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2004 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 28, 2004 · Paul Brown Stadium

Cleveland Browns

48

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

58

CIN -6 ✓O 37.5 ✓

Cincinnati Bengals 58–48.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CLE

Kelly HolcombQB

30/39, 413 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT

12.2 expected points added

Passing · CIN

Carson PalmerQB

22/29, 251 yds, 4 TD, 3 INT

-1.8 expected points added

Rushing · CIN

Rudi JohnsonRB

26 att, 202 yds, 2 TD

12.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

William GreenRB

15 att, 75 yds, 1 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Cleveland Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Kelly Holcomb30/3941352312.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
William Green15755.010.8
Terrelle Smith111.000.3
Kelly Holcomb100.00-1.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Anthony Henry710.011
Chris Crocker340.000
Warrick Holdman430.000
Daylon McCutcheon330.000
Earl Little410.000
Chaun Thompson130.000
Robert Griffith220.000
Kenard Lang310.000
Alvin McKinley210.000
Michael Lehan120.000

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Carson Palmer22/29251430-1.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Rudi Johnson262027.8212.3
T.J. Houshmandzadeh2178.501.3
Kenny Watson11515.001.7
Carson Palmer2105.000.2
Chad Johnson199.001.0

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Madieu Williams710.000
Landon Johnson440.000
Kevin Hardy340.000
Brian Simmons430.000
Kevin Kaesviharn240.000
John Thornton421.000
Keiwan Ratliff320.000
Deltha O'Neal310.011
Justin Smith040.500
Kim Herring210.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CIN -6
Closing total
37.5
CLE moneyline
CIN moneyline

Bengals closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 106 — over by 68.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
38°F, wind 13 mph
Referee
Ron Winter
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.