2001 Week 12 · Sun, Dec 2, 2001 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
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CLE -1.5 upsetO 35.5 ✓
Tennessee Titans 31–15.
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
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 11/17 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 2/2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Hicks | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Eddie George | 23 | 51 | 2.2 | 1 | -4.8 |
| Steve McNair | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Neil O'Donnell | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 6 | 122 | 2 | 32% | 11.3 |
| Kevin Dyson | 6 | 8 | 110 | 0 | 42% | 7.1 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16% | -0.5 |
| Drew Bennett | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11% | 2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Dyson | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perry Phenix | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samari Rolle | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Robinson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Porter | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Fisk | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Booker | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Evans | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 7/12 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Tim Couch | 17/26 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Gay | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Tim Couch | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -0.0 |
| Jamel White | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Scott Frost | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Northcutt | 6 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 22% | 0.1 |
| Quincy Morgan | 3 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 19% | -1.6 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 19% | 4.3 |
| Aaron Shea | 6 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 19% | -1.4 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 3 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Jamel White | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Scott Frost | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamir Miller | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Fuller | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Bush | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CLE -1.5
- Closing total
- 35.5
- TEN moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Browns closed -1.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 35.5; the game landed 46 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 44°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ron Blum
- Rest
- TEN 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Jeff Fisher vs Butch Davis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.