2005 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 30, 2005 · Reliant Stadium
Cleveland Browns
16
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Houston TexansWinner
19
HOU -2 ✓U 37.5 ✓
Houston Texans 19–16 — decided on the final possessions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Dilfer | 12/25 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 0 | -3.9 |
| William Green | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Trent Dilfer | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Bodden | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andra Davis | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Fisk | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylon McCutcheon | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| L.J. Shelton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Russell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Unck | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 10/20 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 28 | 91 | 3.3 | 0 | -5.5 |
| David Carr | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.8 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Walker | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Simmons | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShon Polk | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Shantee Orr | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.C. Brown | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -2
- Closing total
- 37.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Texans closed -2 and covered, winning by 3.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 35 — under by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Dom Capers