2007 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 23, 2007 · Paul Brown Stadium
Cleveland Browns
14
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
19
CLE -1 upsetU 43 ✓31°F · 19 mph
Cincinnati Bengals 19–14. Played in 19 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
29/48, 250 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
-11.7 expected points added · +2.3% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
11/21, 115 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-11.3 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Anderson | 29/48 | 250 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -11.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 21 | 92 | 4.4 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Jason Wright | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Derek Anderson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Dave Zastudil | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Jones | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orpheus Roye | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leigh Bodden | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brodney Pool | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robaire Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daven Holly | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 11/21 | 115 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -11.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Watson | 30 | 130 | 4.3 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| DeDe Dorsey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Glenn Holt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhani Jones | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chinedum Ndukwe | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rashad Jeanty | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leon Hall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Landon Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Busing | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CLE -1
- Closing total
- 43
- CLE moneyline
- -131
- CIN moneyline
- +121
Browns closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43; the game landed 33 — under by 10.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 31°F, wind 19 mph
- Referee
- Gerry Austin
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · CIN 8 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 19 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.