2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalCleveland Browns 14 at Cincinnati Bengals 24. Final.
Who moved the needle
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Game Center
Game Center
2001 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 14, 2001 · Paul Brown Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cincinnati Bengals 24–14.
1.7 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · CLE
8/11 for 153 yds, 1 TD
39% of team targets · 11.1 expected points added
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 14/28 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +3.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson | 14 | 22 | 1.6 | 0 | −4.9 |
| Jamel White | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | −4.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 8 | 11 | 153 | 1 | 39% | +11.1 |
| Jamel White | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 14% | +2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Little | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy Ellsworth |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 20/38 | 201 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Bengals closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 35; the game landed 38 — over by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Quincy Morgan | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 29% | −5.3 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11% | −1.5 |
| Mike Sellers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4% | +2.4 |
| O.J. Santiago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −0.5 |
| 6 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerard Warren | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Smith | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brant Boyer | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 |
| 140 |
| 4.5 |
| 1 |
| −0.4 |
| Brandon Bennett | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | +1.7 |
| Jon Kitna | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | −0.6 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Warrick | 4 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 24% | +1.3 |
| Chad Johnson | 5 | 8 | 68 | 0 | 21% | +3.7 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | +1.6 |
| Corey Dillon | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8% | −1.3 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8% | −0.2 |
| Ron Dugans | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | +3.2 |
| Darnay Scott | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16% | −1.4 |
| Marco Battaglia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | −0.8 |
| Tony McGee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Ross | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Bean | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cory Hall | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JoJuan Armour | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Heath | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |