2009 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 13, 2009 · Paul Brown Stadium

Denver BroncosWinner

Cincinnati Bengals

CIN -4.5 upsetU 41 ✓Bengals closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Denver Broncos 12–7.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CIN

Carson PalmerQB

21/33, 247 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-0.2 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected

Passing · DEN

Kyle OrtonQB

17/28, 243 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-1.0 expected points added · -1.4% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

Cedric BensonRB

21 att, 76 yds, 1 TD

-3.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DEN

Correll BuckhalterRB

8 att, 46 yds, 0 TD

1.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

Chad JohnsonWR

5/7 for 89 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 3.1 expected points added

Receiving · DEN

Brandon StokleyWR

1/4 for 87 yds, 1 TD

14% of team targets · 3.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Denver Broncos

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kyle Orton	17/28	243	1	0	3	-1.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Correll Buckhalter	8	46	5.8	1.3
Knowshon Moreno	8	19	2.4	-2.8
LaMont Jordan	2	5	2.5	-0.3
Kyle Orton	1	3	3.0	-0.1
Peyton Hillis	1	2	2.0	-0.4

Receiving

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%	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

Defense (top contributors)

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	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

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	21/33	247	0	2	3	-0.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cedric Benson	21	76	3.6	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

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Chad Johnson	5	7	89	21%	3.1
Andre Caldwell	6	8	54	24%	1.2
Cedric Benson	4	4	32	12%	1.2
Brian Leonard	2	2	24	6%	1.6
Chris Henry	1	2	18	6%	2.5
Daniel Coats	1	2	16	6%	1.2
Laveranues Coles	1	5	11	15%	-4.2
J.P. Foschi	1	1	3	3%	-0.4
Jeremi Johnson	0	2	0	6%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Roy Williams	6	3	0.0	0
Rey Maualuga	4	4	0.0	0
Keith Rivers	2	3	0.0	1
Antwan Odom	3	1	2.0	1
Pat Sims	2	2	0.0	0
Dhani Jones	1	3	0.0	0
Brandon Johnson	1	2	0.0	1
Chris Crocker	2	1	0.0	1
Jonathan Fanene	2	0	1.0	0
Leon Hall	0	2	0.0	3

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -4.5
Closing total: 41
DEN moneyline: +196
CIN moneyline: -222

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

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 73°F, wind 7 mph
Referee: Jerome Boger
Rest: DEN 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: Josh McDaniels vs Marvin Lewis