Bengals 31–7 Browns: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 4, 2017

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns?

A. Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +15.32 total EPA on Passing plays. across 38 snaps. Their top snap (+5.62 EPA): (1:21) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 25-G.Bernard for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-90-E.Ogbah was injured during the play. His return is Questionable..

Quick answer

Winner: Cincinnati Bengals
Final score: Cincinnati Bengals 31–7 Cleveland Browns
Halftime: Cincinnati Bengals 21–0 Cleveland Browns at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Andy Dalton
Top passer: D. Kizer
Biggest EPA play: (1:21) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 25-G.Bernard for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-90-E.Ogba…
Game date: 2017-10-01

Game summary

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 31–7 on 2017-10-01. Andy Dalton posted a game-high +15.32 total EPA in the passing.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 21 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q2	Q3	Q4	—	—	T
Cincinnati Bengals	21	10	0	0	0	31
Cleveland Browns	0	0	7	0	0	7

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

CINCincinnati Bengals

CLE 7

CLE 3

CLE 61

+3CLE 23

CIN 1

+1CIN 15

CLECleveland Browns

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

11 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

CINCincinnati Bengals
Q2 15:00TD
Art Green
Points+6
Yard line
CLE 7
Score
6-0
(15:00) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short left to 18-A.Green for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q2 14:56XP
Randy Bullock
Points+1
Yard line
CLE 15
Score
7-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q2 2:36TD
Tyler Kroft
Points+6
Yard line
CLE 3
Score
13-0
(2:36) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 81-T.Kroft for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q2 2:33XP
Randy Bullock
Points+1
Yard line
CLE 15
Score
14-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q2 1:21TD
GBGermie Bernard
Points+6
Yard line
CLE 61
Score
20-0
(1:21) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 25-G.Bernard for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-90-E.Ogbah was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q2 0:47XP
Randy Bullock
Points+1
Yard line
CLE 15
Score
21-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q3 11:32FG
Randy Bullock
Points+3
Yard line
CLE 23
Score
24-0
(11:32) (Field Goal formation) 4-R.Bullock 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q3 3:42TD
Tyler Kroft
Points+6
Yard line
CLE 16
Score
30-0
(3:42) 14-A.Dalton pass short middle to 81-T.Kroft for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
CINCincinnati Bengals
Q3 3:37XP
Randy Bullock
Points+1
Yard line
CLE 15
Score
31-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
CLECleveland Browns
Q4 1:56TD
Dyontae Johnson
Points+6
Yard line
CIN 1
Score
31-6
(1:56) 29-D.Johnson up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
CLECleveland Browns
Q4 1:54XP
Zane Gonzalez
Points+1
Yard line
CIN 15
Score
31-7
5-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Andy Dalton · Cincinnati Bengals · Passing · +15.32 total EPA · 38 snaps · +0.40 EPA/play
2Tyler Kroft · Cincinnati Bengals · Receiving · +8.11 total EPA · 7 snaps · +1.16 EPA/play
3Art Green · Cincinnati Bengals · Receiving · +6.37 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.91 EPA/play
4K. Hogan · Cleveland Browns · Passing · +4.77 total EPA · 11 snaps · +0.43 EPA/play
5Germie Bernard · Cincinnati Bengals · Receiving · +3.44 total EPA · 4 snaps · +0.86 EPA/play
6R. Louis · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +2.13 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.24 EPA/play
7Julian Hill · Cincinnati Bengals · Receiving · +1.30 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.30 EPA/play
8David Njoku · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +1.29 total EPA · 2 snaps · +0.64 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Andy Dalton — CIN · Passing

Andy Dalton posted the highest total EPA (+15.32) in the game, the strongest overall impact for Cincinnati Bengals. Across 38 counted snaps, they averaged +0.40 EPA per play.

Andy Dalton's top snap (+5.62 EPA): (1:21) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 25-G.Bernard for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-90-E.Ogbah was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.

