2006 Week 15 · Mon, Dec 18, 2006 · RCA Dome
Cincinnati Bengals
16
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Indianapolis ColtsWinner
34
IND -3.5 ✓U 55 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 34–16 — 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 · IND
29/36, 282 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
21.0 expected points added · +12.1% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
14/28, 176 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-5.3 expected points added · -7.5% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 14/28 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 22 | 79 | 3.6 | 1 | -1.8 |
| Kenny Watson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | -2.1 |
| Carson Palmer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Reggie McNeal | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 29/36 | 282 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Rhodes | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 0 | -6.2 |
| Joseph Addai | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | -2.6 |
| Peyton Manning | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cato June | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Reid | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Giordano | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Morris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Boiman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -3.5
- Closing total
- 55
- CIN moneyline
- +175
- IND moneyline
- -185
Colts closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 55; the game landed 50 — under by 5.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- RCA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- CIN 8 days · IND 8 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Tony Dungy