2012 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 23, 2012 · Cleveland Browns Stadium
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BUF -2.5 ✓U 45 ✓
Buffalo Bills 24–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
27/43, 237 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
-10.4 expected points added · -2.9% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
22/35, 208 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
8.1 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 22/35 | 208 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tashard Choice | 20 | 91 | 4.5 | 0 | -1.2 |
| C.J. Spiller | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Johnny White | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | -6.0 |
| Brad Smith | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Johnson | 7 | 11 | 61 | 1 | 31% | 4.0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 2 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 6% | 3.7 |
| Donald Jones | 5 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 17% | 2.7 |
| Trevor Graham | 3 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 14% | 2.6 |
| Scott Chandler | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 11% | 2.1 |
| Corey McIntyre | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | 0.4 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14% | -3.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Barnett | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Anderson | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rogers | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Scott | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Williams | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Weeden | 27/43 | 237 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -10.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Richardson | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 1 | -2.9 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Cameron | 5 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 16% | 2.1 |
| Travis Benjamin | 2 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 9% | 3.2 |
| Josh Gordon | 3 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 14% | -2.1 |
| Trent Richardson | 6 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 16% | -0.3 |
| Josh Cribbs | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 2% | 1.4 |
| Greg Little | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9% | 0.4 |
| Benjamin Watson | 4 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 19% | -9.5 |
| Chris Ogbonnaya | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | 0.2 |
| Mohamed Massaquoi | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7% | -0.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Robertson | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Ward | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Qwell Jackson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tashaun Gipson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Brown | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Usama Young | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Frostee Rucker | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -2.5
- Closing total
- 45
- BUF moneyline
- -140
- CLE moneyline
- +127
Bills closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 10.
Total closed 45; the game landed 38 — under by 7.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- David Scott
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Chan Gailey vs Pat Shurmur