Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants: 2012 Week 5 Recap

Game story

In Week 5 of the 2012 NFL season on 2012-10-07, the New York Giants took care of business against the Cleveland Browns, pulling away with a 41–27 final that built a comfortable lead.

The highest-scoring period was Q2 with 23 combined points — the stretch that most shaped the final margin.

E. Manning (New York Giants) paced the passing game, with +12.56 total EPA, and +4.8% completion percentage over expected.

On the individual side, E. Manning (New York Giants) delivered the top overall EPA impact at +12.56 — the clearest player-of-the-game signal on the analytics sheet.

The momentum swing (-16.2% win probability) landed in the second quarter when Cleveland Browns changed the game: (4:00) 3-B.Weeden pass short right intended for 13-J.Gordon INTERCEPTED by 27-S.Brown [93-C.Blackburn] at NYG 14. 27-S.Brown pushed ob at CLE 40 for 46 yards (25-C.Ogbonnaya).

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA) across passing, rushing, and receiving.

1. 1 E. Manning · New York Giants · Passing · +12.56 total EPA · 41 snaps · +0.31 EPA/play
2. 2 B. Weeden · Cleveland Browns · Passing · +5.60 total EPA · 38 snaps · +0.15 EPA/play
3. 3 J. Norwood · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +5.58 total EPA · 9 snaps · +0.62 EPA/play
4. 4 A. Bradshaw · New York Giants · Rushing · +4.08 total EPA · 30 snaps · +0.14 EPA/play
5. 5 D. Wilson · New York Giants · Rushing · +3.65 total EPA · 2 snaps · +1.83 EPA/play
6. 6 V. Cruz · New York Giants · Receiving · +3.65 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.46 EPA/play
7. 7 D. Hixon · New York Giants · Receiving · +3.62 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.45 EPA/play
8. 8 T. Richardson · Cleveland Browns · Receiving · +3.25 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.46 EPA/play

Player of the game

FantasyHQ analytics player-of-the-game pick based on total EPA and signature plays.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal with the player named in official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

• Cleveland Browns — T. Richardson (Q1 59:17)
• Cleveland Browns — J. Gordon (B. Weeden pass) (Q1 55:14)
• New York Giants — V. Cruz (E. Manning pass) (Q1 48:32)
• New York Giants — A. Bradshaw (Q2 32:59)
• New York Giants — V. Cruz (E. Manning pass) (Q2 31:16)
• New York Giants — V. Cruz (E. Manning pass) (Q3 20:14)
• New York Giants — D. Wilson (Q4 5:49)
• Cleveland Browns — J. Gordon (B. Weeden pass) (Q4 4:03)

Field goals

• Cleveland Browns — P. Dawson (Q2 43:48)
• New York Giants — L. Tynes (Q2 36:49)
• New York Giants — L. Tynes (Q2 30:04)
• Cleveland Browns — P. Dawson (Q3 18:37)

How it unfolded, quarter by quarter

A quarter-by-quarter recap built from live scoring plays and play descriptions.

The opening quarter: Cleveland Browns won the period 14–7. Cleveland Browns found the end zone from the NYG 15 (Q1 59:17) — (14:17) 33-T.Richardson up the middle for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Cleveland Browns added 1 points from the NYG 2 (Q1 59:08) — 4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.; Cleveland Browns found the end zone from the NYG 62 (Q1 55:14) — (10:14) 3-B.Weeden pass deep middle to 13-J.Gordon for 62 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Cleveland Browns added 1 points from the NYG 2 (Q1 55:03) — 4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.; New York Giants found the end zone from the CLE 3 (Q1 48:32) — (3:32) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 80-V.Cruz for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the CLE 2 (Q1 48:22) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford..

The second quarter: New York Giants won the period 20–3. Cleveland Browns connected on a field goal from the NYG 14 (Q2 43:48) — (13:48) 4-P.Dawson 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.; New York Giants connected on a field goal from the CLE 11 (Q2 36:49) — (6:49) 9-L.Tynes 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.; New York Giants found the end zone from the CLE 4 (Q2 32:59) — (2:59) 44-A.Bradshaw left guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the CLE 2 (Q2 32:52) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.; New York Giants found the end zone from the CLE 7 (Q2 31:16) — (1:16) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the CLE 2 (Q2 31:10) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.; New York Giants connected on a field goal from the CLE 22 (Q2 30:04) — (:04) 9-L.Tynes 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford..

The third quarter: New York Giants won the period 7–3. New York Giants found the end zone from the CLE 28 (Q3 20:14) — (5:14) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep right to 80-V.Cruz for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the CLE 2 (Q3 20:06) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.; Cleveland Browns connected on a field goal from the NYG 23 (Q3 18:37) — (3:37) 4-P.Dawson 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges..

The fourth quarter: The quarter finished even at 7–7. New York Giants found the end zone from the CLE 40 (Q4 5:49) — (5:49) 22-D.Wilson right guard for 40 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New York Giants added 1 points from the CLE 2 (Q4 5:41) — 9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.; Cleveland Browns found the end zone from the NYG 20 (Q4 4:03) — (4:03) (Shotgun) 3-B.Weeden pass deep right to 13-J.Gordon for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Cleveland Browns added 1 points from the NYG 2 (Q4 3:56) — 4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most — the swings that decided the game.

• Cleveland Browns (Q2 34:00) — (4:00) 3-B.Weeden pass short right intended for 13-J.Gordon INTERCEPTED by 27-S.Brown [93-C.Blackburn] at NYG 14. 27-S.Brown pushed ob at CLE 40 for 46 yards (25-C.Ogbonnaya). [WPA -16.2% · EPA -6.10]
• Cleveland Browns (Q2 32:52) — 9-L.Tynes kicks 65 yards from NYG 35 to CLE 0. 16-J.Cribbs to CLE 30 for 30 yards (31-W.Hill). FUMBLES (31-W.Hill), RECOVERED by NYG-27-S.Brown at CLE 38. 27-S.Brown to CLE 29 for 9 yards (58-L.Fort). [WPA -13.6% · EPA -3.89]
• New York Giants (Q2 33:46) — (3:46) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep left to 82-R.Randle to CLE 4 for 36 yards (24-S.Brown, 28-U.Young). [WPA +9.4% · EPA +2.89]
• Cleveland Browns (Q2 35:51) — (5:51) (Shotgun) 3-B.Weeden pass short right to 25-C.Ogbonnaya to NYG 34 for 38 yards (23-C.Webster). [WPA +9.2% · EPA +3.49]
• New York Giants (Q2 32:00) — (2:00) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short middle to 85-M.Bennett to CLE 10 for 17 yards (53-C.Robertson). Penalty on CLE-97-J.Sheard, Defensive Offside, declined. [WPA +8.6% · EPA +2.03]

Impact plays

Highest expected-points added snaps that flipped field position and scoring chances.

• Cleveland Browns (Q2 34:00) — (4:00) 3-B.Weeden pass short right intended for 13-J.Gordon INTERCEPTED by 27-S.Brown [93-C.Blackburn] at NYG 14. 27-S.Brown pushed ob at CLE 40 for 46 yards (25-C.Ogbonnaya). [WPA -16.2% · EPA -6.10]
• Cleveland Browns (Q1 55:14) — (10:14) 3-B.Weeden pass deep middle to 13-J.Gordon for 62 yards, TOUCHDOWN. [WPA +7.4% · EPA +5.93]
• New York Giants (Q1 59:54) — (14:54) 44-A.Bradshaw right tackle to NYG 16 for 2 yards. FUMBLES, RECOVERED by CLE-24-S.Brown at NYG 22. 24-S.Brown to NYG 22 for no gain (85-M.Bennett). [WPA -8.1% · EPA -4.72]
• Cleveland Browns (Q4 9:10) — (9:10) (Shotgun) 3-B.Weeden pass short middle intended for 82-B.Watson INTERCEPTED by 93-C.Blackburn at NYG -4. Touchback. [WPA -4.8% · EPA -4.44]

Quarterback report card

E.Manning led all passers in efficiency for New York Giants, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

• E.Manning (New York Giants) · 41 dropbacks · 61.0% completion · +4.8% CPOE · +0.31 EPA/play · +12.56 total EPA
• B.Weeden (Cleveland Browns) · 38 dropbacks · 57.9% completion · -2.3% CPOE · +0.15 EPA/play · +5.60 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency from FantasyHQ analytics.

