2015 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2016 · Paul Brown Stadium

Baltimore Ravens

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

CIN -10 no coverU 40.5 ✓Bengals closed -10, won by 8 — but didn't cover.

Cincinnati Bengals 24–16.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · BAL

Ryan MallettQB

30/56, 292 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-8.4 expected points added · -6.5% completion over expected

Passing · CIN

AJ McCarronQB

17/27, 160 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT

1.0 expected points added · +5.1% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

Jeremy HillRB

16 att, 96 yds, 1 TD

4.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · BAL

Javorius AllenRB

15 att, 38 yds, 0 TD

-3.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · BAL

Kamar AikenWR

5/13 for 76 yds, 0 TD

24% of team targets · -1.5 expected points added

Receiving · BAL

Jeremy ButlerWR

6/8 for 57 yds, 0 TD

15% of team targets · 1.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Baltimore Ravens

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Ryan Mallett	30/56	292	1	2	1	-8.4

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
Javorius Allen	15	38	2.5	-3.2
Terrance West	5	17	3.4	-0.7
Ryan Mallett	1	4	4.0	-0.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Kamar Aiken	5	13	76	0	24%	-1.5
Jeremy Butler	6	8	57	0	15%	1.2
Maxx Williams	6	10	53	0	19%	-1.2
Chris Matthews	4	5	51	0	9%	2.7
Javorius Allen	6	10	32	0	19%	-7.2
Kyle Juszczyk	2	2	18	1	4%	3.8
Terrance West	1	2	5	0	4%	-0.6
Chris Givens	0	4	0	0	7%	-3.6

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
C.J. Mosley	4	8	1.0	1
Timmy Jernigan	3	3	0.0	0
Lawrence Guy	3	2	1.5	0
Shareece Wright	4	0	0.0	0
Courtney Upshaw	3	1	0.0	0
Brandon Williams	2	2	0.0	0
Elvis Dumervil	2	1	0.0	0
Kyle Arrington	1	2	0.0	0
Kendrick Lewis	1	2	0.0	0
Brynden Trawick	1	1	0.0	0

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
AJ McCarron	17/27	160	2	0	3	1.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Jeremy Hill	16	96	6.0	1	4.2
Giovani Bernard	6	36	6.0	0	-0.4
Mohamed Sanu	2	11	5.5	0	0.7
AJ McCarron	3	2	0.7	0	-4.5

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Tyler Eifert	4	4	51	1	17%	5.7
Marvin Jones	5	5	38	0	21%	0.6
A.J. Green	4	5	34	1	21%	2.7
Jeremy Hill	2	3	19	0	13%	0.3
Giovani Bernard	1	3	12	0	13%	0.1
Mohamed Sanu	1	2	6	0	8%	-0.2
Rex Burkhead	0	2	0	0	8%	-2.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Vontaze Burfict	8	4	0.0	1	2
Reggie Nelson	7	5	0.0	0	1
Rey Maualuga	3	3	0.0	1	1
Shawn Williams	4	1	0.0	0	0
Cedric Peerman	2	2	0.0	0	0
Vincent Rey	2	2	0.0	0	0
Carlos Dunlap	3	1	0.0	0	0
Chris Lewis-Harris	4	0	0.0	0	0
Leon Hall	3	1	0.0	0	0
Geno Atkins	3	0	1.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -10
Closing total: 40.5
BAL moneyline: +330
CIN moneyline: -380

Bengals closed -10, won by 8 — but didn't cover.

Total closed 40.5; the game landed 40 — under by 0.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Paul Brown Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · fieldturf
Kickoff weather: 35°F, wind 7 mph
Referee: Carl Cheffers
Rest: BAL 7 days · CIN 6 days
Coaches: John Harbaugh vs Marvin Lewis

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