2024 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 15, 2024 · Nissan Stadium

Cincinnati BengalsWinner

Tennessee Titans

CIN -6 ✓O 46.5 ✓Bengals closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.

Cincinnati Bengals 37–27. Biggest swing: Q2 14:08, CIN +16% win probability on one snap.

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Win probability

Q2 · 14:08CIN 7 — TEN 14CIN ball · 2nd & 9CIN 58%

(14:08) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow sacked at TEN 11 for -2 yards (58-H.Landry). FUMBLES (58-H.Landry) [58-H.Landry], RECOVERED by TEN-93-T.Sweat at TEN 11. 93-T.Sweat pushed ob at TEN 41 for 30 yards (67-C.Volson; 71-A.Mims).

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Highest-leverage plays

Q2 · 14:08CIN +16% win prob(14:08) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow sacked at TEN 11 for -2 yards (58-H.Landry). FUMBLES (58-H.Landry) [58-H.Landry], RECOVERED by TEN-93-T.Sweat at TEN 11. 93-T.Sweat pushed ob at TEN 41 for 30 yards (67-C.Volson; 71-A.Mims). Fumble Forced by 93-T.Sweat.
Q2 · 1:18TEN +14% win prob(1:18) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN [49-A.Key].
Q1 · 4:53TEN +12% win prob(4:53) (Shotgun) 8-W.Levis pass short left to 83-T.Boyd to CIN 29 for 40 yards (29-C.Taylor-Britt).
Q2 · 2:08CIN +11% win prob(2:08) (Shotgun) 8-W.Levis pass short left intended for 83-T.Boyd INTERCEPTED by 29-C.Taylor-Britt at CIN 49. 29-C.Taylor-Britt pushed ob at TEN 23 for 28 yards (15-N.Westbrook-Ikhine). PENALTY on CIN-91-T.Hendrickson, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at TEN 23.

How the points landed

Scoring summary

Q1 · 10:55TEN Touchdown
(10:55) 61-J.Ojukwu and 98-J.Simmons reported in as eligible. 20-T.Pollard up the middle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CIN 0 — TEN 7
Q1 · 6:46CIN Touchdown
(6:46) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short middle to 30-C.Brown for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CIN 7 — TEN 7
Q1 · 4:02TEN Touchdown
(4:02) 61-J.Ojukwu and 98-J.Simmons reported in as eligible. 2-T.Spears up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CIN 7 — TEN 14
Q2 · 5:18CIN Touchdown
(5:18) 94-S.Hubbard reported in as eligible. 9-J.Burrow pass short left to 94-S.Hubbard for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CIN 14 — TEN 14
Q2 · 1:18CIN Touchdown
(1:18) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN [49-A.Key]. (kick good)
Score after this play: CIN 21 — TEN 14
Q2 · 0:06CIN Field goal
(:06) 3-C.York 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-C.Adomitis, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
Score after this play: CIN 24 — TEN 14
Q3 · 7:35CIN Touchdown
(7:35) 8-W.Levis pass deep middle intended for 85-C.Okonkwo INTERCEPTED by 22-G.Stone at TEN 39. 22-G.Stone for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CIN 31 — TEN 14
Q4 · 6:56TEN Touchdown
(6:56) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 11-M.Rudolph pass short middle to 2-T.Spears for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: CIN 31 — TEN 21
Q4 · 1:14CIN Touchdown
(1:14) 30-C.Brown up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Score after this play: CIN 37 — TEN 21
Q4 · 0:05TEN Touchdown
(:05) (Shotgun) 11-M.Rudolph pass short left to 81-J.Whyle for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Score after this play: CIN 37 — TEN 27

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Bengals	Titans
Offensive plays	63	64
Total yards	370	374 (edge)
Yards per play	5.9 (edge)	5.8
Expected points added / play	0.19 (edge)	-0.12
Success rate	48%	53% (edge)
Dropback rate	59%	61%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	0.21 (edge)	-0.05
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	0.17 (edge)	-0.21
Third downs	10/13 (edge)	5/8
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	6	6
First downs gained on snaps	21	22 (edge)
Sacks taken	1	1
Turnovers	3 (edge)	6

Titans outgained Bengals 374–370 but lost the turnover battle 6–3. That was the game.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · CIN

