2011 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 27, 2011 · Paul Brown Stadium

Cleveland Browns

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

CIN -6.5 no coverO 38.5 ✓Bengals closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

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

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

21/31, 270 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

9.3 expected points added · +7.1% completion over expected

Passing · CLE

Colt McCoyQB

16/34, 151 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

-3.9 expected points added · -12.3% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

Cedric BensonRB

21 att, 106 yds, 1 TD

-2.9 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

Peyton HillisRB

19 att, 65 yds, 0 TD

0.6 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

A.J. GreenWR

3/4 for 110 yds, 0 TD

13% of team targets · 7.7 expected points added

Receiving · CLE

Jordan NorwoodWR

4/5 for 69 yds, 1 TD

15% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Colt McCoy	16/34	151	2	1	2	-3.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Peyton Hillis	19	65	3.4	0.6
Colt McCoy	6	38	6.3	2.2
Chris Ogbonnaya	3	16	5.3	0.9
Greg Little	1	13	13.0	0.9
Josh Cribbs	1	2	2.0	-0.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Jordan Norwood	4	5	69	1	15%	5.9
Greg Little	5	13	57	1	38%	1.3
Benjamin Watson	2	4	14	0	12%	-1.7
Josh Cribbs	1	4	8	0	12%	-2.4
Chris Ogbonnaya	1	2	4	0	6%	-0.1
Evan Moore	1	1	3	0	3%	-0.3
Mohamed Massaquoi	0	3	0	0	9%	-1.7
Peyton Hillis	2	2	-4	0	6%	-1.7

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
D'Qwell Jackson	5	4	0.0	0
Usama Young	4	2	0.0	0
Ahtyba Rubin	4	2	0.0	0
Mike Adams	2	4	0.0	0
Joe Haden	4	1	0.0	0
Sheldon Brown	4	1	0.0	1
Scott Fujita	3	2	0.0	0
Jabaal Sheard	4	0	1.0	0
Dimitri Patterson	4	0	0.0	0
Scott Paxson	2	1	0.0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andy Dalton	21/31	270	1	0	2	9.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Cedric Benson	21	106	5.0	1	-2.9
Andy Dalton	6	23	3.8	0	-2.9
Brian Leonard	1	2	2.0	0	-0.2
Bernard Scott	4	1	0.3	0	-2.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
A.J. Green	3	4	110	0	13%	7.7
Jermaine Gresham	5	9	68	1	29%	2.8
Andrew Hawkins	2	3	27	0	10%	2.2
Cedric Benson	4	5	24	0	16%	0.5
Andre Caldwell	3	3	24	0	10%	0.9
Jerome Simpson	2	5	15	0	16%	1.8
Bernard Scott	2	2	2	0	6%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Rey Maualuga	6	4	0.0	0	0
Thomas Howard	4	5	0.0	0	0
Robert Geathers	1	5	1.0	0	0
Jeromy Miles	4	1	0.0	0	0
Frostee Rucker	3	1	0.0	0	0
Reggie Nelson	1	3	0.0	1	2
Chris Crocker	2	2	0.0	0	0
Kelly Jennings	2	1	0.0	0	2
Domata Peko	1	2	0.0	0	0
Nate Clements	1	2	0.0	0	2

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -6.5
Closing total: 38.5
CLE moneyline: +244
CIN moneyline: -275

Bengals closed -6.5, won by 3 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 38.5; the game landed 43 — over by 4.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 57°F, wind 7 mph
Referee: Walt Anderson
Rest: CLE 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: Pat Shurmur vs Marvin Lewis

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