Final: Saints (3-5) 23, Browns (5-4) 22 · Week 9

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CLEBrowns5-422

Final/OT

NOSaints3-523

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	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CLE	0	3	3	10	6	22
NO	3	0	3	10	7	23

Pick'em Week 9 Final: CLE 22, NO 23

BrownsBoard says

CLE 64% NO 36%

Average score CLE 19.6, NO 16.4 Most common NO 21-17 (2 members)

Top of the week

1. 1 ballpeen NO 24-17 · 5 +8
2. 2 Browns149 NO 17-16 · 7 +8
3. 3 Dutch Oven NO 21-17 · 5 +8
4. 4 Marvin the Martian NO 21-17 · 5 +8
5. 5 gumby73 NO 23-17 · 4 +7

Called it

• gumby73 NO 23-17 +7
• ballpeen NO 24-17 +8
• Dutch Oven NO 21-17 +8

Receipts

• bbedward CLE 17-13 · 10 −10
• darkside 5 CLE 27-13 · 10 −10
• JJmac28 CLE 24-16 · 8 −7

All 14 picks

• ballpeen NO 24-17 · 5 +8
• Browns149 NO 17-16 · 7 +8
• Dutch Oven NO 21-17 · 5 +8
• Marvin the Martian NO 21-17 · 5 +8
• gumby73 NO 23-17 · 4 +7
• Orion CLE 23-20 · 5 −2
• MDDawg CLE 20-17 · 5 −4
• Korsou Dawg CLE 13-10 · 5 −5
• Zombo Dawg CLE 23-16 · 7 −6
• syd CLE 24-13 · 7 −6
• Ibleedbrown CLE 19-6 · 7 −7
• JJmac28 CLE 24-16 · 8 −7
• bbedward CLE 17-13 · 10 −10
• darkside 5 CLE 27-13 · 10 −10

Season standings

Scoring · CLE-NO

1st quarter

7:20

NO

Charlie Smyth 30 Yd Field Goal

0-3

2nd quarter

10:30

CLE

Andre Szmyt 41 Yd Field Goal

3-3

3rd quarter

9:01	CLE	Andre Szmyt 30 Yd Field Goal	6-3
2:26	NO	Charlie Smyth 27 Yd Field Goal	6-6

4th quarter

5:38	NO	Charlie Smyth 48 Yd Field Goal	6-9
5:21	CLE	KC Concepcion 64 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Andre Szmyt Kick)	13-9
0:58	NO	Audric Estime 2 Yd Rush (Charlie Smyth Kick)	13-16
0:08	CLE	Andre Szmyt 51 Yd Field Goal	16-16

Overtime

4:17	NO	Juwan Johnson 15 Yd pass from Tyler Shough (Charlie Smyth Kick)	16-23
1:00	CLE	Harold Fannin Jr. 39 Yd pass from Shedeur Sanders (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	22-23

Leaders

CLE		NO
Shedeur Sanders19/31, 297 YDS, 2 TD	Passing	Tyler Shough21/35, 265 YDS, 1 TD
Quinshon Judkins15 CAR, 43 YDS	Rushing	Audric Estime15 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD
Denzel Boston6 REC, 98 YDS	Receiving	Chris Olave7 REC, 98 YDS
Myles Harden2	Sacks	Carl Granderson2
Carson Schwesinger15	Tackles	Kaden Elliss11

Team stats

CLE		NO
355	Total yards	396
260	Passing	236
95	Rushing	160
15	First downs	21
8-18	3rd down	7-16
0-2	Red zone	2-5
0	Turnovers	2
5-37	Sacked	5-29
10-58	Penalties	4-25
34:09	Possession	34:51

Next: Week 10, Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns, Sunday, November 15 at 1:00 PM EST

Sunday, November 8 at 1:00 PM EST · Caesars Superdome, New Orleans · CBS · Line NO -4.5 · O/U 43.5

Updated 11/8, 5:03 PM EST · Data from ESPN

[Bob806]

Big game for the Browns.

I'm hoping they utilize KC Concepcion & Dylan Sampson on the AstroTurf as it should help play to their shifty selves.

