2017 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 8, 2017 · Paul Brown Stadium
Buffalo Bills
16
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
20
CIN -3 ✓U 39 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 20–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
22/36, 328 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
6.4 expected points added · +2.6% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
20/37, 166 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-6.2 expected points added · -7.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 20/37 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -6.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 0 | -3.1 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Kaelin Clay | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick O'Leary | 5 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 17% | 4.2 |
| Charles Clay | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 9% | 2.0 |
| LeSean McCoy | 6 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 26% | -2.4 |
| Brandon Tate | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 11% | 2.5 |
| Mike Tolbert | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | -0.4 |
| Zay Jones | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 17% | -4.7 |
| Logan Thomas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6% | -0.7 |
| Andre Holmes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
| Kaelin Clay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareece Wright | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Preston Brown | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Hyde | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Milano | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Thornton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Poyer | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leonard Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adolphus Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 22/36 | 328 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 1 | -0.0 |
| Jeremy Hill | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Andy Dalton | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | -3.6 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Alex Erickson | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 7 | 13 | 189 | 1 | 38% | -3.9 |
| Tyler Kroft | 4 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 15% | 1.7 |
| Brandon LaFell | 5 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 24% | -0.5 |
| Giovani Bernard | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 6% | 5.7 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 6% | 0.8 |
| Alex Erickson | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3% | 2.1 |
| Tyler Boyd | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Cethan Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vontaze Burfict | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Vigil | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Minter | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Iloka | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darqueze Dennard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Fejedelem | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Willis | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -3
- Closing total
- 39
- BUF moneyline
- +136
- CIN moneyline
- -150
Bengals closed -3 and covered, winning by 4.
Total closed 39; the game landed 36 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 63°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Peter Morelli
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean McDermott vs Marvin Lewis