2005 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2005 · Ford Field

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

Detroit Lions

CIN -7.5 ✓O 44 ✓DomeBengals closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 24.

Cincinnati Bengals 41–17 — never really in doubt late.

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Who moved the needle

Passing · CIN

28/39, 274 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

18.3 expected points added

Passing · DET

13/21, 138 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

-6.8 expected points added

Rushing · CIN

24 att, 117 yds, 2 TD

3.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

15 att, 55 yds, 0 TD

-1.7 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	28/39	274	3	2	2	18.3
Jon Kitna	2/3	6	0	0	0	-0.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Rudi Johnson	24	117	4.9	2	3.2
Jon Kitna	1	11	11.0	0	1.7
Jeremi Johnson	5	10	2.0	0	-1.7
Chad Johnson	1	9	9.0	0	0.9
Carson Palmer	1	8	8.0	0	0.5

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Kevin Kaesviharn	5	1	0.0	0	0
Landon Johnson	4	1	0.0	0	0
Tory James	3	1	0.0	1	1
Deltha O'Neal	4	0	0.0	1	2
Justin Smith	2	1	0.0	0	0
Caleb Miller	3	0	0.0	0	0
Odell Thurman	0	3	0.0	0	1
Brian Simmons	2	1	1.0	0	0
Robert Geathers	2	0	0.0	0	0
Keiwan Ratliff	1	1	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jeff Garcia	13/21	138	1	3	1	-6.8
Joey Harrington	6/7	77	1	0	0	6.3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Artose Pinner	15	55	3.7	-1.7
Jeff Garcia	1	2	2.0	-0.4
Shawn Bryson	1	2	2.0	-0.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Dre' Bly	11	2	0.0	1	2
LeVar Woods	6	2	1.0	0	0
R.W. McQuarters	5	3	0.0	0	0
Bracy Walker	3	4	0.0	0	0
Andre' Goodman	5	1	0.0	1	2
Kenoy Kennedy	4	0	0.0	0	0
James Davis	1	3	0.0	0	0
Wali Rainer	3	0	0.0	0	0
Dan Wilkinson	3	0	0.0	0	0
Marcus Pollard	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Bengals closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 24.

Total closed 44; the game landed 58 — over by 14.0.

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