Falcons at Browns: Week 14 preview, odds and injuries

Week 14 · Sun, Dec 13 · Huntington Bank Field1 PM ET

at1 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 6:35 PM ET

The Atlanta Falcons (3-6) visit the Cleveland Browns (5-4) on Sun, Dec 13, 1 PM ET at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH (Week 14, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Falcons vs Browns?

Sun, Dec 13, 1 PM ET at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Falcons vs Browns?

Falcons: Anterio Thompson (DT, out, undisclosed) and Zachariah Branch (WR, doubtful, hamstring). Browns: Deshaun Watson (QB, questionable, concussion) and Maliek Collins (DT, questionable, elbow).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Falcons at Browns: Week 14 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-13-atl-at-cle (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 13 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Falcons run game vs Browns run defense
The Falcons' run game ranks 8th in EPA per rush (-0.00, 239 rushes) against a Browns run defense ranked 30th (-0.02 allowed, 231 rushes faced).
8thATL offense22 spots apart30thCLE defense
2Browns pass defense vs Falcons dropback offense
The Browns' pass defense ranks 9th in EPA per dropback (-0.02 allowed, 336 dropbacks faced) and faces a Falcons dropback offense ranked 28th (-0.13, 286 dropbacks).
28thATL offense19 spots apart9thCLE defense
3Falcons big-play offense vs Browns defense against big plays
The Falcons' big-play offense ranks 15th in explosive-play rate (9.5%, 525 plays) against a Browns defense against big plays ranked 31st (11.3% allowed, 567 plays faced).
15thATL offense16 spots apart31stCLE defense

When the Falcons have the ballEdge ATL · +22 ranks

ATL dropback offenseEPA per dropbackCLE pass defense

28th-0.13286 dropbacks

CLE +19

-0.02 allowed336 dropbacks faced9th

ATL run gameEPA per rushCLE run defense

8th-0.00239 rushes

ATL +22

-0.02 allowed231 rushes faced30th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Browns have the ballEdge ATL · +8 ranks

CLE dropback offenseEPA per dropbackATL pass defense

22nd-0.01353 dropbacks

+0.04 allowed345 dropbacks faced15th

CLE run gameEPA per rushATL run defense

29th-0.22194 rushes

ATL +8

-0.06 allowed228 rushes faced21st

Third downEdge CLE · +12 ranks

ATL third-down offensethird-down conversion rateCLE third-down defense

28th35.2%105 third downs

CLE +12

40.5% allowed126 third downs faced16th

CLE third-down offensethird-down conversion rateATL third-down defense

30th34.5%119 third downs

43.3% allowed120 third downs faced23rd

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneNo big edge

ATL red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateCLE red-zone defense

14th62%26 trips

48% allowed29 trips faced9th

CLE red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateATL red-zone defense

31st41%22 trips

67% allowed33 trips faced24th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge ATL · +16 ranks

ATL big-play offenseexplosive-play rateCLE defense against big plays

15th9.5%525 plays

ATL +16

11.3% allowed567 plays faced31st

CLE big-play offenseexplosive-play rateATL defense against big plays

21st8.4%547 plays

9.6% allowed573 plays faced19th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge ATL · +14 ranks

ATL pass protectionsack rateCLE pass rush

12th5.6% sacked286 dropbacks

7.7% of dropbacks336 dropbacks faced6th

CLE pass protectionsack rateATL pass rush

32nd10.8% sacked353 dropbacks

ATL +14

5.8% of dropbacks345 dropbacks faced18th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge CLE · +13 ranks

ATL ball securityturnovers per gameCLE takeaway defense

28th1.7 giveaways a game9 games

CLE +13

1.2 takeaways a game9 games15th

CLE ball securityturnovers per gameATL takeaway defense

13th1.1 giveaways a game9 games

1.1 takeaways a game9 games19th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesATL 0 · CLE 0 regulars out or doubtful

Falcons2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

DZachariah BranchWR24% offense · 8 wk
OUTAnterio ThompsonDTno snaps

Browns2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QDeshaun WatsonQB99% offense · 8 wk
QMaliek CollinsDT62% defense · 8 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · ATL travels 555 mi

AwayFalcons

7days since last game

555miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 13 vs DET · 12,887 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 555 mi

HomeBrowns

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 13 vs CIN · 7,213 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: ATL 9 games, 525 offensive and 573 defensive plays · CLE 9 games, 547 offensive and 567 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32