2014 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 21, 2014 · Paul Brown Stadium

Tennessee Titans

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

CIN -6.5 ✓U 44.5 ✓20 mph windBengals closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 26.

Cincinnati Bengals 33–7 — never really in doubt late. Played in 20 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 · TEN

Jake LockerQB

17/34, 185 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-13.5 expected points added · -9.2% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

15/23, 169 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-1.0 expected points added · -4.1% completion over expected

Rushing · TEN

Bishop SankeyRB

10 att, 61 yds, 0 TD

3.3 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

Jake LockerQB

6 att, 50 yds, 0 TD

3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

A.J. GreenWR

6/9 for 102 yds, 0 TD

35% of team targets · 4.8 expected points added

Receiving · TEN

Delanie WalkerTE

4/7 for 54 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · -2.7 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Tennessee Titans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Jake Locker	17/34	185	0	2	2	-13.5

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Bishop Sankey	10	61	6.1	0	3.3
Jake Locker	6	50	8.3	0	3.0
Shonn Greene	10	33	3.3	1	-1.1
Jackie Battle	1	5	5.0	0	2.2
Dexter McCluster	1	0	0.0	0	-1.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Delanie Walker	4	7	54	21%	-2.7
Kendall Wright	5	10	44	30%	-3.4
Justin Hunter	3	7	37	21%	-1.1
Craig Stevens	2	2	26	6%	2.4
Dexter McCluster	2	2	15	6%	0.5
Bishop Sankey	1	1	9	3%	0.7
Taylor Thompson	0	1	0	3%	-1.6
Nate Washington	0	3	0	9%	-4.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Wesley Woodyard	5	4	0	0
Jason McCourty	4	1	0	1
Bernard Pollard	4	1	0	0
Avery Williamson	2	2	0	0
Michael Griffin	4	0	0	0
George Wilson	2	1	1	1
Sammie Lee Hill	1	2	0	1
Jurrell Casey	2	1	0	0
Coty Sensabaugh	2	1	0	0
Blidi Wreh-Wilson	3	0	0	1

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	EPA
Andy Dalton	15/23	169	0	1	-1.0
Mohamed Sanu	1/1	18	1	0	2.2
Jason Campbell	1/2	-3	0	0	-4.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Giovani Bernard	14	47	3.4	2	0.2
Jeremy Hill	7	39	5.6	1	2.4
Cedric Peerman	5	15	3.0	0	-0.7
Brandon Tate	1	12	12.0	0	0.7
Andy Dalton	3	3	1.0	0	1.3
Ryan Hewitt	1	0	0.0	0	-0.4

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
A.J. Green	6	9	102	0	35%	4.8
Mohamed Sanu	5	8	44	0	31%	-1.1
Andy Dalton	1	1	18	1	4%	2.2
Giovani Bernard	1	3	7	0	12%	-4.6
Ryan Hewitt	1	1	6	0	4%	0.2
Brandon Tate	1	1	5	0	4%	-0.3
Jermaine Gresham	1	1	5	0	4%	0.0
James Wright	0	1	0	0	4%	-2.9
Kevin Brock	1	1	-3	0	4%	-1.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
George Iloka	7	1	0.0	0	1
Carlos Dunlap	6	0	1.0	0	0
Reggie Nelson	3	3	0.0	1	1
Adam Jones	5	0	0.0	0	1
Vincent Rey	3	0	0.0	0	0
Emmanuel Lamur	2	1	0.0	0	0
Darqueze Dennard	3	0	1.0	0	0
Robert Geathers	1	2	0.0	1	1
Domata Peko	2	1	0.0	0	0
Cedric Peerman	2	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -6.5
Closing total: 44.5
TEN moneyline: +235
CIN moneyline: -265

Bengals closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 26.

Total closed 44.5; the game landed 40 — under by 4.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 74°F, wind 20 mph
Referee: Brad Allen
Rest: TEN 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: Ken Whisenhunt vs Marvin Lewis

Wind at 20 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.