Jaguars at Ravens: Ravens on 4 days' rest; Jaguars on 4 days' rest. Browns at Saints: Saints off a bye. Giants at Eagles: Giants off a bye. Broncos at Panthers: Panthers off a bye. Texans at Chargers: Texans off a bye. Raiders at 49ers: 49ers off a bye. Packers at Patriots: Packers off a bye. Read more →
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Cleveland Browns at New York Giants
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Week 15, 2026 · MetLife Stadium · Sunday, Dec 20, 1:00 PM ET · outdoors
Cleveland Browns5–3 · Elo 1450 · Deshaun Watson (+34 Elo)
New York Giants
4–2–1 · Elo 1504 · J.J. McCarthy (−88 Elo) · Home
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What the forecasters say
| Forecaster | Favors | NYG | CLE | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | CLE 53% | 47% | 53% | NYG 1504 vs CLE 1450, implied spread NYG +0.8 |
| The blend | CLE 53% | 47% | 53% |
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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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Details
- Rest: NYG 7 days, CLE 7 days.
- Quarterbacks. NYG: J.J. McCarthy (-88 Elo). CLE: Deshaun Watson (+34 Elo). Expected starters from ESPN's depth chart with the injury report applied, refreshed every three hours.
- Weather. Outdoors. The kickoff forecast is pulled from Open-Meteo once the game is within 7 days, from Sunday.
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.
| Team | Player | Pos | Status | Injury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | Cam Skattebo | RB | Questionable | Hamstring · Giants head coach John Harbaugh said that Skattebo (hamstring) is day-to-day and could end up being a game-time decision for Sunday's tilt with the Eagles, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports. |
| NYG | Greg Newsome II | CB | Questionable | Concussion · questionable |
| NYG | Jevon Holland | S | Questionable | Concussion · questionable |
| NYG | Marcus Mbow | OT | Questionable | Knee · questionable |
| NYG | Theo Johnson | TE | Questionable | Neck · Johnson (neck) participated during practice Monday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports. |
On the Wire
Since Friday: Jaguars at Ravens, 38 points toward JAX, now 21% for the home side (Elo 40%); Giants at Eagles, 6 points toward NYG, now 40% for the home side (Elo 47%); Rams at Commanders, 4 points toward LAR, now 30% for the home side (Elo 40%); Lions at Dolphins, 4 points toward MIA, now 26% for the home side (Elo 41%); Raiders at 49ers, 3 points toward LV, now 80% for the home side (Elo 77%); and 1 more below. Read more →
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rose to 1523; Atlanta Falcons fell to 1457. Read more →
AFC East: Bills 5-1. AFC North: Browns 5-2. AFC South: Jaguars 4-2. AFC West: Chiefs 5-1. NFC East: Giants 4-2-1. NFC North: Vikings 6-0. NFC South: Panthers 3-3. NFC West: 49ers 6-1. Unbeaten: Vikings. Winless: Chargers. Read more →
Since 2026-10-13: Chicago Bears now 75% to make the playoffs; Atlanta Falcons 16%. From 3,000 simulated seasons. Read more →
Line movement
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