2002 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 22, 2002 · The Coliseum
Final
Cleveland Browns 31 at Tennessee Titans 28. Final.
Cleveland Browns 31–28 — decided on the final possessions.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Snap counts begin in 2013. For this season the feed gives the game-day list and who was inactive, but not how many snaps each man took.
Cleveland Browns
47 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Tennessee Titans
50 dressed
Snap counts do not go back to this season — the game-day list below is what the feed carries.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
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
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 36/50 | 326 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +8.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamel White | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | −0.7 |
| William Green | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | −7.1 |
| Tim Couch | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | +2.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Davis | 5 | 7 | 99 | 2 | 14% | +10.2 |
| Kevin Johnson | 9 | 12 | 90 | 0 | 24% | −0.6 |
| Quincy Morgan | 5 | 9 | 40 | 0 | 18% | +0.4 |
| Jamel White | 9 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 28% | −5.3 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 6% | +4.7 |
| Steve Heiden | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2% | +1.3 |
| Mark Campbell | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4% | +0.1 |
| Aaron Shea | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | +0.8 |
| William Green | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2% | −4.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Holmes | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Rudd | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerard Warren | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Tennessee Titans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 15/23 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 1 | −0.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 23 | 59 | 2.6 | 1 | −4.0 |
| Steve McNair | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Mike Green | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | −0.9 |
| John Simon | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | +1.1 |
| Greg Comella | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 30% | +1.1 |
| Derrick Mason | 3 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 30% | −1.7 |
| John Simon | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 9% | +2.6 |
| Greg Comella | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9% | +0.2 |
| Kevin Dyson | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9% | +1.7 |
| Frank Wycheck | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9% | −1.8 |
| Justin McCareins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | −1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Bulluck | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Echols | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Carter | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Sirmon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| John Simon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Dyson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Titans -4.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- Browns moneyline
- —
- Titans moneyline
- —
Titans closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 59 — over by 18.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- The Coliseum
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Warm, 78°F at kickoff; breezy at 10 mph out of the north; overcast.
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- Browns 7 days · Titans 7 days
- Coaches
- Butch Davis vs Jeff Fisher