2003 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2003 · 3Com Park
Cleveland BrownsWinner
13
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San Francisco 49ers
12
SF -7 upsetU 44.5 ✓
Cleveland Browns 13–12 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 25/38 | 222 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Green | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Andre Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Jamel White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andra Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Henry | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Griffith | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Gardner | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Brown | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brant Boyer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
San Francisco 49ers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 21/35 | 198 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Garrison Hearst | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Kevan Barlow | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Terrell Owens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Fred Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Winborn | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmed Plummer | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Parrish | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Ulbrich | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Peterson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dwaine Carpenter | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rumph | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek M. Smith | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Engelberger | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- SF -7
- Closing total
- 44.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- SF moneyline
- —
49ers closed -7 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 25 — under by 19.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- 3Com Park
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 87°F, wind 3 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · SF 7 days
- Coaches
- Butch Davis vs Dennis Erickson