2008 Week 11 · Mon, Nov 17, 2008 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Cleveland BrownsWinner
29
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Buffalo Bills
27
BUF -4.5 upsetO 40.5 ✓30°F
Cleveland Browns 29–27 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
14/36, 185 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-3.1 expected points added · -14.2% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
16/26, 148 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-6.9 expected points added · -6.8% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Quinn | 14/36 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Harrison | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jamal Lewis | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 0 | -2.4 |
| Brady Quinn | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andra Davis | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shaun Rogers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Wright | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Adams | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Williams | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Smith | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Edwards | 16/26 | 148 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshawn Lynch | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Fred Jackson | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Trent Edwards | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Ellison | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stroud | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Posluszny | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ko Simpson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -4.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- CLE moneyline
- +194
- BUF moneyline
- -214
Bills closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 56 — over by 15.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 30°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Jerome Boger
- Rest
- CLE 11 days · BUF 8 days
- Coaches
- Romeo Crennel vs Dick Jauron