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2016 Week 16 · Sat, Dec 24, 2016 · FirstEnergy Stadium

San Diego Chargers

17

Cleveland BrownsWinner

20

SD -4.5 upsetU 45 ✓

Cleveland Browns 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CLE

Robert GriffinQB

17/25, 164 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-1.8 expected points added · +5.2% completion over expected

Rushing · CLE

Isaiah CrowellRB

16 att, 54 yds, 2 TD

-0.6 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CLE

Robert GriffinQB

6 att, 42 yds, 0 TD

3.0 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CLE

Gary BarnidgeTE

5/6 for 42 yds, 0 TD

21% of team targets · 4.9 expected points added

Receiving · CLE

Terrelle PryorWR

3/5 for 36 yds, 0 TD

18% of team targets · 0.2 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

San Diego Chargers

Cleveland Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Robert Griffin17/25164007-1.8
Cody Kessler2/311002-2.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Isaiah Crowell16543.42-0.6
Robert Griffin6427.003.0
Duke Johnson7284.00-1.8

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Gary Barnidge5642021%4.9
Terrelle Pryor3536018%0.2
Duke Johnson222107%1.4
Andrew Hawkins122107%0.9
Seth DeValve112104%1.7
Corey Coleman2515018%-0.6
Dan Vitale111504%0.9
Isaiah Crowell454018%-3.2
Rashard Higgins01004%-0.3

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Christian Kirksey730.000
Ed Reynolds430.000
Joe Haden320.000
Jamie Collins320.000
Jamar Taylor230.013
Briean Boddy-Calhoun310.000
Emmanuel Ogbah310.000
Tramon Williams210.002
Ricardo Louis200.000
Carl Nassib110.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
SD -4.5
Closing total
45
SD moneyline
-199
CLE moneyline
+179

Chargers closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.

Total closed 45; the game landed 37 — under by 8.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
FirstEnergy Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
38°F, wind 13 mph
Referee
Walt Coleman
Rest
SD 6 days · CLE 6 days
Coaches
Mike McCoy vs Hue Jackson