San Francisco @ Cleveland
Team Totals: 49ers 23, Browns 13
No. 2 in the NFL in points scored (33.4/game) facing a Browns team on its third-string quarterback, the 49ers should own time of possession here. … Forecasted inclement weather plus Cleveland’s allowance of the NFL’s fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks should nevertheless temper box-score expectations for Brock Purdy. … Should weather projections prove correct, Kyle Shanahan’s game plan figures to feature handoffs to Christian McCaffrey and quick-out pass concepts to circumvent the wind. … Pass plays designed to create run-after-catch opportunities are Shanahan’s bread and butter, yet this game’s environment has us wholly guessing as to which 49ers pass catcher will profit most. Deebo Samuel has drawn a team-high 31 targets on Purdy’s throws. Brandon Aiyuk leads the way in receptions (21) and receiving yards (378). Albeit all scored last week, George Kittle’s three touchdowns from Purdy pace the team. I’m still valuing Samuel and Aiyuk as locked-in WR2s with WR1 upside and Kittle as a top-five tight end. I also went hard on the 49ers exceeding their 23.5-point team total.
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