2001 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · Adelphia Coliseum

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

Tennessee Titans

TEN -5.5 upsetO 37.5 ✓Titans closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Cincinnati Bengals 23–21 — 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

Passing · CIN

Jon KitnaQB

28/47, 340 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

11.7 expected points added

Passing · TEN

Steve McNairQB

11/18, 173 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

3.2 expected points added

Rushing · CIN

Corey DillonRB

22 att, 87 yds, 2 TD

0.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

Eddie GeorgeRB

21 att, 50 yds, 0 TD

-8.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TEN

Derrick MasonWR

9/11 for 186 yds, 2 TD

34% of team targets · 10.9 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

Darnay ScottWR

9/11 for 152 yds, 0 TD

23% of team targets · 10.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jon Kitna	28/47	340	0	1	1	11.7
Corey Dillon	0/1	0	0	1	0	-4.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Corey Dillon	22	87	4.0	2	0.5
Brandon Bennett	3	13	4.3	0	-1.4
Jon Kitna	2	0	0.0	0	-3.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Darnay Scott	9	11	152	23%	10.8
Danny Farmer	3	5	57	11%	4.4
Chad Johnson	2	7	34	15%	-2.9
Peter Warrick	5	9	33	19%	-1.5
Corey Dillon	3	7	27	15%	0.6
Lorenzo Neal	2	2	11	4%	0.4
Kirk McMullen	1	2	11	4%	-3.7
Brandon Bennett	2	2	9	4%	-0.8
Ron Dugans	1	2	6	4%	-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Robert Bean	5	1	0.0	2
Takeo Spikes	6	0	2.0	1
Kevin Kaesviharn	4	1	0.0	0
Justin Smith	4	1	1.0	0
Brian Simmons	4	1	0.0	0
JoJuan Armour	4	0	0.0	0
Cory Hall	3	0	0.0	0
Adrian Ross	2	1	0.0	0
Corey Dillon	2	0	0.0	0
Tony Williams	1	1	0.0	0

Tennessee Titans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Steve McNair	11/18	173	1	0	2	3.2
Neil O'Donnell	7/14	134	1	0	1	2.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Eddie George	21	50	2.4	0	-8.3
Steve McNair	2	7	3.5	1	1.6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Derrick Mason	9	11	186	2	34%	10.9
Kevin Dyson	4	10	55	0	31%	-1.6
Drew Bennett	2	3	25	0	9%	2.3
Frank Wycheck	2	6	23	0	19%	-0.1
Eddie George	1	2	18	0	6%	0.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
DeRon Jenkins	7	1	0.0	0	2
Perry Phenix	6	2	0.0	0	0
Samari Rolle	7	0	0.0	1	2
Josh Evans	3	2	0.0	0	0
Keith Bulluck	1	3	0.0	0	0
Andre Dyson	4	0	0.0	0	0
Daryl Porter	3	0	0.0	0	0
Eddie Robinson	2	1	0.0	0	1
Frank Chamberlin	2	1	0.0	0	0
Greg Favors	1	1	1.0	1	1

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: TEN -5.5
Closing total: 37.5
CIN moneyline: —
TEN moneyline: —

Titans closed -5.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 44 — over by 6.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Adelphia Coliseum
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 37°F, wind 8 mph
Referee: Terry McAulay
Rest: CIN 7 days · TEN 7 days
Coaches: Dick LeBeau vs Jeff Fisher

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