2016 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 18, 2016 · New Era Field
Cleveland Browns
13
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Buffalo BillsWinner
33
BUF -10.5 ✓O 43.5 ✓26°F · 15 mph
Buffalo Bills 33–13 — never really in doubt late. 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 · CLE
17/28, 196 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
0.0 expected points added · -3.6% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
17/24, 174 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
9.3 expected points added · +7.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 17/28 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Griffin | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Duke Johnson | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | -2.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Johnson | 5 | 7 | 62 | 0 | 26% | -0.5 |
| Gary Barnidge | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 11% | 2.8 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4% | 3.8 |
| Corey Coleman | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 15% | 3.1 |
| Terrelle Pryor | 4 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 30% | -0.7 |
| Dan Vitale | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Seth DeValve | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demario Davis | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Reynolds | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibraheim Campbell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Collins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Schobert | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamar Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Meder | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Shelton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 17/24 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 |
| EJ Manuel | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 19 | 153 | 8.1 | 2 | 10.6 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Mike Gillislee | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Jonathan Williams | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | -3.3 |
| EJ Manuel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Clay | 7 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 28% | 8.6 |
| Marquise Goodwin | 3 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 16% | 3.7 |
| LeSean McCoy | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12% | 0.1 |
| Justin Hunter | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12% | -0.9 |
| Jerome Felton | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4% | 1.1 |
| Sammy Watkins | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 16% | -1.8 |
| Robert Woods | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8% | -1.3 |
| Nick O'Leary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Alexander | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Brown | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Preston Brown | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Darby | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Graham | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey White | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickell Robey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adolphus Washington | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -10.5
- Closing total
- 43.5
- CLE moneyline
- +397
- BUF moneyline
- -465
Bills closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 20.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 46 — over by 2.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- New Era Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · a turf
- Kickoff weather
- 26°F, wind 15 mph
- Referee
- Clete Blakeman
- Rest
- CLE 7 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Hue Jackson vs Rex Ryan
Wind at 15 mph is the kind that drags passing depth and kicking range — weigh it when reading the splits.