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Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings

Cincinnati Bengals10

Minnesota Vikings48✓

Final · Sunday, September 21, 2025 · 1:00 p.m. ET · U.S. Bank Stadium

Head coaches: Zac Taylor (Bengals) · Kevin O'Connell (Vikings)

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Bengals	0	3	0	7	10
Vikings	14	20	14	0	48

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	CIN–MIN
Q1
12:57	TD	Vikings	Josh Oliver 12 Yd pass from Carson Wentz (Will Reichard Kick)	0–7
6:08	TD	Vikings	Isaiah Rodgers 87 Yd Interception Return (Will Reichard Kick)	0–14
Q2
9:20	FG	Vikings	Will Reichard 35 Yd Field Goal	0–17
4:42	FG	Bengals	Evan McPherson 45 Yd Field Goal	3–17
1:47	TD	Vikings	Isaiah Rodgers 66 Yd Fumble Recovery (Will Reichard Kick)	3–24
0:33	TD	Vikings	Jordan Mason 5 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)	3–31
0:00	FG	Vikings	Will Reichard 62 Yd Field Goal	3–34
Q3
6:00	TD	Vikings	Jordan Mason 4 Yd Rush (Will Reichard Kick)	3–41
0:17	TD	Vikings	T.J. Hockenson 5 Yd pass from Carson Wentz (Will Reichard Kick)	3–48
Q4
11:12	TD	Bengals	Drew Sample 4 Yd pass from Jake Browning (Evan McPherson Kick)	10–48

Team stats

Stat	Bengals	Vikings
First downs	12	22
Total yards	171	352
Yards per play	3.3	6.1
Passing yards	118	183
Comp / att	19/27	16/24
Rushing yards	53	169
Third down	3-11	4-12
Fourth down	0-0	1-1
Red zone	1-1	4-5
Turnovers	5	0
Penalties – yards	4-45	13-105
Sacks – yards lost	4-22	3-19
Possession	29:04	30:56
Plays	52	58

Also	Bengals	Vikings
Passing first downs	6	10
Rushing first downs	3	10
First downs by penalty	3	2
Drives	13	12
Yards per pass	3.8	6.8
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Rushing attempts	21	31
Yards per rush	2.5	5.5
Fumbles lost	3	0
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	2

Player lines

Cincinnati Bengals

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
6Jake Browning	19/27	140	5.2	1	2	3-20	26.2	63.8
11Brett Rypien	0/0	0	0.0	0	0	1-2	0.0	0.0
Team	19/27	118	5.2	1	2	4-22	--	63.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
34Samaje Perine	4	21	5.3	12
25Tahj Brooks	5	17	3.4	7
1Ja'Marr Chase	1	9	9.0	9
6Jake Browning	1	3	3.0	3
30Chase Brown	10	3	0.3	4
Team	21	53	2.5	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
1Ja'Marr Chase	5	50	10.0	0	28	6
86Noah Fant	5	26	5.2	0	10	5
89Drew Sample	2	20	10.0	1	16	3
30Chase Brown	4	17	4.3	0	9	5
5Tee Higgins	1	15	15.0	0	15	2
88Mike Gesicki	1	6	6.0	0	6	3
85Cam Grandy	1	6	6.0	0	6	1
82Mitchell Tinsley	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	19	140	7.4	1	28	26

