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2004 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 17, 2004 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

Cincinnati Bengals

17

Cleveland BrownsWinner

34

CLE -3 ✓O 40 ✓

Cleveland Browns 34–17 — never really in doubt late.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CLE

Jeff GarciaQB

16/23, 310 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT

15.7 expected points added

Passing · CIN

Carson PalmerQB

20/36, 148 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-9.3 expected points added

Rushing · CLE

William GreenRB

25 att, 115 yds, 0 TD

-1.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Rudi JohnsonRB

16 att, 57 yds, 0 TD

-1.9 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Carson Palmer20/36148113-9.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Rudi Johnson16573.60-1.9
Chris Perry210.50-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Kim Herring630.001
Kevin Kaesviharn610.000
Caleb Miller410.000
Kevin Hardy321.000
Deltha O'Neal410.000
Justin Smith130.000
John Thornton120.000
Tony Williams120.000
Marcus Wilkins110.000
Landon Johnson110.000

Cleveland Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jeff Garcia16/2331042115.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
William Green251154.60-1.0
Lee Suggs13191.50-13.0
Dennis Northcutt122.00-0.3
Terrelle Smith122.000.5
Jeff Garcia610.20-3.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Kevin Bentley600.000
Chris Crocker510.000
Daylon McCutcheon310.002
Alvin McKinley120.000
Andra Davis210.001
Chaun Thompson210.001
Kenard Lang120.000
Robert Griffith200.000
Warrick Holdman110.000
Earl Little200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CLE -3
Closing total
40
CIN moneyline
CLE moneyline

Browns closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.

Total closed 40; the game landed 51 — over by 11.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Cleveland Browns Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
46°F, wind 12 mph
Referee
Bill Carollo
Rest
CIN 14 days · CLE 7 days
Coaches
Marvin Lewis vs Butch Davis

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