2001 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 25, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

Cincinnati Bengals

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CLE -6 ✓U 35.5 ✓15 mph windBrowns closed -6 and covered, winning by 18.

Cleveland Browns 18–0 — never really in doubt late. Played in 15 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CLE

Tim CouchQB

16/27, 189 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-5.5 expected points added

Passing · CIN

Jon KitnaQB

8/19, 85 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-9.6 expected points added

Rushing · CIN

Corey DillonRB

20 att, 63 yds, 0 TD

-3.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

James JacksonRB

18 att, 40 yds, 0 TD

-4.8 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Kevin JohnsonWR

6/11 for 113 yds, 1 TD

41% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Receiving · CLE

Quincy MorganWR

5/7 for 40 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · -0.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jon Kitna	8/19	85	2	0	-9.6
Scott Mitchell	4/12	38	3	2	-17.8
Akili Smith	1/2	2	0	1	-0.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Corey Dillon	20	63	3.1	-3.9
Brandon Bennett	2	17	8.5	1.5
Lorenzo Neal	1	4	4.0	-0.0
Akili Smith	1	0	0.0	-0.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Danny Farmer	3	4	32	12%	-1.9
Darnay Scott	2	4	24	12%	-0.4
Peter Warrick	1	2	22	6%	-2.9
Ron Dugans	3	7	19	21%	-10.1
Tony McGee	2	2	15	6%	1.0
Chad Johnson	1	8	7	24%	-9.7
Corey Dillon	1	4	6	12%	-1.3
Brandon Bennett	0	1	0	3%	-1.3
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	0	1	0	3%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

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	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

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tim Couch	16/27	189	1	2	3	-5.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
James Jackson	18	40	2.2	-4.8
Benjamin Gay	10	16	1.6	-6.9
Jamel White	5	13	2.6	-1.8
Dennis Northcutt	1	9	9.0	0.7
Tim Couch	5	0	0.0	-0.7

Receiving

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

Defense (top contributors)

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

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CLE -6
Closing total: 35.5
CIN moneyline: —
CLE moneyline: —

Browns closed -6 and covered, winning by 18.

Total closed 35.5; the game landed 18 — under by 17.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 55°F, wind 15 mph
Referee: Ron Winter
Rest: CIN 7 days · CLE 7 days
Coaches: Dick LeBeau vs Butch Davis

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.

Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.