2012 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 16, 2012 · Paul Brown Stadium
Cleveland Browns
27
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
34
CIN -7 pushO 39.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 34–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
26/37, 322 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
16.4 expected points added · +11.4% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
24/31, 318 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
17.4 expected points added · +15.0% completion over expected
Receiving · CLE
5/7 for 90 yds, 0 TD
19% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 26/37 | 322 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson | 19 | 109 | 5.7 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Travis Benjamin | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Brandon Weeden | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 5 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 19% | 5.9 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 6 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 17% | 3.1 |
| Greg Little | 5 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 19% | 3.7 |
| Trent Richardson | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 14% | 1.7 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 11% | 1.8 |
| Benjamin Watson | 1 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3% | 1.4 |
| Josh Gordon | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.6 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Owen Marecic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Ward | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hughes | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimitri Patterson | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Hagg | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frostee Rucker | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 24/31 | 318 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Andy Dalton | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Cedric Peerman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Tate | 3 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 10% | 6.4 |
| Armon Binns | 5 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 16% | 5.6 |
| A.J. Green | 7 | 12 | 58 | 1 | 39% | 1.1 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 10% | 5.5 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 16% | -0.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 10% | 2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Maualuga | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Newman | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Clements | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Hall | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jeromy Miles | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Rey | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Lawson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -7
- Closing total
- 39.5
- CLE moneyline
- +272
- CIN moneyline
- -309
Bengals closed -7 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 61 — over by 21.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 76°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Jerry Hughes
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · CIN 6 days
- Coaches
- Pat Shurmur vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.