2004 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 2, 2005 · Reliant Stadium
Cleveland BrownsWinner
22
at
Houston Texans
14
HOU -10 upsetU 41 ✓Dome
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 20/29 | 228 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Suggs | 26 | 131 | 5.0 | 0 | -2.9 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Frisman Jackson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| William Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffith | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Jameson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warrick Holdman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenard Lang | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alvin McKinley | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Henry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaun Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lewis Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 15/25 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7.7 |
| Tony Banks | 1/1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 1 | 3.3 |
| David Carr | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Jonathan Wells | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Sharper | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| DaShon Polk | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Earl | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Glenn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kailee Wong | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Simmons | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robaire Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Babin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -10
- Closing total
- 41
- CLE moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Texans closed -10 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 36 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Terry Robiskie vs Dom Capers