2012 Week 6 · Sun, Oct 14, 2012 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland BrownsWinner

CIN -1 upsetO 42 ✓19 mph windBengals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Cleveland Browns 34–24. Played in 19 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

31/46, 381 yds, 3 TD, 3 INT

-8.0 expected points added · +6.1% completion over expected

Passing · CLE

Brandon WeedenQB

17/29, 231 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

2.0 expected points added · -9.5% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

BenJarvus Green-EllisRB

16 att, 62 yds, 0 TD

-0.5 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

Montario HardestyRB

15 att, 56 yds, 1 TD

-0.1 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

A.J. GreenWR

7/11 for 135 yds, 2 TD

25% of team targets · 5.9 expected points added

Receiving · CLE

Josh GordonWR

3/4 for 99 yds, 1 TD

14% of team targets · 8.1 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andy Dalton	31/46	381	3	3	2	-8.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	16	62	3.9	-0.5
Cedric Peerman	1	7	7.0	0.4
Andy Dalton	2	5	2.5	-1.8
Andrew Hawkins	1	2	2.0	-0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
A.J. Green	7	11	135	2	25%	5.9
Cedric Peerman	8	8	76	0	18%	2.3
Jermaine Gresham	3	7	68	1	16%	2.8
Andrew Hawkins	5	5	35	0	11%	0.9
Marvin Jones	2	2	21	0	5%	0.9
Orson Charles	1	2	12	0	5%	-0.8
Armon Binns	2	5	12	0	11%	-3.8
Brandon Tate	1	2	11	0	5%	-6.4
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	1	1	8	0	2%	0.8
Brian Leonard	1	1	3	0	2%	-0.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Terence Newman	8	2	0.0	0	0
Reggie Nelson	5	4	0.0	0	0
Vontaze Burfict	5	3	0.0	0	1
Rey Maualuga	4	2	0.0	0	0
Domata Peko	2	4	0.0	0	1
Geno Atkins	4	1	0.0	0	1
Robert Geathers	1	3	1.0	0	0
Carlos Dunlap	2	0	0.0	0	0
Michael Johnson	2	0	0.0	1	1
Cedric Peerman	1	0	0.0	0	0

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brandon Weeden	17/29	231	2	1	2	2.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Montario Hardesty	15	56	3.7	1	-0.1
Trent Richardson	14	37	2.6	0	-4.7
Josh Cribbs	1	8	8.0	0	0.5
Chris Ogbonnaya	1	6	6.0	0	-0.2
Brandon Weeden	3	3	1.0	0	-0.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Josh Gordon	3	4	99	1	14%	8.1
Josh Cooper	2	3	39	0	10%	3.6
Jordan Cameron	2	3	38	0	10%	2.7
Greg Little	3	5	18	0	17%	-1.4
Trent Richardson	2	3	17	0	10%	0.5
Montario Hardesty	1	1	9	0	3%	0.6
Benjamin Watson	2	4	6	1	14%	-0.7
Chris Ogbonnaya	2	2	5	0	7%	0.2
Josh Cribbs	0	2	0	0	7%	-6.1
Owen Marecic	0	2	0	0	7%	-1.9

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Buster Skrine	8	3	0.0	0	0
D'Qwell Jackson	3	6	0.0	0	0
Joe Haden	6	1	0.0	1	3
Craig Robertson	5	2	0.0	0	0
T.J. Ward	3	0	0.0	0	0
James-Michael Johnson	2	1	0.0	0	0
Sheldon Brown	2	1	0.0	1	3
Josh Cribbs	2	0	0.0	0	0
Kaluka Maiava	2	0	0.0	0	0
Emmanuel Stephens	2	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -1
Closing total: 42
CIN moneyline: -118
CLE moneyline: +107

Bengals closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 42; the game landed 58 — over by 16.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 70°F, wind 19 mph
Referee: Peter Morelli
Rest: CIN 7 days · CLE 7 days
Coaches: Marvin Lewis vs Pat Shurmur

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.