Quarterback report card

D. Kizer led all passers in efficiency for Cleveland Browns, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

D. Kizer (Cleveland Browns) · 40 dropbacks · 40.0% completion · -19.4% CPOE · -0.35 EPA/play · -14.00 total EPA
Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) · 38 dropbacks · 65.8% completion · +14.5% CPOE · +0.40 EPA/play · +15.32 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	Cincinnati Bengals	Cleveland Browns
Offensive EPA/play	+0.147	-0.226
Offensive success rate	49.4%	34.6%
Pass EPA/play	+0.403	-0.181
Rush EPA/play	-0.244	-0.291
Defensive EPA/play	+0.226	-0.147
Defensive success rate	65.4%	50.6%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, Cincinnati Bengals generated the better offensive EPA per play (+0.15 vs -0.23), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

Cincinnati Bengals: +0.15 EPA/play (86th percentile vs. 2017 team-game averages)
Cleveland Browns: -0.23 EPA/play (12th percentile vs. 2017 team-game averages)

Cincinnati Bengals: 11 drives, +11.29 total EPA, 5 scoring drives
Cleveland Browns: 11 drives, -18.31 total EPA, 1 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Cincinnati Bengals — Art Green (Andy Dalton pass) (Q2 15:00)
Cincinnati Bengals — Tyler Kroft (Andy Dalton pass) (Q2 2:36)
Cincinnati Bengals — Germie Bernard (Andy Dalton pass) (Q2 1:21)
Cincinnati Bengals — Tyler Kroft (Andy Dalton pass) (Q3 3:42)
Cleveland Browns — Dyontae Johnson (Q4 1:56)

Field goals

Cincinnati Bengals — Randy Bullock (Q3 11:32)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The second quarter: Cincinnati Bengals won the period 21–0. Cincinnati Bengals found the end zone from the CLE 7 (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short left to 18-A.Green for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Cincinnati Bengals added 1 points from the CLE 15 (Q2 14:56) — 4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.; Cincinnati Bengals found the end zone from the CLE 3 (Q2 2:36) — (2:36) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 81-T.Kroft for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Cincinnati Bengals added 1 points from the CLE 15 (Q2 2:33) — 4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.; Cincinnati Bengals found the end zone from the CLE 61 (Q2 1:21); Cincinnati Bengals added 1 points from the CLE 15 (Q2 0:47) — 4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber..

The third quarter: Cincinnati Bengals won the period 10–0. Cincinnati Bengals connected on a field goal from the CLE 23 (Q3 11:32) — (11:32) (Field Goal formation) 4-R.Bullock 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.; Cincinnati Bengals found the end zone from the CLE 16 (Q3 3:42) — (3:42) 14-A.Dalton pass short middle to 81-T.Kroft for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Cincinnati Bengals added 1 points from the CLE 15 (Q3 3:37) — 4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber..

