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2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Paul Brown Stadium
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Denver Broncos 12–7.
Who moved the needle
Passing · CIN
21/33, 247 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-0.2 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected
Passing · DEN
17/28, 243 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-1.0 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected
1.3 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 17/28 | 243 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correll Buckhalter | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 0 | 1.3 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | -2.8 |
| LaMont Jordan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Stokley | 1 | 4 | 87 | 1 | 14% | 3.0 |
| Daniel Graham | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 11% | 4.2 |
| Tony Scheffler | 1 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 7% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dawkins | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andra Davis | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Williams | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Champ Bailey |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 21/33 | 247 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 21 | 76 | 3.6 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Bengals closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 41; the game landed 19 — under by 22.0.
Conditions and crew
| 1.9 |
| Brandon Marshall | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 25% | -1.3 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 14% | -0.2 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 14% | -1.1 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -1.2 |
| Peyton Hillis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| 1 |
| 6 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Renaldo Hill | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonso Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Haggan | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre' Goodman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peyton Hillis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Woodyard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| -3.6 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Carson Palmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Kevin Huber | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -4.8 |
| Bernard Scott | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Johnson | 5 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 21% | 3.1 |
| Andre Caldwell | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 24% | 1.2 |
| Cedric Benson | 4 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 12% | 1.2 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 6% | 1.6 |
| Chris Henry | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 6% | 2.5 |
| Daniel Coats | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 6% | 1.2 |
| Laveranues Coles | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15% | -4.2 |
| J.P. Foschi | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -1.2 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Williams | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antwan Odom | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Sims | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Crocker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Fanene | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hall | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
