2017 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2017 · Paul Brown Stadium
Final
Detroit Lions 17 at Cincinnati Bengals 26. Final.
Cincinnati Bengals 26–17.
The Game Day Roster
Who was out, who dressed and never took a snap, and who was on the field how much. Game-day list and snap counts from the weekly roster and snap feeds. Practice-squad and injured-reserve players are not shown — they were never on the game-day list.
Detroit Lions
54 dressed · 9 never used
- 62Don BarclayG · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 68Taylor DeckerT · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 70Corey RobinsonT · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 60Graham GlasgowG · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 11Marvin JonesWR · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 9Matthew StaffordQB · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 66Joe DahlG · Every snap100%61 snaps
- 19Kenny GolladayWR · Full-time95%58 snaps
- 15Golden TateWR · Full-time82%50 snaps
- 25Theo RiddickRB · Heavy rotation61%37 snaps
- 85Eric EbronTE · Rotational44%27 snaps
- 87Darren FellsTE · Rotational43%26 snaps
- 80Michael RobertsTE · Rotational31%19 snaps
- 38Tion GreenRB · Situational21%13 snaps
- 21Ameer AbdullahRB · Situational18%11 snaps
- 43Nick BelloreILB · Situational5%3 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Cincinnati Bengals
53 dressed · 9 never used
- 73Eric WinstonG · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 66Trey HopkinsG · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 65Clint BolingG · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 14Andy DaltonQB · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 81Tyler KroftTE · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 61Russell BodineC · Every snap100%84 snaps
- 18A.J. GreenWR · Full-time94%79 snaps
- 11Brandon LaFellWR · Full-time88%74 snaps
- 25Giovani BernardRB · Full-time85%71 snaps
- 83Tyler BoydWR · Heavy rotation58%49 snaps
- 62Alex RedmondG · Heavy rotation57%48 snaps
- 63Christian WestermanG · Rotational46%39 snaps
- 87C.J. UzomahTE · Rotational25%21 snaps
- 80Josh MaloneWR · Situational19%16 snaps
- 89Ryan HewittTE · Situational12%10 snaps
- 23Brian HillRB · Situational8%7 snaps
- 28Joe MixonRB · Situational7%6 snaps
Dressed, never took a snap · 9
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · CIN
27/41, 238 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.1 expected points added · +1.1% completion over expected
Passing · DET
19/35, 203 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-7.4 expected points added · -5.9% completion over expected
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
Box score
Detroit Lions
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | 19/35 | 203 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −7.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tion Green | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | +4.9 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Theo Riddick | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Matthew Stafford | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +1.8 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ebron | 5 | 8 | 83 | 1 | 24% | +3.7 |
| Marvin Jones | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 15% | +1.5 |
| Kenny Golladay | 4 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 24% | −2.1 |
| Theo Riddick | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 12% | −0.1 |
| Golden Tate | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18% | −2.1 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6% | −0.4 |
| Michael Roberts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Quin | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Spence | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahir Whitehead | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Ansah | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Slay | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| A'Shawn Robinson | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Davis | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teez Tabor | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quandre Diggs | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jalen Reeves-Maybin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 27/41 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovani Bernard | 23 | 116 | 5.0 | 1 | +3.2 |
| Brian Hill | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Joe Mixon | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | +0.2 |
| Andy Dalton | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | −2.8 |
| Josh Malone | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | −1.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Green | 6 | 10 | 81 | 0 | 25% | +0.1 |
| Giovani Bernard | 7 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 18% | +3.1 |
| Tyler Boyd | 5 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 15% | +2.5 |
| Brian Hill | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3% | +2.4 |
| Joe Mixon | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 8% | +0.7 |
| Brandon LaFell | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 15% | −1.9 |
| Tyler Kroft | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13% | −2.5 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3% | +0.8 |
| Josh Malone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | −1.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darqueze Dennard | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Iloka | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clayton Fejedelem | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Bell | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy Nickerson | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Lawson | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontaze Burfict | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- Lions -3
- Closing total
- 43.5
- Lions moneyline
- -154
- Bengals moneyline
- +139
Lions closed -3 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 43 — under by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Cold, 37°F at kickoff; still at 3 mph out of the south; overcast.
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- Lions 8 days · Bengals 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Marvin Lewis