The Browns have got to figure out how to get started in these games. The 1st Q has been a problem all season.

[Dutch Oven]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2168476200737185 8

Watch the '68 Browns behind Bill Nelsen, Paul Warfield, and Leroy Kelly beat the Saints.

[Dutch Oven]

Da Bears are legit. Put up 35 points vs the Seahawks in Seattle last night for an easy win.

[Dutch Oven]

Watson in concussion protocol, Sanders to start Sunday vs Saints.

[syd]

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[Flugel]

@Dutch-Oven said:
Da Bears are legit. Put up 35 points vs the Seahawks in Seattle last night for an easy win.

Meatball on spaghetti - via trade 1 week ago they added one of the toughest DTs on the planet - Jeffery Simmons. Dutch - I think I predicted Chicago to make the Super Bowl on your annual pre-season questions and predictions exercise.

[Flugel]

@Bob806 said:
Big game for the Browns.
I'm hoping they utilize KC Concepcion & Dylan Sampson on the AstroTurf as it should help play to their shifty selves.
The Browns have got to figure out how to get started in these games. The 1st Q has been a problem all season.

In Flugel's 1st ever Football Follies or Jollies, it's gonna be Jollies as time expires. It's OUR Cleveland Browns so we know darn well it doesn't matter where the Saints' O or D ranks.
Keys to the game?

Defer. Kickoff & Kickass!

How quickly does Sheduer process what's in front of him vrs the speed of the game/Saints' pass rush? If he's patting the football in the pocket it's a bad sign unless it's very infrequent.

The OL has to show up prepared this week; and I dare say if 1 guy isn't up to handling his job - time to sit that feller so he can watch someone willing to do so. We don't need any more mystery meat out there!
Our DL, and DTs in particular, will remind us what they're made of.

Mostly, I'm trusting the will of this team based on seeing them overcome early deficits quite a bit this year. It's a 60 minute game; and man do they ever reflect their leadership from Ruty and Monken staying dialed in until the clock reaches 0.

Browns 24 Saints 22

[Dutch Oven]

I'm really struggling getting a feel for this game, especially with Sanders starting.

I'm intrigued by him starting, but have no idea how it will go. If Watson was starting I'd predict a Browns win, but now? Not sure.

[Flugel]

@Dutch-Oven said:
I'm really struggling getting a feel for this game, especially with Sanders starting.
I'm intrigued by him starting, but have no idea how it will go. If Watson was starting I'd predict a Browns win, but now? Not sure.

If he studies their different alignments and what they like to do out of them -it should help hasten his pre-snap reads as to where his favorable matchup should be in conjunction with the route being run in each area within the progression. Not only that, but it could give him an idea of when it might be time to tuck it up and run. He's not super-fast but if he knows where he's going he can be super effective a la Brian Sipe once upon a time.

[Orion]

@Dutch-Oven said:
I'm really struggling getting a feel for this game, especially with Sanders starting.
I'm intrigued by him starting, but have no idea how it will go. If Watson was starting I'd predict a Browns win, but now? Not sure.

I'm predicting a fumbled snap and a few false starts. And Monken is going to have to keep an eye on the play clock in case he needs to call TO.

Sanders is going to try to impress. (and probably try too hard by forcing things)

I hope we don't let another bottom feeder team beat us.

[darkside 5]

I'm thinking Sanders is gonna ball out this Sunday. I'm looking forward to it. Browns 27 Saints 13

[Korsou Dawg]

Both teams have decent D and bad offense. Seems like field goal galore.

[Browns149]

With Sanders starting, I changed my pick to a Browns loss. He sucks

[ballpeen]

Is Shough doesn't do it, we will Shough ourselves.

[bbedward]

@Browns149 said:
With Sanders starting, I changed my pick to a Browns loss. He sucks

I didnt change to a loss but I dropped my score differential to be closer

[Kvoethe]

I dont think our opening drive can be any worse than last week

Go shedeur

[Dutch Oven]

God Howard is a goddamn penalty machine.

[Browns149]

2nd play false start. Sweet

[Dutch Oven]

Looks like we are playing Vanderbilt.