2014 Week 11 · Sun, Nov 16, 2014 · FirstEnergy Stadium
Houston TexansWinner
23
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Cleveland Browns
7
CLE -4.5 upsetU 42 ✓
Houston Texans 23–7.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CLE
20/50, 330 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-11.2 expected points added · -19.5% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
20/30, 211 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
8.5 expected points added · +5.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Mallett | 20/30 | 211 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Blue | 36 | 156 | 4.3 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Jonathan Grimes | 13 | 54 | 4.2 | 0 | -1.9 |
| Damaris Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Mallett | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | -3.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 4 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 27% | 1.1 |
| Andre Johnson | 7 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 33% | 5.7 |
| Garrett Graham | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 7% | 4.2 |
| Damaris Johnson | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 27% | -3.6 |
| Keshawn Martin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
| J.J. Watt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3% | 0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Bouye | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Cushing | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Akeem Dent | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jumal Rolle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Reed | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jadeveon Clowney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pickett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hoyer | 20/50 | 330 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 | -4.5 |
| Terrance West | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Brian Hoyer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Ben Tate | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hawkins | 6 | 13 | 97 | 1 | 26% | 0.7 |
| Taylor Gabriel | 5 | 13 | 92 | 0 | 26% | 0.2 |
| Jim Dray | 2 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 4% | 3.2 |
| Miles Austin | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 16% | -6.8 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 2 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 8% | 1.1 |
| Travis Benjamin | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Gary Barnidge | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10% | -3.8 |
| Ray Agnew | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.6 |
| Ben Tate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Haden | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Robertson | 4 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 3 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Waun Williams | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Desmond Bryant | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tashaun Gipson | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barkevious Mingo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kruger | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Buster Skrine | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CLE -4.5
- Closing total
- 42
- HOU moneyline
- +191
- CLE moneyline
- -213
Browns closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 42; the game landed 30 — under by 12.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 34°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- HOU 14 days · CLE 10 days
- Coaches
- Bill O'Brien vs Mike Pettine