The fourth quarter: Cleveland Browns won the period 7–0. Cleveland Browns found the end zone from the CIN 1 (Q4 1:56) — (1:56) 29-D.Johnson up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.; Cleveland Browns added 1 points from the CIN 15 (Q4 1:54) — 5-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-4-B.Colquitt..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Cincinnati Bengals (Q1 12:28) — (12:28) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton sacked at CIN 32 for -9 yards (90-E.Ogbah). FUMBLES (90-E.Ogbah), RECOVERED by CLE-90-E.Ogbah at CIN 30. 90-E.Ogbah to CIN 30 for no gain (65-C.Boling). [WPA -14.5% · EPA -5.47]
Cincinnati Bengals (Q2 15:00) — (15:00) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short left to 18-A.Green for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +8.8% · EPA +2.96]
Cincinnati Bengals (Q2 5:34) — (5:34) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short left to 81-T.Kroft to CIN 48 for 21 yards (21-J.Taylor). CLE-21-J.Taylor was injured during the play. His return is Probable. [WPA +8.7% · EPA +2.92]
Cleveland Browns (Q2 11:55) — (11:55) (Shotgun) 7-D.Kizer pass deep middle to 18-K.Britt to CIN 31 for 26 yards (27-D.Kirkpatrick). [WPA +7.4% · EPA +3.02]
Cleveland Browns (Q1 11:09) — (11:09) (Field Goal formation) 5-Z.Gonzalez 48 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-4-B.Colquitt. [WPA -6.6% · EPA -2.98]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Cincinnati Bengals (Q2 1:21) — (1:21) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 25-G.Bernard for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-90-E.Ogbah was injured during the play. His return is Questionable. [WPA +1.6% · EPA +5.62]
Cincinnati Bengals (Q1 12:28) — (12:28) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton sacked at CIN 32 for -9 yards (90-E.Ogbah). FUMBLES (90-E.Ogbah), RECOVERED by CLE-90-E.Ogbah at CIN 30. 90-E.Ogbah to CIN 30 for no gain (65-C.Boling). [WPA -14.5% · EPA -5.47]
Cleveland Browns (Q2 10:07) — (10:07) (Shotgun) 7-D.Kizer pass short left intended for 18-K.Britt INTERCEPTED by 42-C.Fejedelem at CIN 7. 42-C.Fejedelem to CIN 12 for 5 yards (29-D.Johnson). Pass deflected off 18 K.Britt [WPA -6.4% · EPA -3.64]
Cleveland Browns (Q4 2:27) — (2:27) (Shotgun) 8-K.Hogan pass incomplete short left to 82-K.Williams. PENALTY on CIN-22-W.Jackson, Defensive Pass Interference, 1 yard, enforced at CIN 2 - No Play. [WPA +0.0% · EPA +3.07]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Cincinnati Bengals TD (+6) — Q2 15:00 · CLE 7 · Score 6-0
(15:00) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short left to 18-A.Green for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Cincinnati Bengals XP (+1) — Q2 14:56 · CLE 15 · Score 7-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Cincinnati Bengals TD (+6) — Q2 2:36 · CLE 3 · Score 13-0
(2:36) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 81-T.Kroft for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Cincinnati Bengals XP (+1) — Q2 2:33 · CLE 15 · Score 14-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Cincinnati Bengals TD (+6) — Q2 1:21 · CLE 61 · Score 20-0
(1:21) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 25-G.Bernard for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-90-E.Ogbah was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.
Cincinnati Bengals XP (+1) — Q2 0:47 · CLE 15 · Score 21-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Cincinnati Bengals FG (+3) — Q3 11:32 · CLE 23 · Score 24-0
(11:32) (Field Goal formation) 4-R.Bullock 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Cincinnati Bengals TD (+6) — Q3 3:42 · CLE 16 · Score 30-0
(3:42) 14-A.Dalton pass short middle to 81-T.Kroft for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Cincinnati Bengals XP (+1) — Q3 3:37 · CLE 15 · Score 31-0
4-R.Bullock extra point is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
Cleveland Browns TD (+6) — Q4 1:56 · CIN 1 · Score 31-6
(1:56) 29-D.Johnson up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
Cleveland Browns XP (+1) — Q4 1:54 · CIN 15 · Score 31-7
5-Z.Gonzalez extra point is GOOD, Center-47-C.Hughlett, Holder-4-B.Colquitt.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Cincinnati Bengals earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
D. Kizer (CLE) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.
Andy Dalton (CIN) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns on 2017-10-01?

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 31-7 in Week 4, 2017.

What was the score by quarter in Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns?

Q2: Cincinnati Bengals 21, Cleveland Browns 0; Q3: Cincinnati Bengals 10, Cleveland Browns 0; Q4: Cincinnati Bengals 0, Cleveland Browns 7; Final: Cincinnati Bengals 31, Cleveland Browns 7.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns?

Cincinnati Bengals touchdown — A. Green (A. Dalton pass) (Q2 15:00) Cincinnati Bengals touchdown — T. Kroft (A. Dalton pass) (Q2 2:36) Cincinnati Bengals touchdown — G. Bernard (A. Dalton pass) (Q2 1:21) Cincinnati Bengals touchdown — T. Kroft (A. Dalton pass) (Q3 3:42) Cleveland Browns touchdown — D. Johnson (Q4 1:56) Cincinnati Bengals field goal — R. Bullock (Q3 11:32, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns?

D. Kizer (Cleveland Browns), 40.0% completion, -19.4% CPOE, -0.35 EPA per dropback, -14.00 total passing EPA. Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals), 65.8% completion, +14.5% CPOE, +0.40 EPA per dropback, +15.32 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns?

Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +15.32 total EPA on Passing plays. across 38 snaps. Their top snap (+5.62 EPA): (1:21) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 25-G.Bernard for 61 yards, TOUCHDOWN. CLE-90-E.Ogbah was injured during the play. His return is Questionable..

Season records after this game

Cincinnati Bengals

Entered 0-3 Now 1-3 W

Cleveland Browns

Entered 0-3 Now 0-4 L

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