2017 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 1, 2017 · FirstEnergy Stadium
Cincinnati BengalsWinner
31
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Cleveland Browns
7
CIN -3 ✓U 41.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 31–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
25/30, 286 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
12.7 expected points added · +14.5% completion over expected
Passing · CLE
16/34, 118 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-14.9 expected points added · -19.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 25/30 | 286 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Joe Mixon | 17 | 29 | 1.7 | 0 | -5.2 |
| Jeremy Hill | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | -1.3 |
| Giovani Bernard | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Kroft | 6 | 7 | 68 | 2 | 23% | 8.1 |
| Giovani Bernard | 3 | 4 | 67 | 1 | 13% | 3.4 |
| A.J. Green | 5 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 23% | 6.4 |
| Joe Mixon | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13% | -1.3 |
| Brandon LaFell | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10% | 0.8 |
| Ryan Hewitt | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3% | 1.0 |
| Tyler Boyd | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7% | 0.6 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Jeremy Hill | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Vigil | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KeiVarae Russell | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darqueze Dennard | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Shaw | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Fejedelem | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Browns
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShone Kizer | 16/34 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -14.9 |
| Kevin Hogan | 5/8 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Crowell | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Duke Johnson | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 1 | 1.0 |
| DeShone Kizer | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Matt Dayes | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Louis | 5 | 9 | 64 | 0 | 22% | 2.1 |
| Kenny Britt | 3 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 20% | -1.4 |
| Duke Johnson | 9 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 24% | -1.1 |
| David Njoku | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 5% | 1.3 |
| Isaiah Crowell | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -1.0 |
| Seth DeValve | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10% | -3.8 |
| Rashard Higgins | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -2.6 |
| Kasen Williams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -1.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Schobert | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Burgess | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason McCourty | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamar Taylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trevon Coley | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabrill Peppers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Ogunjobi | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -3
- Closing total
- 41.5
- CIN moneyline
- -164
- CLE moneyline
- +148
Bengals closed -3 and covered, winning by 24.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 38 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- FirstEnergy Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 6 mph
- Referee
- Ron Torbert
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · CLE 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Hue Jackson
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.