Cleveland Browns pass rate over expected, 2026
+1.6
9th of 32 in the NFL
- -1.9
- On 98 neutral-script plays through Week 5
Do the Browns pass more than expected?
The Browns have a pass rate over expected of +1.6 through Week 5, 9th in the NFL — above zero means they throw more often than the game situation calls for.
Week by week
| Through | PROE | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | -9.7 | 30th |
| Week 2 | -2.5 | 17th |
| Week 3 | -0.1 | 12th |
| Week 4 | +1.6 | 9th |
| Week 5 | +1.6 | 9th |
Last season
Up from -3.2 in 2025, which ranked 20th of 32.
From the Browns weekly
Twenty-four all, fifteen seconds left, fourth and eight at the Pittsburgh thirty-eight. Szmyt lined up from fifty-six yards and made it. By win probability, the model's read on each team's chance of winning at that moment, that kick was worth twenty-one point eight points, the biggest swing of the night. On the next snap, with ten seconds left, Aaron Rodgers threw deep right for Roman Wilson, and Delpit intercepted at the Cleveland eighteen. The Browns beat the Steelers twenty-seven to twenty-four on Thursday night in Cleveland, and they are three and one. They led twenty-one to ten after three quarters. Pittsburgh scored fourteen in the fourth, the last eight inside the final two minutes, and the Browns had a minute thirty-six to answer.
Read the Week 4 note →Which teams pass the most over expected in 2026?
Cincinnati Bengals (+5.6), Carolina Panthers (+4.2), then Pittsburgh Steelers (+4.1) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Pass Rate Over Expected board.
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