Joe BurrowQB

26/37, 271 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT

7.1 expected points added · +8.4% completion over expected

Passing · TEN

Mason RudolphQB

21/26, 209 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

9.5 expected points added · +12.7% completion over expected

Rushing · CIN

Chase BrownRB

25 att, 97 yds, 1 TD

4.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · TEN

Tony PollardRB

17 att, 45 yds, 1 TD

-3.9 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · CIN

Ja'Marr ChaseWR

9/11 for 94 yds, 0 TD

31% of team targets · 1.7 expected points added

Receiving · CIN

Tee HigginsWR

5/8 for 88 yds, 1 TD

23% of team targets · 8.1 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	CIN	CIN 20	3	4	0:45	Interception
2	TEN	CIN 29	7	29	3:23	Touchdown +7
3	CIN	CIN 30	11	70	4:16	Touchdown +7
4	TEN	TEN 30	7	48	2:38	Touchdown +7
5	CIN	CIN 30	8	38	5:03	Fumble
6	TEN	TEN 41	8	21	3:50	Fumble
7	CIN	CIN 38	10	57	4:52	Touchdown +7
8	TEN	TEN 30	6	19	3:14	Interception
9	CIN	TEN 38	4	44	0:47	Touchdown +7
10	TEN	TEN 30	2	0	0:05	Interception
11	CIN	TEN 38	11	45	1:05	Field goal +3
12	TEN	—	1	0	0:02	End of half
13	TEN	TEN 30	5	0	2:45	Punt
14	CIN	CIN 33	5	19	3:26	Interception
15	TEN	TEN 3	3	18	1:25	Defensive touchdown
16	TEN	TEN 30	8	31	4:21	Defensive touchdown
17	TEN	TEN 20	11	51	4:58	Interception
18	CIN	CIN 29	6	22	2:36	Punt
19	TEN	TEN 13	10	87	3:39	Touchdown +7
20	CIN	CIN 33	16	71	5:41	Touchdown +6
21	TEN	TEN 30	8	70	1:09	Touchdown +6

9 of 21 drives ended in points. Longest march: Titans gained 87 scrimmage yards over 10 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Joe Burrow	26/37	271	3	2	1	7.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Chase Brown	25	97	3.9	1	4.2
Khalil Herbert	1	4	4.0	0	0.3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Ja'Marr Chase	9	11	94	0	31%	1.7
Tee Higgins	5	8	88	1	23%	8.1
Mike Gesicki	3	4	37	0	11%	4.2
Chase Brown	3	3	16	1	9%	1.2
Cam Grandy	2	2	12	0	6%	2.4
Tanner Hudson	1	1	9	0	3%	0.6
Drew Sample	1	1	8	0	3%	1.0
Andrei Iosivas	1	4	5	0	11%	-5.8
Sam Hubbard	1	1	2	1	3%	2.0

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
Jordan Battle	5	5	0.0	0	0
Akeem Davis-Gaither	3	6	0.0	0	0
Germaine Pratt	3	5	0.0	0	0
Cam Taylor-Britt	6	0	0.0	1	2
Mike Hilton	5	1	0.0	1	1
Geno Stone	1	4	0.0	1	1
Josh Newton	4	0	0.0	1	3
B.J. Hill	3	0	1.0	0	0
McKinnley Jackson	1	1	0.0	0	0
Trey Hendrickson	1	1	0.0	0	0

Tennessee Titans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Mason Rudolph	21/26	209	2	1	0	9.5
Will Levis	8/12	89	0	3	1	-12.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tony Pollard	17	45	2.6	1	-3.9
Calvin Ridley	1	19	19.0	0	1.1
Mason Rudolph	2	14	7.0	0	1.1
Tyjae Spears	4	5	1.3	1	0.0
Will Levis	2	0	0.0	0	-3.1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Tyjae Spears	6	7	87	1	19%	4.5
Chigoziem Okonkwo	8	10	59	0	27%	-9.6
Calvin Ridley	3	5	41	0	14%	2.1
Tyler Boyd	2	3	39	0	8%	-1.1
Josh Whyle	5	5	37	1	14%	5.5
Mason Kinsey	1	1	11	0	3%	0.6
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	2	3	9	0	8%	-3.6
Bryce Oliver	1	2	8	0	5%	0.2
Nick Vannett	1	1	7	0	3%	0.3

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	INT	PD
Luke Gifford	5	3	1	1
Jeffery Simmons	3	4	0	0
Kenneth Murray	4	2	0	0
Darrell Baker	3	2	0	0
James Williams	3	2	0	0
Amani Hooker	2	3	0	0
Daryl Worley	4	0	1	1
Chidobe Awuzie	2	2	0	2
T'Vondre Sweat	1	2	0	0
Sebastian Joseph	1	1	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CIN -6
Closing total: 46.5
CIN moneyline: -250
TEN moneyline: +205

Bengals closed -6 and covered, winning by 10.

Total closed 46.5; the game landed 64 — over by 17.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Nissan Stadium
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 52°F, wind 12 mph
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Rest: CIN 6 days · TEN 7 days
Coaches: Zac Taylor vs Brian Callahan