2016 Week 14 · Sun, Dec 11, 2016 · FirstEnergy Stadium
Cincinnati BengalsWinner
23
at
Cleveland Browns
10
CIN -4 ✓U 42 ✓28°F · 15 mph
Cincinnati Bengals 23–10. Played in 15 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 · CIN
20/28, 180 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
3.9 expected points added · +8.3% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
12/28, 104 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-12.0 expected points added · -16.3% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 20/28 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hill | 25 | 111 | 4.4 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Rex Burkhead | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Tyler Boyd | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Andy Dalton | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Boyd | 6 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 21% | 5.0 |
| Tyler Eifert | 5 | 6 | 48 | 2 | 21% | 7.0 |
| Jeremy Hill | 3 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 14% | 0.3 |
| Brandon LaFell | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 21% | -1.2 |
| Alex Erickson | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7% | 1.7 |
| Cody Core | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlos Dansby | 11 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| George Iloka | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Rey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margus Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 12/28 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -12.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 0 | 4.6 |
| Robert Griffin | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Duke Johnson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
| Corey Coleman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Barnidge | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 18% | 1.2 |
| Corey Coleman | 3 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 39% | -4.8 |
| Duke Johnson | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 7% | 2.2 |
| Seth DeValve | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7% | -1.3 |
| Randall Telfer | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | -0.5 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | 0.5 |
| Terrelle Pryor | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11% | -4.6 |
| Dan Vitale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Collins | 13 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Shelton | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demario Davis | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Haden | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibraheim Campbell | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Johnson | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Meder | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -4
- Closing total
- 42
- CIN moneyline
- -188
- CLE moneyline
- +169
Bengals closed -4 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 42; the game landed 33 — under by 9.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 28°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · CLE 14 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Hue Jackson
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.