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Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns

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Week 14, 2026 · Huntington Bank Field · Sunday, Dec 13, 1:00 PM ET · outdoors

Atlanta Falcons
3–5 · Elo 1457 · Michael Penix Jr. (+28 Elo)
Elo: CLE 57%
Cleveland Browns
5–3 · Elo 1450 · Deshaun Watson (+34 Elo) · Home

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What the forecasters say

ForecasterFavorsCLEATLNote
EloCLE 57%57%43%CLE 1450 vs ATL 1457, implied spread CLE −1.9
The blendCLE 57%57%43%

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The spot: Everything else

Moderate favorites where the models roughly agree. No edge found either way in the replays. The blend is as good as anything.

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Injury report

ESPN's report, refreshed every three hours. Out and doubtful players are treated as unavailable; questionable players usually play. Only the quarterback feeds Elo directly; the rest is in the market's number.

TeamPlayerPosStatusInjury
ATLAnterio ThompsonDTOutUndisclosed · Thompson posted on social media this week that he was diagnosed with a genetic mutation on his spinal cord in early May and indicated that he was told he will "never play football again," Josh Kendall of The Athletic reports.
ATLBilly Bowman Jr.CBOutHamstring · out
ATLBrian Robinson Jr.RBOutHamstring · out
ATLDivine DeabloLBOutForearm · out
ATLSamson EbukamDEOutHamstring · Ebukam (hamstring) has been ruled out for Atlanta's Week 9 matchup versus the Bengals, William McFadden of the team's official site reports.
ATLZachariah BranchWROutHamstring · Coach Kevin Stefanski noted Monday that Branch (hamstring) won't play Sunday against the Bengals, William McFadden of the Falcons' official site reports.

On the Wire

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