2000 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 10, 2000 · Paul Brown Stadium
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Cincinnati Bengals
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CIN -6 upsetU 40.5 ✓
Cleveland Browns 24–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 19/31 | 259 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errict Rhett | 20 | 53 | 2.6 | 0 | -8.7 |
| Travis Prentice | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Tim Couch | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Patten | 3 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 17% | 7.9 |
| Kevin Johnson | 5 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 28% | 1.2 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3% | 3.2 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.5 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24% | -1.1 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 0.1 |
| Errict Rhett | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -0.1 |
| Travis Prentice | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3% | 1.5 |
| Mark Campbell | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7% | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamir Miller | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Smith | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Little | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wali Rainer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Fuller | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarek Saleh | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenoy Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 15/43 | 250 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 12 | 41 | 3.4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Akili Smith | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Daniel Pope | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Nicolas Luchey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 3 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 21% | 4.9 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 8% | 4.3 |
| Craig Yeast | 2 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 13% | 2.9 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 10% | -0.9 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 5% | 2.6 |
| Clif Groce | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10% | -0.6 |
| Ron Dugans | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18% | -4.6 |
| Damon Griffin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -3.1 |
| Marco Battaglia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reinard Wilson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darryl Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -6
- Closing total
- 40.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 31 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Phil Luckett
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · CIN 14 days
- Coaches
- Chris Palmer vs Bruce Coslet
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.