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2009 Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6, 2009 · Paul Brown Stadium

Detroit Lions

13

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

23

CIN -13.5 no coverU 42 ✓

Cincinnati Bengals 23–13.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CIN

Carson PalmerQB

17/29, 220 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-5.1 expected points added · -3.1% completion over expected

Passing · DET

Matthew StaffordQB

11/26, 143 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-17.7 expected points added · -15.3% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

Cedric BensonRB

36 att, 110 yds, 0 TD

-4.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · DET

Kevin SmithRB

16 att, 75 yds, 1 TD

1.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

Chad JohnsonWR

9/14 for 137 yds, 1 TD

50% of team targets · 6.1 expected points added

Receiving · DET

Calvin JohnsonWR

6/11 for 123 yds, 1 TD

38% of team targets · 5.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Detroit Lions

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matthew Stafford11/26143123-17.7
Daunte Culpepper2/3490003.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Kevin Smith16754.711.2
Daunte Culpepper177.000.2
Matthew Stafford3-2-0.70-2.5

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Calvin Johnson611123138%5.8
Kevin Smith2329010%1.4
Maurice Morris111103%0.3
Will Heller1411014%-5.4
Casey Fitzsimmons12907%0.5
Bryant Johnson145014%-1.4
Dennis Northcutt12407%-3.5
Jerome Felton01003%-0.9
Aaron Brown01003%-7.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Marvin White740.001
Louis Delmas560.000
Larry Foote360.000
DeAndre Levy530.000
Julian Peterson330.000
Anthony Henry500.011
Phillip Buchanon321.000
Andre Fluellen220.000
Kevin Hobbs120.000
Turk McBride110.000

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Carson Palmer17/29220122-5.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Cedric Benson361103.10-4.1
Carson Palmer571.40-1.8
Larry Johnson242.00-0.7
Quan Cosby1-2-2.001.3

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Chad Johnson914137150%6.1
Brian Leonard222507%2.0
Laveranues Coles2425014%-5.4
J.P. Foschi1316011%-0.8
Cedric Benson221507%1.1
Jeremi Johnson11204%-0.6
Daniel Coats01004%-1.2
Andre Caldwell01004%-0.4

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Johnathan Joseph800.001
Chinedum Ndukwe440.000
Dhani Jones441.000
Robert Geathers311.000
Brandon Johnson210.000
Keith Rivers210.000
Brian Leonard110.000
Laveranues Coles200.000
David Jones110.000
Tom Nelson110.012

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
CIN -13.5
Closing total
42
DET moneyline
+620
CIN moneyline
-750

Bengals closed -13.5, won by 10 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 42; the game landed 36 — under by 6.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
34°F, wind 7 mph
Referee
Tony Corrente
Rest
DET 10 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches
Jim Schwartz vs Marvin Lewis