Wk 15 · 2026
Cleveland Browns at New York Giants — Sun, Dec 20
Sun, Dec 20 ·
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
· CBS
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 65 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC North · 3-2
at
1:00pET
NYG -4.5 · total 40.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential NYG by 1.8
NFC East · 3-1-1
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
Giants form
T 27-27at WSHW 36-24vs ARIW 12-7vs TENL 6-28at LARW 28-20vs DAL
2026 season
Browns this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Giants this season
Straight up3-1-1 · 75% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (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 · 5
| Opponent | Browns | Giants |
|---|---|---|
| Jaguars AFC | at L 10-34 preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Titans AFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs W 12-7 preview |
| Saints NFC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Texans AFC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Colts AFC | vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Giants leads 3–2 · Giants won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.2 points toward Browns
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-22 | Giants 21 — 15 Browns | at CLE | Giants |
| 2020 | 2020-12-20 | Browns 20 — 6 Giants | at NYG | Browns |
| 2016 | 2016-11-27 | Giants 27 — 13 Browns | at CLE | Giants |
| 2012 | 2012-10-07 | Browns 27 — 41 Giants | at NYG | Giants |
| 2008 | 2008-10-13 | Giants 14 — 35 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
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 |
Giants leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jameis Winston QB #19 | 43/78, 479 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Jaxson Dart QB #6 | 26/34, 250 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Cam Skattebo RB #44 | 68 CAR, 235 YDS, 1 TD |
| Najee Harris RB #23 | 22 CAR, 88 YDS | |
| Jaxson Dart QB #6 | 11 CAR, 54 YDS | |
| Receiving | Malik Nabers WR #1 | 18 REC, 208 YDS, 1 TD |
| Isaiah Likely TE #9 | 22 REC, 190 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Malachi Fields WR #88 | 8 REC, 126 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Darnell Mooney WR #17 | 6 REC, 95 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Arvell Reese LB #52 | 34 |
| Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 32 | |
| Jevon Holland S #8 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Tremaine Edmunds LB #49 | 1 |
| Abdul Carter LB #3 | 1 | |
| CJ Okoye DT #99 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Jevon Holland S #8 | 3 |
| Greg Newsome II CB #20 | 1 | |
| Deonte Banks CB #2 | 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.