2008 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 23, 2008 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
Houston TexansWinner
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Cleveland Browns
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CLE -3 upsetU 49.5 ✓30°F
Houston Texans 16–6.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
24/32, 275 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
6.9 expected points added · +14.1% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
8/18, 94 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-9.3 expected points added · -18.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Rosenfels | 24/32 | 275 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 21 | 73 | 3.5 | 0 | -8.9 |
| Ahman Green | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Sage Rosenfels | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Reeves | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Bentley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Xavier Adibi | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Ferguson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eugene Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahman Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Quinn | 8/18 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -9.3 |
| Derek Anderson | 5/14 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lewis | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Jerome Harrison | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Josh Cribbs | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Derek Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Qwell Jackson | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon McDonald | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodney Pool | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Williams | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wright | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie McGinest | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamerion Wimbley | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Jones | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CLE -3
- Closing total
- 49.5
- HOU moneyline
- +144
- CLE moneyline
- -154
Browns closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 22 — under by 27.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 30°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- HOU 7 days · CLE 6 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Romeo Crennel