2013 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 22, 2013 · Paul Brown Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
14
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
42
CIN -7.5 ✓O 48 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 42–14 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
27/38, 363 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
23.2 expected points added · +15.1% completion over expected
Passing · MIN
13/27, 114 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-30.6 expected points added · -11.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cassel | 13/27 | 114 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -30.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Matt Cassel | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarius Wright | 1 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 7% | 3.5 |
| Greg Jennings | 4 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 22% | -7.9 |
| Rhett Ellison | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11% | -0.2 |
| Joe Banyard | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4% | 0.4 |
| Cordarrelle Patterson | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 26% | -9.4 |
| Jerome Simpson | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19% | -6.0 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
| Chase Ford | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -2.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Henderson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Greenway | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Sherels | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harrison Smith | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cook | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarca Sanford | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Sendejo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 27/38 | 363 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Giovani Bernard | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 0 | -3.8 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| Andy Dalton | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Marvin Jones | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Cedric Peerman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -1.1 |
| Josh Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -0.7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 7 | 12 | 97 | 2 | 32% | 8.4 |
| Marvin Jones | 6 | 7 | 85 | 0 | 19% | 7.8 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 8% | 2.6 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 3 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 8% | 2.7 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 16% | 2.5 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | -0.4 |
| Tyler Eifert | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vontaze Burfict | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Domata Peko | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Jones | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Crocker | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Iloka | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orson Charles | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -7.5
- Closing total
- 48
- MIN moneyline
- +324
- CIN moneyline
- -373
Bengals closed -7.5 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 48; the game landed 56 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 53°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Terry McAulay
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Leslie Frazier vs Marvin Lewis