2014 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · FirstEnergy Stadium
Baltimore RavensWinner
23
Cleveland Browns
21
Baltimore Ravens 23–21 — decided on the final possessions. Played in 23 mph wind — weigh that when reading the passing lines.
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
19/25, 290 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
19.0 expected points added · +11.0% completion over expected
Passing · BAL
19/31, 217 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
3.0 expected points added · +2.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Baltimore Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Flacco | 19/31 | 217 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Taliaferro | 18 | 91 | 5.1 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Justin Forsett | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Joe Flacco | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -1.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith | 5 | 7 | 101 | 0 | 23% | 5.9 |
| Kyle Juszczyk | 3 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 13% | 4.6 |
| Torrey Smith | 2 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 27% | -4.6 |
| Marlon Brown | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Dennis Pitta | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10% | 1.2 |
| Owen Daniels | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3% | 0.4 |
| Justin Forsett | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17% | -5.1 |
| Jacoby Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Smith | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Mosley | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haloti Ngata | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asa Jackson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Upshaw | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daryl Smith | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darian Stewart | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Elam | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Suggs | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Canty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 19/25 | 290 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Terrance West | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Ray Agnew | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Brian Hoyer | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | -3.3 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -0.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hawkins | 7 | 10 | 87 | 0 | 40% | 5.8 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 2 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 8% | 5.8 |
| Miles Austin | 6 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 28% | 4.6 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 4% | 3.6 |
| Jordan Cameron | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12% | 0.7 |
| Terrance West | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Whitner | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karlos Dansby | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Robertson | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tashaun Gipson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ahtyba Rubin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Skrine | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Winn | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barkevious Mingo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BAL -2
- Closing total
- 43
- BAL moneyline
- -123
- CLE moneyline
- +111
Ravens closed -2 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 43; the game landed 44 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 23 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- BAL 10 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- John Harbaugh vs Mike Pettine
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 23 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.