By the numbers

New York Giants held the efficiency edge in offensive EPA per play (+0.21 vs +0.11), even if the scoreboard told a different story.

• Cleveland Browns: 11 drives, +8.48 total EPA, 5 scoring drives
• New York Giants: 12 drives, +19.61 total EPA, 7 scoring drives

Key takeaways

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

• New York Giants leaves with the win and the better postgame narrative for Week-to-week momentum.
• E. Manning (New York Giants) is the first name to pull up for highlight reels and prop-retrospective research.
• E. Manning (NYG) beat expectation through the air — positive CPOE game for stack builds.

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with field position and full play-by-play context.

1. Cleveland Browns TD (+6) — Q1 59:17 · NYG 15 · Score 6-0
   (14:17) 33-T.Richardson up the middle for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
2. Cleveland Browns XP (+1) — Q1 59:08 · NYG 2 · Score 7-0
   4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.
3. Cleveland Browns TD (+6) — Q1 55:14 · NYG 62 · Score 13-0
   (10:14) 3-B.Weeden pass deep middle to 13-J.Gordon for 62 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
4. Cleveland Browns XP (+1) — Q1 55:03 · NYG 2 · Score 14-0
   4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.
5. New York Giants TD (+6) — Q1 48:32 · CLE 3 · Score 14-6
   (3:32) 10-E.Manning pass short right to 80-V.Cruz for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
6. New York Giants XP (+1) — Q1 48:22 · CLE 2 · Score 14-7
   9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
7. Cleveland Browns FG (+3) — Q2 43:48 · NYG 14 · Score 17-7
   (13:48) 4-P.Dawson 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.
8. New York Giants FG (+3) — Q2 36:49 · CLE 11 · Score 17-10
   (6:49) 9-L.Tynes 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
9. New York Giants TD (+6) — Q2 32:59 · CLE 4 · Score 17-16
   (2:59) 44-A.Bradshaw left guard for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
10. New York Giants XP (+1) — Q2 32:52 · CLE 2 · Score 17-17
    9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
11. New York Giants TD (+6) — Q2 31:16 · CLE 7 · Score 17-23
    (1:16) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass short left to 80-V.Cruz for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
12. New York Giants XP (+1) — Q2 31:10 · CLE 2 · Score 17-24
    9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
13. New York Giants FG (+3) — Q2 30:04 · CLE 22 · Score 17-27
    (:04) 9-L.Tynes 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
14. New York Giants TD (+6) — Q3 20:14 · CLE 28 · Score 17-33
    (5:14) (Shotgun) 10-E.Manning pass deep right to 80-V.Cruz for 28 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
15. New York Giants XP (+1) — Q3 20:06 · CLE 2 · Score 17-34
    9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
16. Cleveland Browns FG (+3) — Q3 18:37 · NYG 23 · Score 20-34
    (3:37) 4-P.Dawson 41 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.
17. New York Giants TD (+6) — Q4 5:49 · CLE 40 · Score 20-40
    (5:49) 22-D.Wilson right guard for 40 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
18. New York Giants XP (+1) — Q4 5:41 · CLE 2 · Score 20-41
    9-L.Tynes extra point is GOOD, Center-51-Z.DeOssie, Holder-5-S.Weatherford.
19. Cleveland Browns TD (+6) — Q4 4:03 · NYG 20 · Score 26-41
    (4:03) (Shotgun) 3-B.Weeden pass deep right to 13-J.Gordon for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
20. Cleveland Browns XP (+1) — Q4 3:56 · NYG 2 · Score 27-41
    4-P.Dawson extra point is GOOD, Center-57-C.Yount, Holder-2-R.Hodges.