2006 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2006 · Reliant Stadium
Cleveland Browns
6
at
Houston TexansWinner
14
HOU -6 ✓U 38 ✓
Houston Texans 14–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
25/34, 187 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-16.0 expected points added · +7.4% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
9/15, 86 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-7.2 expected points added · -7.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frye | 25/34 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -16.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Droughns | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | -5.1 |
| Charlie Frye | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Braylon Edwards | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Terrelle Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Jerome Harrison | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Jones | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Fraser | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leon Williams | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chaun Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Eason | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Therrian Fontenot | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 9/15 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Taylor | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Wali Lundy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
| David Carr | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 0 | -7.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Maddox | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Earl | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Peek | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Killings | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -6
- Closing total
- 38
- CLE moneyline
- +220
- HOU moneyline
- -240
Texans closed -6 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 38; the game landed 20 — under by 18.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Gary Kubiak