Cleveland (2-7) at New Orleans (3-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, Fox.
BetMGM NFL Odds: Saints by 1. Against the spread: Browns 3-6; Saints 4-6. Series record: Browns lead 13-6.
Last meeting: Saints won 17-10 at Cleveland on Dec. 24, 2022. Last week: Browns were off; Saints beat Falcons 20-17.
Browns offense: overall (31), rush (28), pass (28), scoring (29). Browns defense: overall (16), rush (14), pass (13), scoring (21). Saints offense: overall (16), rush (13), pass (16), scoring (16).
Saints defense: overall (28), rush (27), pass (29), scoring (t23). Turnover differential: Browns minus-7; Saints plus-4. It's something of a homecoming for QB Jameis Winston, who spent four seasons with the Saints from 2020-23.
Winston was popular among his teammates and the team's fan base, but didn't always see eye to eye with former coach Dennis Allen, who was recently fired. This will be Winston's third start for Cleveland since taking over when Deshaun Watson sustained a season-ending injury. Versatile, 29-year-old RB Alvin Kamara, now in his eighth NFL season, became the Saints career leading rusher last week (6,544 yards), and has surpassed 100 yards from scrimmage in seven of 10 games this season, including his 109 yards from scrimmage last week.
Saints rookie LT Taliese Fuaga vs. Browns star DE Myles Garrett. The 22-year-old Fuaga faces the toughest test of his young career in Garrett, the reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year who is well rested, coming off a big performance and determined.