Marquee Matchup
Kyle Shanahan’s offense vs. Jim Schwartz’ defense
In baseball terms, Jim Schwartz has ownage on Kyle Shanahan.
The two have met up eight times as coordinators or head coaches. Schwartz has won seven of those meetings, including six in a row. If you include their matchup in 2021 when Schwartz was a defensive assistant in Tennessee, the win streak is seven.
In their nine prior meetings Schwartz has held Shanahan to just 15.8 points per game and allowed more than 20 points just once.
The Browns defense comes into this game allowing a league low 196 yards per game, 70 fewer than Baltimore and San Francisco who have allowed 266 per contest.