2003 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 7, 2003 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

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IND -2 ✓U 48 ✓Colts closed -2 and covered, winning by 3.

Indianapolis Colts 9–6 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · IND

27/43, 211 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-2.5 expected points added

Passing · CLE

20/29, 182 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-0.1 expected points added

Rushing · CLE

21 att, 86 yds, 0 TD

-1.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

15 att, 67 yds, 0 TD

-1.6 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Peyton Manning	27/43	211	0	2	1	-2.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Edgerrin James	15	67	4.5	0	-1.6

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Mike Doss	4	3	0	0
Idrees Bashir	3	3	0	0
Nick Harper	5	0	2	4
Marcus Washington	0	4	0	1
Walt Harris	3	1	0	0
Rob Morris	2	1	0	0
David Thornton	1	2	0	0
David Macklin	2	0	0	0
Gary Brackett	2	0	0	0
Clifton Crosby	2	0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kelly Holcomb	20/29	182	0	2	0	-0.1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
William Green	21	86	4.1	-1.8
Jamel White	2	7	3.5	-0.9
James Jackson	2	6	3.0	-0.4
Dennis Northcutt	1	-1	-1.0	-0.7

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Ben Taylor	5	5	0.0	1	1
Robert Griffith	6	0	0.0	0	0
Daylon McCutcheon	6	0	0.0	0	1
Andra Davis	6	0	0.0	0	0
Kevin Bentley	1	2	0.0	1	1
Courtney Brown	2	0	1.0	0	0
Anthony Henry	2	0	0.0	0	1
Chris Crocker	2	0	0.0	0	0
Earl Little	1	1	0.0	0	0
Orpheus Roye	2	0	0.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Colts closed -2 and covered, winning by 3.

Total closed 48; the game landed 15 — under by 33.0.

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