Wk 9 · 2026
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints — Sun, Nov 8
Sun, Nov 8 ·
Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
· CBS
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
AFC North · 3-2
at
1:00pET
NO -3.5 · total 41.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential NO by 0.8
NFC South · 1-4
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Browns form
L 12-17at NYJW 27-24vs PITW 21-18vs CARW 23-19at TBL 10-34at JAX
2026 season
Saints form
L 13-23vs MINL 24-45vs ATLL 27-35vs LVW 24-17at BALL 30-31at DET
2026 season
Browns this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Saints this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 8
| Opponent | Browns | Saints |
|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers NFC | at W 23-19 preview | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Panthers NFC | vs W 21-18 preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Steelers AFC | vs W 27-24 preview | N Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Ravens AFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at W 24-17 preview |
| Raiders AFC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs L 27-35 preview |
| Bengals AFC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview | vs L 24-45 preview |
| Giants NFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Saints leads 4–2 · Saints has won the last 3
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.5 points toward Saints
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-17 | Browns 14 — 35 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2022 | 2022-12-24 | Saints 17 — 10 Browns | at CLE | Saints |
| 2018 | 2018-09-16 | Browns 18 — 21 Saints | at NO | Saints |
| 2014 | 2014-09-14 | Saints 24 — 26 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2010 | 2010-10-24 | Browns 30 — 17 Saints | at NO | Browns |
| 2006 | 2006-09-10 | Saints 19 — 14 Browns | at CLE | Saints |
Browns leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Deshaun Watson QB #4 | 80/115, 855 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Shedeur Sanders QB #2 | 1/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Quinshon Judkins RB #10 | 59 CAR, 177 YDS, 1 TD |
| Deshaun Watson QB #4 | 31 CAR, 127 YDS | |
| Jaleel McLaughlin RB #38 | 2 CAR, 31 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Denzel Boston WR #12 | 13 REC, 284 YDS, 2 TD |
| Harold Fannin Jr. TE #44 | 17 REC, 153 YDS, 3 TD | |
| KC Concepcion WR #1 | 17 REC, 144 YDS | |
| Quinshon Judkins RB #10 | 15 REC, 96 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Carson Schwesinger LB #49 | 35 |
| Ronnie Hickman S #33 | 24 | |
| Quincy Williams LB #5 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Mason Graham DT #94 | 4 |
| Isaiah McGuire DE #57 | 2 | |
| Maliek Collins DT #96 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Denzel Ward CB #21 | 1 |
| Grant Delpit S #9 | 1 | |
| Ronnie Hickman S #33 | 1 |
Saints leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Tyler Shough QB #6 | 121/180, 1203 YDS, 9 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Travis Etienne Jr. RB #3 | 30 CAR, 128 YDS |
| Alvin Kamara RB #41 | 25 CAR, 74 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Tyler Shough QB #6 | 16 CAR, 72 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Olave WR #12 | 35 REC, 491 YDS, 1 TD |
| Juwan Johnson TE #83 | 21 REC, 232 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Devaughn Vele WR #14 | 21 REC, 226 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Noah Fant TE #87 | 8 REC, 66 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jonas Sanker S #7 | 26 |
| Pete Werner LB #20 | 25 | |
| Kaden Elliss LB #55 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Chase Young DE #99 | 3.5 |
| Carl Granderson DE #96 | 1 | |
| Pete Werner LB #20 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Julian Blackmon S #23 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.