2006 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 17, 2006 · Paul Brown Stadium
Cleveland Browns
17
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
34
CIN -10.5 ✓O 40.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 34–17 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
24/40, 352 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
5.1 expected points added · +1.3% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
20/33, 244 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-3.3 expected points added · -2.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frye | 20/33 | 244 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 1 | -4.5 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Charlie Frye | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | -4.1 |
| Jason Wright | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Jones | 5 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Baxter | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Russell | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chaun Thompson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reuben Droughns | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 24/40 | 352 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 26 | 145 | 5.6 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Kenny Watson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Tab Perry | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Carson Palmer | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madieu Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Caleb Miller | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Adams | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Thornton | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -10.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- CLE moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 51 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 4 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.