2009 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 4, 2009 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

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Cleveland Browns

CIN -6 no coverO 37.5 ✓15 mph windBengals closed -6, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Cincinnati Bengals 23–20 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 15 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

Derek AndersonQB

26/48, 269 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-7.1 expected points added · -3.0% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

Carson PalmerQB

23/44, 230 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-0.5 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected

Rushing · CLE

Jerome HarrisonRB

29 att, 121 yds, 0 TD

-16.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Cedric BensonRB

18 att, 74 yds, 0 TD

-2.3 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Mohamed MassaquoiWR

8/13 for 148 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · 8.0 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

J.P. FoschiTE

3/3 for 44 yds, 0 TD

7% of team targets · 4.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Carson Palmer	23/44	230	2	1	2	-0.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Cedric Benson	18	74	4.1	-2.3
Bernard Scott	6	41	6.8	3.1
Carson Palmer	3	20	6.7	1.3
Andre Caldwell	1	11	11.0	0.6
Brian Leonard	1	4	4.0	0.1
Jeremi Johnson	1	4	4.0	-0.0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
J.P. Foschi	3	3	44	0	7%	4.0
Chris Henry	2	3	36	0	7%	2.2
Daniel Coats	4	6	36	0	14%	-0.6
Brian Leonard	6	7	28	0	16%	-1.8
Andre Caldwell	2	4	26	0	9%	1.0
Chad Johnson	3	11	24	2	26%	0.4
Laveranues Coles	2	6	24	0	14%	-0.9
Cedric Benson	1	3	12	0	7%	-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Keith Rivers	7	3	0.0	0
Brandon Johnson	9	0	0.0	0
Dhani Jones	7	1	0.0	0
Leon Hall	5	1	0.0	1
Chinedum Ndukwe	5	1	1.0	0
Chris Crocker	4	1	0.0	0
Antwan Odom	4	0	1.0	0
Domata Peko	1	1	0.0	0
Pat Sims	1	1	0.0	0
Michael Johnson	2	0	0.0	1

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Derek Anderson	26/48	269	1	1	2	-7.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jerome Harrison	29	121	4.2	0	-16.2
Josh Cribbs	1	15	15.0	0	0.8
Chris Jennings	1	8	8.0	0	0.3
Derek Anderson	2	2	1.0	1	3.2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Mohamed Massaquoi	8	13	148	0	28%	8.0
Mike Furrey	4	7	37	0	15%	-2.2
Steve Heiden	5	8	33	1	17%	-3.7
Jerome Harrison	5	7	31	0	15%	-3.0
Robert Royal	2	4	13	0	9%	0.9
Josh Cribbs	1	2	5	0	4%	-0.6
Chris Jennings	1	1	2	0	2%	-0.3
Braylon Edwards	0	5	0	0	11%	-3.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
D'Qwell Jackson	9	1	0.0	0	1
Mike Adams	6	2	0.0	0	1
Eric Barton	3	3	0.0	0	0
Kamerion Wimbley	4	2	1.0	0	0
Brodney Pool	5	0	0.0	1	4
Abram Elam	3	1	0.0	0	0
Kenyon Coleman	2	1	0.0	0	0
Corey Williams	3	0	1.0	0	1
Brandon McDonald	3	0	0.0	0	0
David Bowens	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -6
Closing total: 37.5
CIN moneyline: -260
CLE moneyline: +228

Bengals closed -6, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 37.5; the game landed 43 — over by 5.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 58°F, wind 15 mph
Referee: Scott Green
Rest: CIN 7 days · CLE 7 days
Coaches: Marvin Lewis vs Eric Mangini

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.

Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.