2009 Wild Card · Sat, Jan 9, 2010 · Paul Brown Stadium
New York JetsWinner
24
at
Cincinnati Bengals
14
CIN -2.5 upsetO 34 ✓21°F
New York Jets 24–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · NYJ
12/15, 182 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
12.6 expected points added · +19.0% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
18/36, 146 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-6.3 expected points added · -11.9% completion over expected
Receiving · NYJ
6/6 for 67 yds, 0 TD
40% of team targets · 7.0 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
New York Jets
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sanchez | 12/15 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shonn Greene | 21 | 135 | 6.4 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Thomas Jones | 15 | 34 | 2.3 | 1 | -4.7 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Mark Sanchez | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Keller | 3 | 4 | 99 | 1 | 27% | 7.5 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 6 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 40% | 7.0 |
| Braylon Edwards | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 27% | -0.9 |
| Brad Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7% | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Thomas | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lito Sheppard | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaun Ellis | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Scott | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Harris | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Leonhard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Pace | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrelle Revis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| James Ihedigbo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 18/36 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 21 | 169 | 8.0 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Carson Palmer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laveranues Coles | 6 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 31% | -1.8 |
| Chad Johnson | 2 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 17% | -3.7 |
| Quan Cosby | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Andre Caldwell | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 22% | -2.3 |
| Cedric Benson | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 8% | 0.0 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
| Daniel Coats | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinedum Ndukwe | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhani Jones | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hall | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tank Johnson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Rivers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Johnson | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonathan Fanene | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -2.5
- Closing total
- 34
- NYJ moneyline
- +131
- CIN moneyline
- -143
Bengals closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 34; the game landed 38 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 21°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- NYJ 6 days · CIN 6 days
- Coaches
- Rex Ryan vs Marvin Lewis