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Cleveland Browns vs Los Angeles Rams

Real survivor-pool comparison built on the same validated tables the team pages use — de-vigged market win probability and equity, spreads and totals, ELO ranks, defense vs position, charted scheme tendencies, recent form and current injuries. Green marks the better league rank.

Week 1 verdict

Rams is the better survivor pick this week

Rams score 0.444 equity (64.2% win probability) against Browns at 0.214 — a real gap of 0.230.

CLE team page →LA team page →

This week

2026 week 1 · de-vigged consensus from live_game_lines + equity_scores

@ JAXOpponentvs SF

22.3%Win prob64.2%

0.214Equity score0.444

+8.5Spread11/11 books−3.5

40.0Game total47.5

▼ 0.001Equity trendsince previous stored snapshot▼ 0.001

Season series

2026 scheduled meetings

These two teams are not scheduled to meet this season.

All-time series: 7 meetings · CLE 1 — LA 6. See the full head-to-head history →

Power rating & record

elo through 2025 · week 1

1419.8ELO rating1582.5

#27ELO rank#5

5-12Record12-5

AFC NorthDivisionNFC West

#4Division rank#3

W +2 · W +7 · L 3 · L 28 · L 2Last 5newest firstL 4 · W +3 · W +3 · W +17 · L 3

Defense vs position

ppr allowed per game · 2025 through week 18 · lower rank = tougher

13.3 · #5vs QB15.2 · #14

22.8 · #19vs RB20.6 · #12

26.9 · #8vs WR31.7 · #20

12.1 · #9vs TE13.1 · #15

Pass rush & primetime — descriptive only

tested and published as flat: neither predicts survivor outcomes beyond the market

3.12 (2025)Sacks / game2.6 (2025)

9.29Pressures / game11.05

6-9Primetime record2021–2024 standalone windows16-14

Both of these are context, not edge. Our own tests found DL strength (finding #10) and primetime risk (finding #11) statistically flat once the market price is accounted for.

Scheme tendencies — offense

ftn charting · 2025 season · rank 1 = highest rate

39.3% · #27Pre-snap motion50.6% · #4

11.2% · #15Play action15.8% · #1

3.0% · #25RPO0.4% · #32

4.2% · #11Screen pass3.0% · #21

7.5% · #12No huddle6.0% · #17

55.8% · #14Shotgun34.8% · #32

Scheme tendencies — defense

nflverse participation · 2025 season

41.3% · #5Man coverage27.0% · #23

28.1% · #15Blitz (5+ rushers)20.8% · #29

35.1% · #1Pressure32.1% · #9

CLE scheme profile →LA scheme profile →

Injury report

2026 week 1 · nflverse + highlightly

Cleveland Browns

Adin HuntingtonDefensive EndQuestionable
Alex WrightDefensive EndOut
Anthony KendallCornerbackInjured Reserve
Blake WhiteheartTight EndQuestionable
Brenden BatesTight EndOut
Cam RobinsonOffensive TackleQuestionable
Cameron McGroneLinebackerQuestionable
Carson SchwesingerLBFull Participation in Practice
Cedric TillmanWide ReceiverOut
Cornelius LucasOffensive TackleOut
David NjokuTight EndOut
Dawand JonesOffensive TackleQuestionable

Los Angeles Rams

Aaron DonaldDEOut
Ahkello WitherspoonCornerbackQuestionable
Alaric JacksonTFull Participation in Practice
Alex WardLong SnapperOut
Anthony TorresTight EndInjured Reserve
Beaux LimmerCenterOut
Byron YoungLBFull Participation in Practice
Colby ParkinsonTight EndOut
D.J. HumphriesOffensive TackleOut
Darious WilliamsCornerbackOut
Davante AdamsWide ReceiverQuestionable
David QuessenberryOffensive TackleOut

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