Final2023 Week 3

Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH

Tennessee Titans vs Cleveland Browns, Week 3 2023

Tennessee Titans

Away

3

Cleveland Browns

HomeWon

27

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Titans03003
Browns3107727

TEN 3CLE 27 Final

  • Passing leader

    Deshaun Watson

    CLE · QB

    21.2PPR pts

    27/33, 289 YDS, 2 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Amari Cooper

    CLE · WR

    24.6PPR pts

    7 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD

  • Titans leader

    DeAndre Hopkins

    TEN · WR

    7.8PPR pts

    3 REC, 48 YDS

  • Defensive playmaker

    Myles Garrett

    CLE

    3.5 SACK, 5 TKL

Browns 27, Titans 3: Cleveland leads from start to finish

Cleveland led 13–3 at halftime and outscored Tennessee 14–0 after the break to win 27–3. The Browns finished with a 341–94 edge in total offense and averaged 5.1 yards per play.

The Titans went 2-for-12 on third down, while the Browns kept the ball for 38:29.

The two teams meet again in Week 7 of 2026. If you roster anyone from either side, run the start/sit call in Redraft Command and it will weigh your lineup, your opponent and your league scoring, not only the player rankings.

Key advantages

  • +3.0 yards/play CLE 5.1 · TEN 2.1
  • +247 total yards CLE 341 · TEN 94
  • +29% third-down rate CLE 46% · TEN 17%

Game Highlights

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Why the Browns Won

Cleveland won the efficiency, third-down, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Titans vs Browns
TitansStatBrowns
2.1Yards per play5.1
94Total yards341
17%Third-down conversion46%
Other team stats
45Plays67
0Turnovers1
21:31Time of possession38:29

Scoring Summary

The Browns scored three touchdowns and two field goals; the Titans scored one field goal.

Scoring plays, Titans vs Browns
TimeTeamPlayTENCLE
1st quarter
7:49CLEDustin Hopkins 48-yard FG Takes lead03
2nd quarter
14:14TENNick Folk 44-yard FG Ties game33
9:39CLEDeshaun Watson → Jerome Ford, 19-yard TD Takes leadDustin Hopkins XP310
1:00CLEDustin Hopkins 52-yard FG Extends lead313
3rd quarter
5:49CLEJerome Ford 3-yard TD run Extends leadDustin Hopkins XP320
4th quarter
6:51CLEDeshaun Watson → Amari Cooper, 43-yard TD Extends leadDustin Hopkins XP327

Fantasy Points: Titans vs Browns, Week 3 2023

Fantasy leaders

  1. Amari CooperCLEWR24.6 PTSWR10
  2. Deshaun WatsonCLEQB21.2 PTSQB10
  3. Jerome FordCLERB19.1 PTSRB7
  4. Elijah MooreCLEWR11.8 PTSWR37

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Deshaun WatsonCLEQB21.2QB1027/33289204160123.4Start/Sit →
Ryan TannehillTENQB4.2QB3313/2510400———62.8

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Amari CooperCLEWR24.6WR10WR———871161
Jerome FordCLERB19.1RB7RB1018132331
Elijah MooreCLEWR11.8WR37WR3-1099490Start/Sit →
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLEWR7.9WR60WR———43490
DeAndre HopkinsTENWR7.8WR61WR———73480
Chris MooreTENWR6.1WR73WR———32410Start/Sit →
David NjokuCLETE6.0TE23TE———44200
Kareem HuntCLERB5.5RB45RB513032220
Tyjae SpearsTENRB4.9RB49RB4604430Start/Sit →
Chig OkonkwoTENTE3.7TE29TE———4370Start/Sit →
Pierre StrongCLERB2.7RB63RB6270————
Derrick HenryTENRB2.0RB66RB11200————Start/Sit →
Treylon BurksTENWR1.5WR112WR———6150Start/Sit →
Harrison BryantCLETE0.4TE59TE240————
Marquise GoodwinCLEWR0.1WR117WR110————

