2007 Week 1 · Mon, Sep 10, 2007 · Paul Brown Stadium
Baltimore Ravens
20
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
27
CIN -2.5 ✓O 39.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 27–20.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BAL
20/34, 203 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-17.2 expected points added · +6.1% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
20/32, 194 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-1.9 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 20/34 | 203 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -17.2 |
| Kyle Boller | 2/6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 0 | -1.0 |
| Musa Smith | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Steve McNair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawan Landry | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samari Rolle | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarret Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerome Sapp | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris McAlister | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Pryce | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Terry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haloti Ngata | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 20/32 | 194 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 0 | -7.4 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Carson Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landon Johnson | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Madieu Williams | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ahmad Brooks | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Geathers | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leon Hall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Caleb Miller | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Domata Peko | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinedum Ndukwe | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -2.5
- Closing total
- 39.5
- BAL moneyline
- +125
- CIN moneyline
- -135
Bengals closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 47 — over by 7.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 82°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- BAL 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Brian Billick vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.