2009 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2010 · Giants Stadium

Cincinnati Bengals

New York JetsWinner

NYJ -9.5 ✓O 33.5 ✓20°F · 17 mphJets closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 37.

New York Jets 37–0 — never really in doubt late. Played in 17 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 · NYJ

Mark SanchezQB

8/16, 63 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-0.8 expected points added · -10.2% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

J.T. O'SullivanQB

3/8, 31 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-18.2 expected points added · -27.4% completion over expected

Rushing · NYJ

Thomas JonesRB

27 att, 78 yds, 2 TD

3.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · NYJ

Shonn GreeneRB

13 att, 62 yds, 0 TD

2.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · NYJ

Jerricho CotcheryWR

5/6 for 39 yds, 0 TD

38% of team targets · 3.1 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

Laveranues ColesWR

3/3 for 19 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 1.0 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
J.T. O'Sullivan	3/8	31	0	0	3	-18.2
Carson Palmer	1/11	0	0	1	0	-12.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Larry Johnson	9	38	4.2	0.1
Bernard Scott	6	20	3.3	-1.6
Brian Leonard	1	8	8.0	-0.3
J.T. O'Sullivan	1	3	3.0	0.6
Jeremi Johnson	1	3	3.0	-0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Laveranues Coles	3	3	19	17%	1.0
Daniel Coats	1	1	12	6%	0.6
Larry Johnson	0	1	0	6%	-0.4
Bernard Scott	0	2	0	11%	-1.1
Brian Leonard	0	1	0	6%	-0.3
Jerome Simpson	0	1	0	6%	-0.3
Andre Caldwell	0	4	0	22%	-7.9
Quan Cosby	0	1	0	6%	-0.6
Chad Johnson	0	4	0	22%	-3.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast
Keith Rivers	3	4
Rashad Jeanty	5	1
Kyries Hebert	5	1
Chinedum Ndukwe	2	3
Shaun Smith	1	4
Jonathan Fanene	3	1
Dhani Jones	3	1
Brian Leonard	3	0
Johnathan Joseph	2	1
Abdul Hodge	1	2

New York Jets

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Mark Sanchez	8/16	63	0	0	0	-0.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Brad Smith	4	92	23.0	1	7.8
Thomas Jones	27	78	2.9	2	3.0
Shonn Greene	13	62	4.8	0	2.1
Danny Woodhead	6	20	3.3	0	-0.3
Jerricho Cotchery	1	6	6.0	1	2.3
Mark Sanchez	2	2	1.0	0	0.6
Tony Richardson	1	0	0.0	0	-0.4
Kellen Clemens	3	-3	-1.0	0	-3.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Jerricho Cotchery	5	6	39	38%	3.1
Braylon Edwards	2	7	15	44%	-2.8
Dustin Keller	1	1	9	6%	0.9
Ben Hartsock	0	1	0	6%	-0.5
Wallace Wright	0	1	0	6%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Marques Douglas	2	1	0.0	0
James Ihedigbo	2	1	1.0	0
Bryan Thomas	3	0	0.0	0
Jim Leonhard	2	0	1.0	0
Kerry Rhodes	2	0	0.0	2
Vernon Gholston	2	0	0.0	0
Jamaal Westerman	1	1	0.0	0
Bart Scott	1	1	0.0	0
Howard Green	1	1	0.0	0
Calvin Pace	1	0	1.0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: NYJ -9.5
Closing total: 33.5
CIN moneyline: +400
NYJ moneyline: -460

Jets closed -9.5 and covered, winning by 37.

Total closed 33.5; the game landed 37 — over by 3.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Giants Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 20°F, wind 17 mph
Referee: Walt Anderson
Rest: CIN 7 days · NYJ 7 days
Coaches: Marvin Lewis vs Rex Ryan

Wind at 17 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.