2003 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2003 · Paul Brown Stadium
Cleveland BrownsWinner
22
at
Cincinnati Bengals
14
CIN -8.5 upsetU 42 ✓
Cleveland Browns 22–14.
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 | 9/18 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Suggs | 26 | 186 | 7.2 | 2 | 8.8 |
| Jamel White | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Tim Couch | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Quincy Morgan | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andra Davis | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brant Boyer | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Lehan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Bentley | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Griffith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leigh Bodden | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Earl Little | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyrone Rogers | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | 23/35 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 14 | 52 | 3.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Corey Dillon | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Peter Warrick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Roman | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Riall Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artrell Hawkins | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hardy | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers Beckett | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Powell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -8.5
- Closing total
- 42
- CLE moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -8.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 36 — under by 6.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 56°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Butch Davis vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.