2014 Week 8 · Sun, Oct 26, 2014 · Paul Brown Stadium

Baltimore Ravens

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

BAL -2.5 upsetO 44.5 ✓Ravens closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Cincinnati Bengals 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CIN

Andy DaltonQB

21/28, 266 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-1.7 expected points added · +11.2% completion over expected

Passing · BAL

Joe FlaccoQB

17/34, 195 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

-9.8 expected points added · -11.7% completion over expected

Rushing · BAL

Justin ForsettRB

17 att, 68 yds, 0 TD

1.1 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CIN

Giovani BernardRB

16 att, 45 yds, 1 TD

-0.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

Mohamed SanuWR

5/9 for 125 yds, 0 TD

33% of team targets · 2.2 expected points added

Receiving · BAL

Lorenzo TaliaferroRB

2/3 for 42 yds, 0 TD

9% of team targets · 0.4 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Joe Flacco	17/34	195	0	2	1	-9.8

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Justin Forsett	17	68	4.0	0	1.1
Lorenzo Taliaferro	7	27	3.9	2	4.9
Joe Flacco	2	12	6.0	0	0.7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Lorenzo Taliaferro	2	3	42	9%	0.4
Michael Campanaro	3	3	40	9%	4.4
Steve Smith	3	9	35	27%	0.0
Crockett Gillmore	2	2	23	6%	2.9
Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	21	3%	1.5
Justin Forsett	3	5	17	15%	0.2
Kamar Aiken	2	6	15	18%	-5.4
Marlon Brown	1	1	2	3%	-1.6
Torrey Smith	0	2	0	6%	-9.5
Jacoby Jones	0	1	0	3%	-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
C.J. Mosley	8	5	0.0	1	1
Daryl Smith	3	10	0.0	0	0
Haloti Ngata	5	3	1.0	0	0
Brandon Williams	4	2	0.0	0	0
Courtney Upshaw	2	2	0.0	0	0
Terrence Brooks	3	1	0.0	0	0
Terrell Suggs	2	2	1.0	0	0
Lardarius Webb	1	3	0.0	0	0
Darian Stewart	2	1	0.0	0	0
Dominique Franks	3	0	0.0	0	3

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Andy Dalton	21/28	266	0	1	2	-1.7

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Giovani Bernard	16	45	2.8	1	-0.2
Mohamed Sanu	2	27	13.5	0	1.2
Jeremy Hill	10	25	2.5	0	-2.8
Andy Dalton	6	14	2.3	2	2.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
Mohamed Sanu	5	9	125	33%	2.2
Greg Little	3	5	42	19%	3.0
Jermaine Gresham	4	4	34	15%	-0.9
Brandon Tate	2	2	30	7%	3.0
Jeremy Hill	4	4	28	15%	1.9
Ryan Hewitt	1	1	5	4%	0.1
Giovani Bernard	2	2	2	7%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Vontaze Burfict	1	6	0.0	0	0
Leon Hall	4	3	0.0	0	0
Reggie Nelson	3	3	0.0	0	0
Vincent Rey	1	4	0.0	0	0
George Iloka	2	3	0.0	0	0
Emmanuel Lamur	2	3	0.0	1	1
Terence Newman	2	2	0.0	0	1
Carlos Dunlap	2	1	0.0	0	0
Geno Atkins	2	1	1.0	0	0
Devon Still	3	0	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: BAL -2.5
Closing total: 44.5
BAL moneyline: -150
CIN moneyline: +136

Ravens closed -2.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 44.5; the game landed 51 — over by 6.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 62°F, wind 6 mph
Referee: Clete Blakeman
Rest: BAL 7 days · CIN 7 days
Coaches: John Harbaugh vs Marvin Lewis

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.