It was a rock fight, but the Cleveland Browns (1-2) pulled possibly the upset of the season last weekend knocking off the Green Bay Packers at Huntington Bank Field, 13-10. Sunday, they look to even their record when the take on the Detroit Lions (3-1) in Motown.
The Lions opened the season with a new offensive and a new defensive coordinator and were promptly smacked by the aforementioned Packers in Week 1, 27-13, but appear to have righted the ship with subsequent wins over the Bears (52-21) and the Ravens (38-30). Jared Goff is completing nearly 80% of his passes and has not been sacked since that Week 1 loss. Speaking of sacks, the Lions’ defense had seven against Lamar Jackson this past Sunday Night.
A couple of questions to consider:
-If the Lions got to Lamar Jackson 7 times, how often will they take down Joe Flacco?
-Can the Browns slow down a Lions’ offense averaging 34pts/gm enough to allow its anemic offense (averaging less than16pts/gm) an opportunity to win the game?
Lets take a deeper dive into this week’s matchup between the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions.
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Game Details and How to watch Cleveland at Detroit live Sunday
- Date: Sunday, September 28, 2025
- Time: 1:00PM EST
- Site: Ford Field
- City: Detroit, MI
- Network/Streaming: FOX
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Game odds for the Browns at the Lions
The latest odds as of Sunday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Cleveland Browns (+390), Detroit Lions (-520)
- Spread: Lions -10
- Total: 44.5 points
This game opened at Lions -10.5 with the Game Total set at 46.5.
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Quarterback Matchup for Cleveland at Detroit
- Browns Expected Starting QB: Joe Flacco
Last Game: 9/21 vs. Green Bay – 21-36 (58.3%), 142yds, 0 TDs, 1 INT, Sacked 2 times,
Season: 3GP, 77-126 (61.1%), 631yds, 2 TDs, 4 INTs, Sacked 6 times, 3 carries for 14yds - Lions Expected Starting QB: Jared Goff
Last Game: 9/22 at Baltimore – 20-28 (71.4%), 202yds, 1 TD, 0 INTs, Was not Sacked, 4 carries for 6yds
Season: 3GP, 74-95 (77.9%), 761yds, 7 TDs, 1 INT, Sacked 4 times, 6 carries for 11yds
Browns at Lions team stats, betting trends
- The Lions have won 4 of their last 5 games against AFC teams
- The Browns failed to cover 7 times on the road last season
- The Under is 4-1 in the Browns’ last 5 games
Browns Player Injuries
- RT Jack Conklin (undisclosed) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- DT Mike Hall Jr. (undisclosed) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- DT Shelby Harris (undisclosed) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
Lions Player Injuries
- G Miles Frazier (undisclosed) has been declared out for Sunday’s game
- RB Sione Vaki (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game
- DE Marcus Davenport (chest) was placed on IR Monday and has been declared OUT of Sunday’s game
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Best bets our model is projecting for this week’s game between the Browns and the Lions:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cleveland Browns at +8.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 45.0.
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