2005 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2005 · Paul Brown Stadium

Buffalo BillsWinner

Cincinnati Bengals

CIN -13 upsetO 44 ✓Bengals closed -13 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Buffalo Bills 37–27.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · BUF

24/31, 308 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

16.5 expected points added

Passing · CIN

25/36, 266 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

2.4 expected points added

Rushing · CIN

18 att, 88 yds, 0 TD

0.8 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · BUF

23 att, 66 yds, 0 TD

-4.9 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kelly Holcomb	24/31	308	1	1	3	16.5

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Willis McGahee	23	66	2.9	0	-4.9
Kelly Holcomb	2	1	0.5	1	0.4

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
London Fletcher	7	2	0.0	0	0
Nate Clements	7	2	0.0	0	0
Angelo Crowell	7	1	0.0	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	6	2	0.0	0	1
Aaron Schobel	3	2	2.0	0	1
Terrence McGee	3	1	0.0	1	1
Troy Vincent	0	4	0.0	1	1
Mario Haggan	3	0	0.0	0	0
Justin Bannan	2	1	0.0	0	0
Eric King	2	1	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	25/36	266	2	2	1	2.4
Jon Kitna	2/2	17	0	0	1	-0.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Rudi Johnson	18	88	4.9	0	0.8
Carson Palmer	4	14	3.5	0	0.4
Tab Perry	1	2	2.0	1	1.2

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Landon Johnson	6	2	0.0	0	0
Odell Thurman	2	6	0.0	0	0
Robert Geathers	1	5	0.0	0	0
Kevin Kaesviharn	3	2	0.0	1	1
Justin Smith	3	2	1.0	0	1
Brian Simmons	2	2	1.0	0	0
John Thornton	2	2	1.0	0	0
Deltha O'Neal	3	1	0.0	0	0
Ifeanyi Ohalete	3	1	0.0	0	0
Tory James	3	0	0.0	0	1

Closing number vs result

Bengals closed -13 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 44; the game landed 64 — over by 20.0.

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