2011 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 1, 2012 · Paul Brown Stadium
Baltimore RavensWinner
24
Cincinnati Bengals
16
Baltimore Ravens 24–16. Played in 19 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
22/44, 232 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-1.0 expected points added · -11.4% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
15/19, 130 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
3.6 expected points added · +17.7% completion over expected
Receiving · CIN
5/5 for 72 yds, 0 TD
12% of team targets · -0.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 15/19 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Rice | 24 | 191 | 8.0 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ricky Williams | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Joe Flacco | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Pitta | 6 | 7 | 62 | 1 | 37% | 4.3 |
| Torrey Smith | 5 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 37% | -1.0 |
| Ed Dickson | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 5% | 2.5 |
| Ray Rice | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11% | -0.1 |
| Vonta Leach | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | 0.5 |
| Lee Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameel McClain | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrell Suggs | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cary Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bernard Pollard | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Haloti Ngata | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Reed | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Carr | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lardarius Webb | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 22/44 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Benson | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Bernard Scott | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Andy Dalton | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Gresham | 5 | 5 | 72 | 0 | 12% | -0.1 |
| Jerome Simpson | 5 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 24% | 1.8 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 10% | 1.8 |
| A.J. Green | 2 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 21% | -2.0 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 12% | -1.1 |
| Cedric Benson | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7% | -0.7 |
| Donald Lee | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7% | -1.8 |
| Bernard Scott | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| Ryan Whalen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Maualuga | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Crocker | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Howard | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frostee Rucker | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Skuta | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -2.5
- Closing total
- 37.5
- BAL moneyline
- -153
- CIN moneyline
- +138
Ravens closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 40 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 42°F, wind 19 mph
- Referee
- Tony Corrente
- Rest
- BAL 8 days · CIN 8 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 19 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.