2001 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 30, 2001 · Adelphia Coliseum
Cleveland BrownsWinner
41
at
Tennessee Titans
38
TEN -5 upsetO 37.5 ✓28°F
Cleveland Browns 41–38 — decided on the final possessions.
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
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 20/27 | 336 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Gay | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Jamel White | 21 | 42 | 2.0 | 2 | -1.9 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Morgan | 1 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 8% | 3.8 |
| Kevin Johnson | 6 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 23% | 10.9 |
| Andre King | 3 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 19% | 2.8 |
| Jamel White | 3 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 15% | 5.0 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 2 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 8% | 4.5 |
| O.J. Santiago | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 12% | 3.9 |
| Jake Moreland | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4% | 0.3 |
| Benjamin Gay | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12% | -5.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Bush | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wali Rainer | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerard Warren | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Miller | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Spires | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 16/25 | 274 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Mike Green | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 26 | 130 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Steve McNair | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Mike Green | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 3.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Dyson | 3 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 22% | 6.2 |
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 5 | 81 | 1 | 22% | 2.0 |
| Erron Kinney | 4 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 22% | 1.9 |
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 13% | 2.4 |
| Eddie George | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 9% | 1.3 |
| Drew Bennett | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Fisk | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perry Phenix | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bulluck | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daryl Porter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aric Morris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Godfrey | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- TEN -5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- TEN moneyline
- —
Titans closed -5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 79 — over by 41.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Adelphia Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 28°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · TEN 8 days
- Coaches
- Butch Davis vs Jeff Fisher
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.