: ±5.1 pts
Matchup
Game scriptCLE D/ST: Expected to lead (best)NE D/ST: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterCLE D/ST: 0.8 (best)NE D/ST: 1.5
Opp giveaways / gameCLE D/ST: 1.0NE D/ST: 1.8 (best)
Opp sacks allowed per dropbackCLE D/ST: 5%NE D/ST: 6% (best)
Opposing QBCLE D/ST: Ward (Active)NE D/ST: Williams (Active)
Home / awayCLE D/ST: AwayNE D/ST: Away
Roof / surfaceCLE D/ST: OpengrassNE D/ST: Open
Rest / scheduleCLE D/ST: NormalNE D/ST: Short week (4d)
Form
Last 3 avgCLE D/ST: 9.0 (best)NE D/ST: 5.7
Last 5 avgCLE D/ST: 7.8 (best)NE D/ST: 6.2
vs seasonCLE D/ST: +2.5 (Rising) (best)NE D/ST: −0.5 (Cooling)
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterCLE D/ST: DST6 (best)NE D/ST: DST22

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