2026 Week 9 · Final
NO 23, CLE 22
CLE at NO: every skill player's line next to our pre-game projection.
Recap
NO edged CLE 23–22. Shedeur Sanders led everyone with 23 PPR points: 297 passing yards and 2 touchdowns, plus 28 on the ground. Also worth a look: Tyler Shough (NO, 19.7), KC Concepcion (CLE, 18.8), Chris Olave (NO, 16.8). The surprise was Shedeur Sanders: 23 points against our 2.7 projection. NO's defense made its mark: 5 sacks against CLE.
CLE
Team comparison
NO
| 22 | Points | 23 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Plays | 72 |
| 297 | Passing yards | 265 |
| 95 | Rushing yards | 160 |
| 42 · 62% | Dropbacks · pass rate | 45 · 63% |
| 26 | Designed runs | 26 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 5 |
| 185 | Air yards | 367 |
| 10 | Red-zone plays | 12 |
| 13 | Drives | 12 |
From play-by-play. Yards: quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends who played.
CLE
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders | 19/31 | 297 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders | 22.722.722.7 | 2.72.72.7 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0 |
| KC Concepcion | 18.816.814.8 | 9.37.85.8 | WR | 6 | 4 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Denzel Boston | 15.812.89.8 | 9.58.87.2 | WR | 7 | 6 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | 12.211.210.2 | 10.08.66.5 | TE | 2 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Sampson | 7.86.34.8 | 6.96.25.1 | RB | 6 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 5.74.73.7 | 4.43.62.7 | WR | 4 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinshon Judkins | 5.55.04.5 | 12.011.210.2 | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 0 |
| Tylan Wallace | 1.61.10.6 | 1.61.31.0 | WR | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 0.00.00.0 | 0.70.60.4 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Whiteheart | 0.00.00.0 | 1.31.00.8 | TE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Corley | 0.00.00.0 | 1.31.10.8 | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NO
| Player | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 21/35 | 265 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | Pts | Proj | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Shough | 19.719.719.7 | 14.214.114.1 | QB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| Chris Olave | 16.813.39.8 | 15.913.210.1 | WR | 12 | 7 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audric Estimé | 14.714.213.7 | 6.15.85.5 | RB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 72 | 1 |
| Juwan Johnson | 11.410.49.4 | 8.37.55.7 | TE | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Kamara | 7.96.44.9 | 9.87.46.1 | RB | 4 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Jordyn Tyson | 5.03.01.0 | 1.00.80.7 | WR | 5 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barion Brown | 4.23.73.2 | 2.41.91.4 | WR | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devaughn Vele | 3.72.71.7 | 10.27.75.8 | WR | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 2.21.71.2 | 3.83.12.3 | TE | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamir White | 0.50.50.5 | 1.51.31.1 | RB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oscar Delp | 0.00.00.0 | 1.61.30.9 | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Lance | 0.00.00.0 | 4.84.03.1 | WR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Car = official carries (QB scrambles included). Pts = scored points. Scored points use the official stats, including 2-point conversions and return touchdowns. Projections leave those two out: they are rare and not modeled.