Fantasy Usage

Tennessee Titans

Snap Share

  1. Nick Westbrook-IkhineWR39 snaps81%
  2. Chig OkonkwoTE39 snaps81%
  3. Treylon BurksWR36 snaps75%
  4. DeAndre HopkinsWR35 snaps73%
  5. Tyjae SpearsRB27 snaps56%

Target Share24 targets

  1. DeAndre Hopkins29%, 7 targets
  2. Treylon Burks25%, 6 targets
  3. Chig Okonkwo17%, 4 targets
  4. Tyjae Spears17%, 4 targets
  5. Chris Moore13%, 3 targets

Carry Share15 carries

  1. Derrick Henry73%, 11 carries
  2. Tyjae Spears27%, 4 carries

Cleveland Browns

Snap Share

  1. Donovan Peoples-JonesWR63 snaps89%
  2. Amari CooperWR57 snaps80%
  3. Elijah MooreWR54 snaps76%
  4. David NjokuTE52 snaps73%
  5. Jerome FordRB40 snaps56%

Target Share31 targets

  1. Elijah Moore29%, 9 targets
  2. Amari Cooper26%, 8 targets
  3. David Njoku13%, 4 targets
  4. Donovan Peoples-Jones13%, 4 targets
  5. Kareem Hunt10%, 3 targets
  6. Other10%, 3 targets

Carry Share31 carries

  1. Jerome Ford32%, 10 carries
  2. Pierre Strong19%, 6 carries
  3. Kareem Hunt16%, 5 carries
  4. Deshaun Watson13%, 4 carries
  5. Elijah Moore10%, 3 carries
  6. Other10%, 3 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLEWR6389%413%0
Nick Westbrook-IkhineTENWR3981%00%0
Chig OkonkwoTENTE3981%417%0
Amari CooperCLEWR5780%826%0
Elijah MooreCLEWR5476%929%3
Treylon BurksTENWR3675%625%0
David NjokuCLETE5273%413%0
DeAndre HopkinsTENWR3573%729%0
Jerome FordCLERB4056%310%10
Tyjae SpearsTENRB2756%417%4
Trevon WescoTENTE2042%00%0
Derrick HenryTENRB1838%00%11
Chris MooreTENWR1838%313%0
Harrison BryantCLETE2535%00%2
Kareem HuntCLERB1420%310%5
Jordan AkinsCLETE1318%00%0
Cedric TillmanCLEWR1115%00%0
David BellCLEWR1014%00%0
Josh WhyleTENTE613%00%0
Pierre StrongCLERB811%00%6
Marquise GoodwinCLEWR57%00%1
Mason KinseyTENWR24%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

  • Biggest overperformer+11.2Amari Cooper24.6 PTS vs 13.4 xFP
  • Biggest underperformer−8.5Treylon Burks1.5 PTS vs 10.0 xFP
  • Highest expected volume16.9 xFPElijah Moore11.8 PTS scored
Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Elijah MooreCLE · WR11.816.9−5.176%29% tgt—0310%929%
Deshaun WatsonCLE · QB21.216.3+4.993%33 att—33413%00%
Amari CooperCLE · WR24.613.4+11.280%26% tgt—000%826%
DeAndre HopkinsTEN · WR7.811.7−3.973%29% tgt—000%729%
Jerome FordCLE · RB19.111.1+8.056%32% car—01032%310%
Ryan TannehillTEN · QB4.210.5−6.396%25 att—2500%00%
Treylon BurksTEN · WR1.510.0−8.575%25% tgt—000%625%
Tyjae SpearsTEN · RB4.99.1−4.256%27% car—0427%417%
Kareem HuntCLE · RB5.58.1−2.620%16% car—0516%310%
Chig OkonkwoTEN · TE3.76.7−3.081%17% tgt—000%417%
David NjokuCLE · TE6.06.7−0.773%13% tgt—000%413%
Derrick HenryTEN · RB2.06.7−4.738%73% car—01173%00%
Donovan Peoples-JonesCLE · WR7.96.7+1.289%13% tgt—000%413%
Chris MooreTEN · WR6.15.0+1.138%13% tgt—000%313%
Pierre Strong Jr.CLE · RB2.73.7−1.011%19% car—0619%00%
Harrison BryantCLE · TE0.41.2−0.835%6% car—026%00%
Marquise GoodwinCLE · WR0.10.6−0.57%3% car—013%00%

