
#12 · QB · 6' 2" · 212 lb · 8 games
Stats updated: Jan 4, 2026 — nightly box scores, not live.
After winning the battle for the starting job during the preseason, Watson will direct the offense for a second straight game to begin the regular season, but he heads into Sunday's contest with limited job security. In the Browns' season-opening 34-10 loss to the Jaguars, Watson struggled to move the ball throughout the afternoon, completing 16 of 22 attempts for 205 yards and an interception while throwing his lone touchdown with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. If Watson bounces back with a strong performance against Tampa Bay, he'll likely retain the starting job heading into the Browns' home opener Week 3 versus the Panthers, but another poor showing could set up Sanders to take over as the team's top quarterback.
Player is Out — no read on this line.Small samples and hot streaks are discounted by a 95% Wilson lower bound (the trust factor), so a thin streak can’t masquerade as an edge.
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PASS YDS over rate across nearby lines (season) — find where the edge holds or flips. The bar shows the 95% Wilson interval; the dot is the point estimate. Click a line to run the full read at that number.
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| 167.5Current | 50% | 4/8 | |
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Over 167.5 PASS YDS by situation, each with its own confidence — thin splits read Low, so a small-sample “crushes at home” doesn’t masquerade as an edge.
CAR allows 138.0 PASS YDS per game to quarterbacks (rank 1 = allows the most).
Sample: 3 player-gameslow sample — interpret with caution
ToughOver his last 8 games, Shedeur Sanders has gone over 167.5 PASS YDS 4 of 8 decided times (50%) — versus 50% across the full season. CAR has been a tough matchup for quarterbacks this season, allowing the 31st-most PASS YDS of 32 teams (138.0 per game) (small sample — read with caution). His game-to-game PASS YDS have been highly variable (σ ≈ 85.5), so short streaks can mislead. These are descriptive stats about past games, not predictions or betting advice.
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Hit rate excludes pushes from the denominator. Confidence uses a 95% Wilson interval — a high recent rate on few games still reads as low confidence. Season over rate at this line: 50%.