2005 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2005 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
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CIN -3.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 27–13.
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
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 26/34 | 280 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 26 | 126 | 4.8 | 1 | 4.3 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Chris Perry | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | -2.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiwan Ratliff | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Odell Thurman | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Thornton | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Graham | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Geathers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 26/43 | 278 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 12 | 78 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| William Green | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Trent Dilfer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Crocker | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Russell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chaun Thompson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin McKinley | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leigh Bodden | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Mickens | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -3.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- CIN moneyline
- —
- CLE moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 40 — under by 4.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Scott Green
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Romeo Crennel
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.