Team totals: Titans 24 targets and 15 carries; Browns 31 targets and 31 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2023 season: 1.67 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.61 per carry and 0.42 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Ryan Tannehill Unlucky

TEN · QB · 4.2 pts on 10.5 expected

13 of 25 passing for 104 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.5 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

DeAndre Hopkins

TEN · WR · 7.8 pts on 11.7 expected

7 targets (29% of the team's), 3 catches for 48 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 11.7 expected.

Treylon Burks Unlucky

TEN · WR · 1.5 pts on 10.0 expected

6 targets (25% of the team's), 1 catch for 5 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 10.0 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Trend: Season high in targets (6).

Start/Sit: Treylon Burks →

Elijah Moore Unlucky

CLE · WR · 11.8 pts on 16.9 expected

9 targets (29% of the team's), 9 catches for 49 yards; 3 carries (10% of the team's) for -1 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 16.9 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Elijah Moore →

Amari Cooper Ran hot

CLE · WR · 24.6 pts on 13.4 expected

8 targets (26% of the team's), 7 catches for 116 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 13.4 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Jerome Ford Ran hot

CLE · RB · 19.1 pts on 11.1 expected

3 targets (10% of the team's), 2 catches for 33 yards and 1 touchdown; 10 carries (32% of the team's) for 18 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 11.1 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Tyjae Spears

TEN · RB · 4.9 pts on 9.1 expected

4 targets (17% of the team's), 4 catches for 3 yards; 4 carries (27% of the team's) for 6 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 9.1 expected.

Start/Sit: Tyjae Spears →

Stock Up, Stock Down

Tennessee Titans

  • Stock up: Tyjae Spears led the backfield with 56% of the snaps after trailing Derrick Henry before this game.
  • Stock down: Derrick Henry lost the backfield lead: 38% of the snaps to Tyjae Spears's 56%.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2023 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Titans defense and Browns defense
Points allowed toTitans DBrowns D
QBs15.614.3
RBs18.619.7
WRs36.827.0
TEs9.79.2

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Cleveland opened at 50% win probability and passed 98% in the third quarter on the way to the win.

Browns win probability

Browns win probability by game minuteBrowns started at 50%, stood at 85% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 6 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +9Hopkins 48-yd FG50% → 59%Q1 7:49
  2. −10Folk 44-yd FG60% → 50%Q2 14:14
  3. +24Watson → Ford, 19-yd TD50% → 74%Q2 9:39
  4. +8Hopkins 52-yd FG76% → 85%Q2 1:00
  5. +9Ford 3-yd TD run90% → 98%Q3 5:49

Swing in Browns win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Titans vs Browns
Tennessee TitansMeasureCleveland Browns
45Plays67
67%Pass rate54%
2.3Yds / dropback7.3
1.7Yds / carry2.5
2/12Third downs6/13

Efficiency edge Cleveland ran 22 more plays and gained 5.0 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • TEN Hopkins 29% · Burks 25% · Okonkwo 17%
  • CLE Moore 29% · Cooper 26% · Njoku 13%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Titans vs Browns
ResultTENCLE
Touchdowns03
Field goals12
Punts73
Turnovers01

TEN turnover edge: +1

  • The Browns opened the scoring on their first possession, a 12-play, 48-yard drive that ended in a field goal.
  • The Browns drained the clock with three second-half drives of four to seven minutes.
All 19 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
CLEQ1 15:0012487:11Field goal
TENQ1 7:49371:31Punt
CLEQ1 6:18371:23Punt
TENQ1 4:55341:25Punt
CLEQ1 3:304162:10Fumble
TENQ1 1:204-92:06Field goal
CLEQ2 14:149754:35Touchdown
TENQ2 9:397325:50Punt
CLEQ2 3:497462:49Field goal
TENQ2 1:0010551:00End of half
TENQ3 15:006103:37Punt
CLEQ3 11:2311855:34Touchdown
TENQ3 5:49321:02Punt
CLEQ3 4:478334:36Punt
TENQ3 0:113-71:52Punt
CLEQ4 13:1910646:28Touchdown
TENQ4 6:515192:02Punt
CLEQ4 4:495173:43Punt
TENQ4 1:06221:06End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Titans vs Browns Head-to-Head

The Titans and Browns first met in 1970 and have played 70 times since.

All-time series
37–33Browns lead, 70 meetings since 1970
Postseason
1–0Titans won in 1988
Largest Titans win
58–141990
Largest Browns win
40–71987

Since 2021

1–1 Series tied

2 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. T = Titans win, B = Browns win, outlined = this game.

2026 Meetings

  • Week 7 Browns at Titans Upcoming

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2023 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Titans vs Browns
TitansStatBrowns
6-11Record11-6
17.9Points per game23.3
289.0Yards per game335.9
4.9Yards per play4.8
21.6Points allowed per game21.3
335.1Yards allowed per game270.2

Titans vs Browns Fantasy Outlook for 2026

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Titans vs Browns Game FAQ

Who won the 2023 Titans vs Browns Week 3 game?

The Cleveland Browns beat the Tennessee Titans 27–3 in Week 3 of the 2023 season. The game was played at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH, on September 24, 2023. See the Browns' 2023 schedule.

What was the final score of Titans vs Browns?

The final score was Browns 27, Titans 3. The Browns led 13–3 at halftime, and the second half went Titans 0, Browns 14.

What happened in the Titans vs Browns game?

Cleveland led 13–3 at halftime and outscored Tennessee 14–0 after the break to win 27–3. The Browns finished with a 341–94 edge in total offense and averaged 5.1 yards per play. Amari Cooper led all players with 7 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. The Browns committed 1 turnover, the Titans none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Titans vs Browns?

Amari Cooper led the game with 24.6 PPR fantasy points, the WR10 of Week 3, on 7 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. Deshaun Watson was next with 21.2 (QB10).

Who led Titans vs Browns in passing, rushing and receiving?

Deshaun Watson (CLE) led all passers with 27 of 33 for 289 yards and 2 touchdowns. Pierre Strong (CLE) led in rushing with 6 carries for 27 yards. Amari Cooper (CLE) led in receiving with 7 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown.

How many fantasy points did Amari Cooper score against the Titans?

Amari Cooper scored 24.6 points in PPR leagues, 21.1 in half-PPR and 17.6 in standard scoring against the Titans in Week 3 of the 2023 season, on 7 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown. He drew 26% of his team's targets.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Titans vs Browns?

Amari Cooper outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 24.6 PPR points on 13.4 xFP (+11.2). Treylon Burks fell furthest short, with 1.5 points on 10.0 xFP (−8.5). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Titans vs Browns?

Elijah Moore had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 16.9 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 11.8. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Browns beat the Titans?

The Browns beat the Titans 27–3 because they averaged 5.1 yards per play to 2.1 and outgained them 341–94.

Which team won the turnover battle in Titans vs Browns?

The Titans won the turnover battle 1–0: the Browns gave the ball away 1 time and the Titans not at all. The Browns won the game anyway.

What is the all-time Titans vs Browns record?

The Browns lead the all-time series 37–33 across 70 meetings since 1970, including a 0–1 record in the postseason.

When did the Titans and Browns last play before this game?

Before Week 3 of 2023, they last met in the 2020 season on December 6, 2020, when the Browns beat the Titans 41–35.

Have the Titans and Browns met in the playoffs?

Yes, 1 time, most recently in the 1988 playoffs. The Titans are 1–0 against the Browns in the postseason.

What is the Titans vs Browns record since 2021?

The series is tied 1–1 across 2 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.