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Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins

Cincinnati Bengals45✓

Miami Dolphins21

Final · Sunday, December 21, 2025 · 1:00 p.m. ET · Hard Rock Stadium

Head coaches: Zac Taylor (Bengals) · Mike McDaniel (Dolphins)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bengals	7	10	21	7	45
Dolphins	7	7	0	7	21

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	CIN–MIA
Q1
3:57	TD	Bengals	Tee Higgins 9 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)	7–0
2:25	TD	Dolphins	De'Von Achane 48 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)	7–7
Q2
6:01	FG	Bengals	Evan McPherson 45 Yd Field Goal	10–7
2:24	TD	Dolphins	Malik Washington 9 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)	10–14
1:24	TD	Bengals	Samaje Perine 4 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)	17–14
Q3
9:43	TD	Bengals	Chase Brown 9 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)	24–14
8:32	TD	Bengals	Chase Brown 12 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)	31–14
2:25	TD	Bengals	Chase Brown 5 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)	38–14
Q4
13:32	TD	Bengals	Mike Gesicki 17 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)	45–14
3:43	TD	Dolphins	Jaylen Wright 3 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)	45–21

Team stats

Stat	Bengals	Dolphins
First downs	23	19
Total yards	407	389
Yards per play	6.7	6.7
Passing yards	302	260
Comp / att	26/33	20/30
Rushing yards	105	129
Third down	6-12	2-10
Fourth down	1-1	1-2
Red zone	6-6	2-2
Turnovers	0	3
Penalties – yards	2-10	3-20
Sacks – yards lost	2-11	0-0
Possession	31:32	28:28
Plays	61	58

Also	Bengals	Dolphins
Passing first downs	16	14
Rushing first downs	6	5
First downs by penalty	1	0
Drives	12	12
Yards per pass	8.6	8.7
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Rushing attempts	26	28
Yards per rush	4.0	4.6
Fumbles lost	0	1
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
9Joe Burrow	25/32	309	9.7	4	2-11	87.1	146.5
16Joe Flacco	1/1	4	4.0	0	0-0	99.6	83.3
Team	26/33	302	9.5	4	2-11	--	145.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
30Chase Brown	12	66	5.5	1	12
34Samaje Perine	7	25	3.6	1	7
25Tahj Brooks	4	7	1.8	0	3
9Joe Burrow	2	6	3.0	0	5
12Ke'Shawn Williams	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	26	105	4.0	2	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
1Ja'Marr Chase	9	109	12.1	0	36	11
5Tee Higgins	3	53	17.7	1	35	3
30Chase Brown	4	43	10.8	2	23	4
88Mike Gesicki	3	35	11.7	1	17	4
89Drew Sample	2	31	15.5	0	27	2
80Andrei Iosivas	1	21	21.0	0	21	1
34Samaje Perine	2	16	8.0	0	8	3
87Tanner Hudson	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
85Cam Grandy	1	1	1.0	0	1	1
82Mitchell Tinsley	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	26	313	12.0	4	36	52

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
99Myles Murphy	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
27Jordan Battle	10	6	0	0	0
38DJ Ivey	5	3	0	1	0
99Myles Murphy	5	3	1	0	1
49Barrett Carter	5	1	0	2	0
50Shaka Heyward	5	0	0	0	0
23Dax Hill	4	3	0	1	0
44Demetrius Knight Jr.	4	3	0	0	0
35Jalen Davis	4	2	1	1	0
43Joe Giles-Harris	4	2	0	1	0
98T.J. Slaton Jr.	4	0	0	0	0
20DJ Turner II	3	3	0	0	0
52Cedric Johnson	3	2	0	0	0
26Tycen Anderson	3	1	0	0	0
95Howard Cross III	3	1	0	0	0
97Shemar Stewart	2	2	1	0	0
33Daijahn Anthony	2	1	0	0	0
42Oren Burks	2	0	0	0	0
92B.J. Hill	2	0	0	0	1
96Cameron Sample	2	0	0	0	1
93McKinnley Jackson	2	0	0	0	0
51Isaiah Foskey	1	0	0	0	1
25Tahj Brooks	1	0	0	0	0
28Josh Newton	0	0	0	1	0
Team	76	33	3	7	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
49Barrett Carter	1	16
35Jalen Davis	1	0
Team	2	16

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
12Ke'Shawn Williams	3	76	25.3	31
25Tahj Brooks	1	41	41.0	41
Team	4	117	29.3	41

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
12Ke'Shawn Williams	1	26	26.0	26	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
2Evan McPherson	1/1	100.0	45	6/6	14	45

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8Ryan Rehkow	4	208	52.0	0	4	59

Miami Dolphins

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
14Quinn Ewers	20/30	260	8.7	0	2	0-0	28.8	66.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
28De'Von Achane	15	81	5.4	1	48
5Jaylen Wright	9	35	3.9	1	10
6Malik Washington	1	9	9.0	1	9
14Quinn Ewers	2	5	2.5	0	5
31Ollie Gordon II	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Team	28	129	4.6	3	48

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
17Jaylen Waddle	5	72	14.4	21	9
85Greg Dulcich	3	46	15.3	29	3
83Darren Waller	3	40	13.3	22	5
81Theo Wease Jr.	2	32	16.0	18	4
6Malik Washington	1	23	23.0	23	1
5Jaylen Wright	1	18	18.0	18	2
19Cedrick Wilson Jr.	1	11	11.0	11	1
30Alec Ingold	1	9	9.0	9	1
28De'Von Achane	3	9	3.0	5	3
Team	20	260	13.0	29	41

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
85Greg Dulcich	1	1	0
17Jaylen Waddle	1	0	0
30Alec Ingold	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
20Jordyn Brooks	14	5	0	0	1	0
25Tyrel Dodson	8	5	0	0	0	1
26Rasul Douglas	6	3	0	0	1	0
33Jason Marshall Jr.	5	3	0	0	0	0
11Dante Trader Jr.	5	2	0	0	0	0
93Zeek Biggers	5	0	0	0	0	0
23Jack Jones	4	3	0	0	0	0
2Bradley Chubb	4	1	0	0	0	0
53Cameron Goode	4	0	0	0	0	0
90Kenneth Grant	4	0	0.5	0	0	1
92Zach Sieler	3	1	1	1	0	1
44Chop Robinson	3	0	0.5	0	0	1
21Ashtyn Davis	2	2	0	1	0	0
56Quinton Bell	2	0	0	0	0	1
95Benito Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0
9Ifeatu Melifonwu	2	0	0	0	0	0
24A.J. Green III	1	1	0	0	0	0
69Cole Strange	1	1	0	0	0	0
17Jaylen Waddle	1	1	0	0	0	0
31Ollie Gordon II	1	1	0	0	0	0
3K.J. Britt	1	0	0	0	0	0
47Riley Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	79	29	2	2	2	5

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
6Malik Washington	5	132	26.4	32
82Dee Eskridge	3	86	28.7	35
Team	8	218	27.3	35

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
47Riley Patterson	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	5	—

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
16Jake Bailey	4	201	50.3	1	2	62

Entering Week 16

The table after Week 15, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Cincinnati Bengals · 4-10 · 3rd in the AFC North

Miami Dolphins · 6-8 · 3rd in the AFC East

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 65,885

Officials: Line Judge Carl Johnson · Referee John Hussey · Side Judge Allen Baynes · Down Judge Max Causey · Back Judge Matt Edwards · Field Judge Anthony Flemming · Umpire Duane Heydt

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