2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalCincinnati Bengals 0 at Cleveland Browns 18. Final.
Who moved the needle
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2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
Cleveland Browns 18–0 — never really in doubt late. Played in 16.6 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
-4.8 expected points added on the ground
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 8/19 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −9.6 |
| Scott Mitchell | 4/12 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −17.8 |
| Akili Smith | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.1 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 20 | 63 | 3.1 | 0 | −3.9 |
| Brandon Bennett | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | +1.5 |
| Lorenzo Neal |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Farmer | 3 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12% | −1.9 |
| Darnay Scott | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 12% | −0.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Takeo Spikes | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 16/27 | 189 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −5.5 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jackson |
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
Browns closed -6 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 18 — under by 17.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 16.6 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.
| 1 |
| 4 |
| 4.0 |
| 0 |
| −0.0 |
| Akili Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 6% | −2.9 |
| Ron Dugans | 3 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 21% | −10.1 |
| Tony McGee | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6% | +1.0 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24% | −9.7 |
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12% | −1.3 |
| Brandon Bennett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.3 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.4 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Robert Bean | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Williams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Roman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| JoJuan Armour | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |
| 40 |
| 2.2 |
| 0 |
| −4.8 |
| Benjamin Gay | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | −6.9 |
| Jamel White | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | −1.8 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | +0.7 |
| Tim Couch | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 11 | 113 | 1 | 41% | +4.0 |
| Quincy Morgan | 5 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 26% | −0.4 |
| Aaron Shea | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 15% | −2.3 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | +0.3 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | −1.1 |
| Jamel White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.2 |
| O.J. Santiago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.6 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Fuller | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 2 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Little | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jamir Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Smith | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devin Bush | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Courtney Brown | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |