2006 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2006 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

Tampa Bay BuccaneersWinner

Cleveland Browns

CLE -3.5 upsetU 37.5 ✓Browns closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22–7.

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

Who moved the needle

Passing · TB

16/26, 212 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-4.4 expected points added · +9.1% completion over expected

Passing · CLE

10/27, 123 yds, 0 TD, 4 INT

-20.3 expected points added · -12.9% completion over expected

Rushing · CLE

19 att, 92 yds, 0 TD

0.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TB

16 att, 86 yds, 1 TD

7.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Tim Rattay	16/26	212	0	1	3	-4.4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Michael Pittman	16	86	5.4	1	7.8
Mike Alstott	22	56	2.5	0	-7.6
Earnest Graham	5	12	2.4	0	-1.4
Tim Rattay	1	-1	-1.0	0	-2.1

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Derrick Brooks	3	2	0.0	1	1
Greg Spires	3	1	2.0	0	0
Chris Hovan	3	1	1.0	0	0
Jermaine Phillips	2	2	0.0	2	3
Ronde Barber	2	0	0.0	0	0
Juran Bolden	2	0	0.0	0	0
Wesly Mallard	2	0	0.0	0	0
Dewayne White	1	1	0.0	0	1
Jovan Haye	1	1	0.0	0	0
Earnest Graham	1	0	0.0	0	0

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Derek Anderson	10/27	123	0	4	2	-20.3
Ken Dorsey	0/1	0	0	0	1	-3.2

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Reuben Droughns	19	92	4.8	0	0.1
Derek Anderson	1	-1	-1.0	0	0.0

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Leon Williams	6	4	1.0	0
Sean Jones	3	6	0.0	0
Kamerion Wimbley	6	2	2.0	0
Brodney Pool	4	2	0.0	0
Chaun Thompson	2	3	0.0	0
Simon Fraser	2	3	0.0	1
Ralph Brown	4	1	0.0	1
Ted Washington	3	1	0.0	0
Justin Hamilton	2	1	0.0	0
Reuben Droughns	2	0	0.0	0

Closing number vs result

Browns closed -3.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 29 — under by 8.5.

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