Matchup
Sam Darnold has faced the Browns 2 times in the regular season (2018-2020), averaging 172 passing yards a game.
His best against them is 175 passing yards.
Over his last 5 games he has averaged 227 passing yards.
In 2025 the Browns allowed 187.5 passing yards a game to QBs, 17% less than the league average of 224.7.
v CLE
172
2 meetings, pass yds a game
Last 5
227
his own form, pass yds a game
CLE allow
187.5
to QBs, 2025
v league
×0.83
what they give up over average
This is what the defence allowed the whole position group, not a projection for one player. Where it disagrees with the record above, the record is the thing that actually happened.
CLE allowed 187.5 pass yds a game to QBs in 2025. 7 other defences are within a comparable range — BUF, HOU, KC, LAC, MIN, NO, PHI. Sam Darnold has played them 19 times, averaging 177.8 pass yds. His last 5 games average 227. This is a comparison of defences that gave up similar amounts, not a forecast of this fixture.
| Game | Venue | v CLE | CMP | ATT | PASS YDS | PASS TD | INT | CAR | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 13 | v MIN | ×0.95 | 14 | 26 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 7 | v HOU | ×1.09 | 17 | 31 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 WK 3 | v NO | ×1.05 | 14 | 18 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 WK 3 | v HOU | ×1.09 | 17 | 28 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 WK 13 | at PHI | ×1.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 2022 WK 18 | at NO | ×1.05 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| 2021 WK 17 | at NO | ×1.05 | 17 | 26 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 WK 6 | v MIN | ×0.95 | 17 | 41 | 207 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
They are not scheduled to meet in the 2026 regular season.
