2000 Week 9 · Sun, Oct 29, 2000 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
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Cleveland Browns
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CIN -3 ✓U 35.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 12–3.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Receiving · CLE
6/11 for 102 yds, 0 TD
34% of team targets · -1.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 7/20 | 84 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -10.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 27 | 137 | 5.1 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Brandon Bennett | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 0 | -6.2 |
| Curtis Keaton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Akili Smith | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | -3.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 42% | -6.6 |
| Brandon Bennett | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11% | 2.1 |
| Craig Yeast | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5% | 3.0 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 21% | -2.6 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16% | -1.2 |
| Corey Dillon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bankston | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Armegis Spearman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Carter | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reinard Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Granville | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Hall | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adrian Ross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spergon Wynn | 7/16 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9.4 |
| Doug Pederson | 6/16 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Prentice | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Doug Pederson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 11 | 102 | 0 | 34% | -1.2 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 4 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 41% | -8.1 |
| Marc Edwards | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6% | -0.0 |
| David Patten | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9% | -1.3 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Travis Prentice | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wali Rainer | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Marty Moore | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rashidi Barnes | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stalin Colinet | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -3
- Closing total
- 35.5
- CIN moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -3 and covered, winning by 9.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 15 — under by 20.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Johnny Grier
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick LeBeau vs Chris Palmer
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.