Shedeur Sanders
QB
Cleveland Browns
- Top target Denzel Boston is questionable, which can lower the passing game.
- Top target Harold Fannin Jr. is questionable, which can lower the passing game.
A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.
This is how QBs have played against the Panthers in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CHI | Caleb Williams | 21 | 29 | 269 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 65 | 2 | 37.3 |
| 2 |  ATL | Jack Strand | 8 | 15 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Average | 14.5 | 22.0 | 164.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 40.5 | 1.0 | 18.6 | ||
| Median | 14.5 | 22.0 | 164.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 40.5 | 1.0 | 18.6 | ||
| High | 21 | 29 | 269 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 65 | 2 | 37.3 | ||
| Low | 8 | 15 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | -0.0 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Shedeur Sanders should do vs the PanthersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Panthers, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Shedeur Sanders has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Panthers 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 Shedeur Sanders will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Panthers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Shedeur Sanders's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Shedeur Sanders usually produces.
Projected is Shedeur Sanders's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Panthers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CAR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | PIT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Sanders avg | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Panthers QB1 avg | 14.5 | 22.0 | 164.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 40.5 | 1.0 | 18.6 | |
| Difference | +13.0 | +20.5 | +163.0 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +6.0 | +40.5 | +1.0 | +18.6 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Sanders averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 164.0 passing yards, 1.0 passing TDs and 40.5 rushing yards against the Panthers across 2 games.
- The Panthers allow 18.6 PPR points to QB1s, +11% versus the league average of 16.8 (ranked 12 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- 1 of 2 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from -0.0 to 37.3 (median 18.6).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 50 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 1 of 2 games (50%).
- Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.