Touchdown Theory

Week 3

Carolina Panthers at Cleveland Browns

Sun Sep 27, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Sep 27, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
CAR -2.5
Total
41.5
Moneyline
CAR -130 CLE +110

These are the market's numbers, recorded as the feed saw them. They are shown so the model can be compared against something, not as a recommendation.

How the line moved

RecordedLineTotalCARCLE
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETCAR -1.539.5-125+105
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 16, 7:00 AM ETCAR -2.540.5-135+114
Thu Sep 17, 7:00 AM ETCAR -2.540.5-142+120
Sat Sep 19, 7:00 AM ETCAR -2.540.5-142+120
Tue Sep 22, 10:00 AM ETCAR -2.542.5-148+124
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETCAR -2.542.5-148+124
Thu Sep 24, 12:00 PM ETCAR -342.5-155+130
Fri Sep 25, 7:00 AM ETCAR -2.542.5-148+124
Sat Sep 26, 7:00 AM ETCAR -2.542.5-142+120
Sun Sep 27, 7:00 AM ETCAR -1.542.5-135+114
Sun Sep 27, 12:00 PM ETCAR -2.541.5-130+110current

Each row is a snapshot the feed recorded, oldest first. Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.

Environment

Venue
Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
Roof
open
Elevation
653 ft
Surface
grass
Temperature
68F
Wind
13 mph N
Chance of precipitation
0%
Humidity
63%
Forecast
Sunny

Issued 9 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

current_name reflects most-recent name in our schedules data; real-world current name is Huntington Bank Field (per WP). Stadium WP did not list elevation; using Cleveland city elevation (653 ft; stadium is on Lake Erie shoreline so actual elevation closer to ~570 ft).

The projection

Not published yet. When it is, this section carries the projected score, spread, total and win probability for this game, the fair odds the probability translates to, and the projected play counts and per-team box lines behind them.

How the number is built

Not published yet. When a projection exists for this game, this section shows the score before environment, the adjustment applied to it, and the result, adding up in front of you.

Where the player numbers come from

The model projects each team's line first, then divides it among players. Both are shown, with the team figure beside the sum of its parts, so the division can be checked rather than trusted. A row appears only when the parts add up to the whole.

Cleveland Brownsprojected 36.9 pass plays, 24.7 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.133.1
Pass yards187.4187.4
Receiving yards187.4187.4
Pass touchdowns0.750.75
Receiving touchdowns0.750.75
Carries26.726.7
Rush yards118.6118.6
Rush touchdowns1.041.04
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Deshaun WatsonQB187.416.4100%
Quinshon JudkinsRB65.015.33.08%
Denzel BostonWR0.343.05.023%
KC ConcepcionWR7.234.74.519%
Harold Fannin Jr.TE0.739.65.921%
Raheim SandersRB13.317.63.29%
Jerry JeudyWR0.021.13.711%
Jaleel McLaughlinRB15.32.10.61%
Carsen RyanTE0.17.61.24%
Isaiah BondWR0.33.50.52%
Blake WhiteheartTE0.01.71.31%
Tylan WallaceWR1.10.21%
Carolina Panthersprojected 36.5 pass plays, 24.4 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts33.433.4
Pass yards198.0198.0
Receiving yards198.0198.0
Pass touchdowns1.871.87
Receiving touchdowns1.871.87
Carries24.624.6
Rush yards116.2116.2
Rush touchdowns0.480.48
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Bryce YoungQB198.014.7100%
Chuba HubbardRB50.915.32.98%
Tetairoa McMillanWR0.355.37.528%
Jalen CokerWR0.251.26.026%
Jonathon BrooksRB22.913.41.97%
AJ DillonRB22.21.30.21%
Tommy TrembleTE0.020.93.711%
Darren WallerTE0.113.91.97%
Mitchell EvansTE0.08.21.54%
Xavier LegetteWR7.21.74%
Jimmy Horn Jr.WR2.03.70.72%
John Metchie IIIWR5.41.13%
David MooreWR2.70.60.10%
Brycen TremayneWR0.11.30.21%

Share is a player's portion of the team's projected passing yards, counting a quarterback by what he throws and everyone else by what he catches. Targets are shown but not totalled: a throwaway, a batted ball or a sack is a pass attempt with no target, which is about four a game per team, so targets legitimately do not sum to attempts.

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Injury report

Carolina Panthers9 listed
Bobby Brown IIIDTBackFull Participation in Practice
Claudin CherelusLBOutShoulderDid Not Participate In Practice
Darren WallerTENot injury related - resting playerFull Participation in Practice
Devin LloydLBOutCalfDid Not Participate In Practice
Jaelan PhillipsLBBackFull Participation in Practice
Jalen CokerWRQuestionableAnkleLimited Participation in Practice
Nick ScottSOutRibDid Not Participate In Practice
Patrick Jones IILBBackFull Participation in Practice
Xavier LegetteWRQuestionableKneeLimited Participation in Practice
Cleveland Browns7 listed
Grant DelpitSQuestionableShoulderLimited Participation in Practice
Mason GrahamDTGroinFull Participation in Practice
Quincy WilliamsLBKneeFull Participation in Practice
Quinshon JudkinsRBNot injury related - personal matterFull Participation in Practice
Teven JenkinsGOutBackDid Not Participate In Practice
Tyson CampbellCBQuestionableAnkle, Not injury related - otherLimited Participation in Practice
Tytus HowardTKneeFull Participation in Practice