Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints
CLE5-2
2-5NO
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Sunday 2026-11-08 · 13:00 ET·Caesars Superdome·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-27D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 7
Field
dome · sportturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
CLE 7d · NO 14d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CLE form
5-2PF 133 · PA 146Home 3-0Away 2-2
QB Deshaun Watson 42–37 as starter · playoffs 1–2 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2017
NO form
2-5PF 162 · PA 194Home 0-4Away 2-1
QB Tyler Shough 7–9 as starter · last 10: 4–6 · since 2025
| CLE | Season efficiency | NO |
|---|---|---|
| -0.05 | Off EPA / play | -0.037 |
| 42.4 | Off success % | 41.7 |
| 8.7 | Off explosive % | 6.6 |
| 32.6 | 3rd-down conv % | 43.4 |
| -0.037 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.075 |
| 41.6 | Def success % allowed | 48.7 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CLE staff
HCTodd MonkenOCTravis SwitzerDCMike Rutenberg
4th-down go 16.1% · PROE -1 · no-huddle 3.1%
NO staff
HCKellen MooreOCDoug NussmeierDCBrandon Staley
4th-down go 26.9% · PROE -2.2 · no-huddle 20.2%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
CLE offense vs NO defense
Travis Switzer(OC)vsBrandon Staley(DC)first career meeting
NO offense vs CLE defense
Doug Nussmeier(OC)vsMike Rutenberg(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
No prior meetings under the current head coaches — history under departed staffs is not shown.
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded