2016 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 23, 2016 · Paul Brown Stadium
Cleveland Browns
17
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
31
CIN -11.5 ✓O 46.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 31–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
19/28, 308 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
12.4 expected points added · +11.4% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
12/24, 100 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
-6.8 expected points added · -4.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hogan | 12/24 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6.8 |
| Cody Kessler | 9/11 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hogan | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 12 | 63 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Duke Johnson | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Cody Kessler | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barnidge | 6 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 23% | 5.8 |
| Malcolm Johnson | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 1.3 |
| Rashard Higgins | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13% | -1.3 |
| Duke Johnson | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 16% | 0.0 |
| Terrelle Pryor | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 13% | -0.3 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 3 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13% | -0.1 |
| Ricardo Louis | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10% | 1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirksey | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Taylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Meder | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Cooper | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tracy Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Kindred | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Nassib | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 19/28 | 308 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hill | 9 | 168 | 18.7 | 1 | 11.6 |
| Giovani Bernard | 17 | 80 | 4.7 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Rex Burkhead | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 8 | 8 | 169 | 1 | 31% | 14.7 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 19% | 5.5 |
| Jeremy Hill | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 8% | 2.1 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4% | 1.7 |
| Tyler Eifert | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 8% | -0.6 |
| Giovani Bernard | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8% | -1.4 |
| Tyler Boyd | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12% | -2.3 |
| Tyler Kroft | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4% | -0.3 |
| James Wright | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlos Dansby | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Iloka | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shawn Williams | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clarke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -11.5
- Closing total
- 46.5
- CLE moneyline
- +480
- CIN moneyline
- -575
Bengals closed -11.5 and covered, winning by 14.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 48 — over by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 65°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Hue Jackson vs Marvin Lewis
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.