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
34Samaje Perine	1	1	0
86Noah Fant	1	1	0
1Ja'Marr Chase	1	1	0
30Chase Brown	1	0	1
85Cam Grandy	1	0	0
15Charlie Jones	0	0	1
Team	5	3	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
27Jordan Battle	7	5	0	0	0	0
44Demetrius Knight Jr.	6	3	0	0	0	0
90Kris Jenkins Jr.	6	2	1.5	1	0	2
42Oren Burks	5	2	0	0	0	0
55Logan Wilson	5	2	0	0	0	0
22Geno Stone	4	3	0	0	0	1
99Myles Murphy	4	1	0.5	0	0	1
49Barrett Carter	4	1	0	0	0	0
96Cameron Sample	3	2	0	0	0	0
37PJ Jules	3	2	0	1	0	0
92B.J. Hill	3	1	0	0	0	0
69Mike Pennel	2	2	0	0	0	0
24Marco Wilson	2	2	0	0	0	0
23Dax Hill	2	2	0	0	0	0
25Tahj Brooks	2	2	0	0	0	0
20DJ Turner II	2	2	0	0	1	0
98T.J. Slaton Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
58Joseph Ossai	1	1	1	1	0	1
91Trey Hendrickson	1	1	0	0	0	0
88Mike Gesicki	1	1	0	0	0	0
1Ja'Marr Chase	1	1	0	0	0	0
28Josh Newton	1	1	0	0	0	0
95Howard Cross III	1	1	0	0	0	0
26Tycen Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	0
50Shaka Heyward	1	0	0	0	0	0
38DJ Ivey	1	0	0	0	0	0
46William Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	72	41	3	3	1	5

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
34Samaje Perine	4	88	22.0	27
15Charlie Jones	3	61	20.3	22
Team	7	149	21.3	27

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
15Charlie Jones	1	9	9.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
2Evan McPherson	1/1	100.0	45	1/1	4	45

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8Ryan Rehkow	6	328	54.7	0	1	70

Minnesota Vikings

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	QBR	RTG
11Carson Wentz	14/20	173	8.7	2	3-19	22.9	129.8
12Max Brosmer	2/4	29	7.3	0	0-0	2.0	74.0
Team	16/24	183	8.4	2	3-19	--	120.5

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
27Jordan Mason	16	116	7.3	2	24
36Zavier Scott	8	30	3.8	0	11
31Cam Akers	5	19	3.8	0	14
11Carson Wentz	2	4	2.0	0	3
Team	31	169	5.5	2	24

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
18Justin Jefferson	5	75	15.0	0	36	7
87T.J. Hockenson	5	49	9.8	1	13	6
1Jalen Nailor	3	37	12.3	0	22	5
36Zavier Scott	1	20	20.0	0	20	1
84Josh Oliver	1	12	12.0	1	12	1
13Tai Felton	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
19Adam Thielen	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
31Cam Akers	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	16	202	12.6	2	36	24

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
36Zavier Scott	1	0
93Jonathan Allen	0	1
64Blake Brandel	0	1
2Isaiah Rodgers	0	1
8Jeff Okudah	0	1
Team	1	4

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
0Ivan Pace Jr.	12	9	0	0	0	3	0
55Eric Wilson	7	5	0	0	0	0	0
44Joshua Metellus	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
57Chaz Chambliss	4	3	1	1	0	1	0
50Levi Drake Rodriguez	4	3	0	2	0	0	0
2Isaiah Rodgers	3	3	0	0	2	0	2
8Jeff Okudah	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
58Jonathan Greenard	3	2	0	2	0	1	0
7Byron Murphy Jr.	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
93Jonathan Allen	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
37Tavierre Thomas	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
43Andrew Van Ginkel	2	2	2	1	0	1	0
61Jalen Redmond	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
56Austin Keys	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
26Theo Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
85Ben Yurosek	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
13Tai Felton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
90Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
97Javon Hargrave	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Dallas Turner	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
41Kobe King	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Harrison Smith	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team	62	45	4	7	5	9	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
2Isaiah Rodgers	1	87	1
44Joshua Metellus	1	0	0
Team	2	87	1

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4Myles Price	2	50	25.0	28
13Tai Felton	1	34	34.0	34
Team	3	84	28.0	34

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4Myles Price	5	68	13.6	29	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
16Will Reichard	2/2	100.0	62	6/6	12	35, 62

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
17Ryan Wright	5	220	44.0	0	2	46

Entering Week 3

The table after Week 2, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Cincinnati Bengals · 2-0 · 1st in the AFC North

Minnesota Vikings · 1-1 · 2nd in the NFC North

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 66,792

Officials: Umpire Barry Anderson · Side Judge Keith Washington · Referee Ronald Torbert · Field Judge Ryan Dickson · Line Judge Brian Bolinger · Down Judge Frank LeBlanc · Back Judge Courtney Brown

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