2012 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2012 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

Washington CommandersWinner

Cleveland Browns

CLE -4 upsetO 40.5 ✓18 mph windBrowns closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Washington Commanders 38–21 — never really in doubt late. Played in 18 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 · WAS

Kirk CousinsQB

26/37, 329 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

10.2 expected points added · +6.0% completion over expected

Passing · CLE

Brandon WeedenQB

21/35, 244 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-12.6 expected points added · -5.4% completion over expected

Rushing · WAS

Alfred MorrisRB

27 att, 87 yds, 2 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

Trent Richardson

11 att, 28 yds, 2 TD

0.7 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Greg LittleWR

5/9 for 74 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · -9.3 expected points added

Receiving · WAS

Pierre GarconWR

6/12 for 65 yds, 0 TD

32% of team targets · -4.3 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Washington Commanders

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Kirk Cousins	26/37	329	2	1	2	10.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Alfred Morris	27	87	3.2	2	-0.2
Kirk Cousins	3	22	7.3	0	-4.0
Darrel Young	3	10	3.3	0	1.8
Evan Royster	2	3	1.5	1	1.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Pierre Garcon	6	12	65	0	32%	-4.3
Josh Morgan	4	4	60	0	11%	3.8
Santana Moss	5	6	57	0	16%	4.6
Leonard Hankerson	2	3	56	2	8%	6.4
Logan Paulsen	4	5	47	0	14%	3.2
Evan Royster	2	4	30	0	11%	-0.9
Darrel Young	1	1	8	0	3%	0.8
Alfred Morris	2	2	6	0	5%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
London Fletcher	3	4	0.0	1	1
DeAngelo Hall	4	3	0.0	0	0
Josh Wilson	4	2	0.0	0	0
Rob Jackson	3	2	1.0	1	2
Perry Riley	2	3	0.0	0	0
Reed Doughty	4	1	0.0	0	0
Ryan Kerrigan	3	0	0.0	0	2
Lorenzo Alexander	3	0	0.0	0	0
Bryan Kehl	1	1	0.0	0	0
Niles Paul	2	0	0.0	0	0

Cleveland Browns

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Brandon Weeden	21/35	244	1	2	2	-12.6

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Trent Richardson	11	28	2.5	2	0.7
Josh Cribbs	1	16	16.0	0	1.3
Brandon Weeden	1	9	9.0	0	-0.5
Montario Hardesty	2	5	2.5	0	-0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Greg Little	5	9	74	0	26%	-9.3
Travis Benjamin	1	1	69	1	3%	6.6
Jordan Cameron	3	3	34	0	9%	1.4
Josh Gordon	3	8	27	0	23%	-0.2
Mohamed Massaquoi	2	3	16	0	9%	-0.8
Benjamin Watson	2	4	12	0	11%	-2.3
Alex Smith	2	2	8	0	6%	-1.1
Trent Richardson	3	4	4	0	11%	-3.0
Josh Cribbs	0	1	0	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
D'Qwell Jackson	6	3	0	0
Craig Robertson	3	3	0	0
Sheldon Brown	5	1	0	0
Kaluka Maiava	4	1	0	0
T.J. Ward	5	0	1	1
Phillip Taylor	4	1	0	0
Billy Winn	2	3	0	0
James-Michael Johnson	2	2	0	0
Usama Young	4	0	0	0
Joe Haden	3	0	0	2

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CLE -4
Closing total: 40.5
WAS moneyline: +190
CLE moneyline: -212

Browns closed -4 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 59 — over by 18.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 59°F, wind 18 mph
Referee: Bill Vinovich
Rest: WAS 7 days · CLE 7 days
Coaches: Mike Shanahan vs Pat Shurmur

Wind at 18 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.