Mason Rudolph
QB
Pittsburgh Steelers
This is how QBs have played against the Browns in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JAX | Trevor Lawrence | 18 | 23 | 245 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26.1 |
| 2 |  TB | Baker Mayfield | 21 | 34 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 12.2 |
| 3 |  CAR | Bryce Young | 26 | 48 | 291 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 |
| Average | 21.7 | 35.0 | 239.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 17.3 | ||
| Median | 21.0 | 34.0 | 245.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 13.6 | ||
| High | 26 | 48 | 291 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 26.1 | ||
| Low | 18 | 23 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Mason Rudolph should do vs the BrownsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Browns, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Mason Rudolph has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Browns opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Mason Rudolph will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Browns avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Mason Rudolph's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Mason Rudolph usually produces.
Projected is Mason Rudolph's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Browns were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | NE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Rudolph avg | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Browns QB1 avg | 21.7 | 35.0 | 239.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 17.3 | |
| Difference | +21.7 | +34.0 | +239.3 | +2.0 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +7.7 | +0.0 | +17.0 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Rudolph averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Prediction & chance to scoreMason Rudolph vs the Browns
Prediction for Mason Rudolph
Nobody knows which slot Mason Rudolph will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Browns.
I predict about 2.6 points for Mason Rudolph if playing as a QB1. Mason Rudolph has averaged 0.3 over 1 game, and the Browns have given up 17.3 to QB1s (+1% vs the league average of 17.1).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Mason Rudolph scored: Wk 2 0.3. Average 0.3; weighted toward recent games it is 2.6.
2. The defense. Over 3 games, the Browns allowed 17.3 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 17.1, so that is +1%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 3 defensive games, only 50% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +1% adjustment (x1.01).
4. Result. 2.6 x 1.01 = 2.6. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Mason Rudolph is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (2.6) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 1.6 points, leaning on Mason Rudolph's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 3.
With only 1 game of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 239.3 passing yards, 2.0 passing TDs and 10.7 rushing yards against the Browns across 3 games.
- The Browns allow 17.3 PPR points to QB1s, +1% versus the league average of 17.1 (ranked 14 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a near-average matchup.
- Outlier: Week 1, Trevor Lawrence (26.1 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 17.3 vs 12.9. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 1 of 3 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 12.2 to 26.1 (median 13.6).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 150 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 3 of 3 games (100%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.