2025 · Week 3
Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 21, 2025 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
It wasn't close — Minnesota Vikings beat Cincinnati Bengals 48–10. ScoutIndex had favored Vikings (55%) going in. Vikings improve to 2-1; Bengals fall to 2-1. Jordan Mason was the story of the game with 116 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs. Vikings out-gained the opponent 371–193 in total yards. Bengals turned it over 5 times to Vikings's 0.
Team stats
| CIN | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | First downs | 20 |
| 193 | Total yards | 371 |
| 140 | Passing yards | 202 |
| 53 | Rushing yards | 169 |
| 19/27 | Comp / Att | 16/24 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(13:01) (Shotgun) 11-C.Wentz pass short right to 84-J.Oliver for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q1(6:25) (Shotgun) 6-J.Browning pass deep right intended for 30-C.Brown INTERCEPTED by 2-I.Rodgers (22-H.Smith) [0-I.Pace] at MIN 13. 2-I.Rodgers for 87 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q116-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(9:23) 16-W.Reichard 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(4:46) 2-E.McPherson 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(2:00) (Shotgun) 6-J.Browning pass short right to 86-N.Fant to MIN 32 for 4 yards (2-I.Rodgers). FUMBLES (2-I.Rodgers), RECOVERED by MIN-2-I.Rodgers at MIN 34. 2-I.Rodgers for 66 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(:36) (Shotgun) 27-J.Mason left guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q216-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q2(:03) 16-W.Reichard 62 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(6:04) 27-J.Mason up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q316-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q3(:20) (Shotgun) 11-C.Wentz pass short right to 87-T.Hockenson for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q316-W.Reichard extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-17-R.Wright.
- Q4(11:20) (Shotgun) 6-J.Browning pass short left to 89-D.Sample for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on MIN-8-J.Okudah, Illegal Use of Hands, declined.
- Q42-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Browning | 19/27 | 140 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Browning | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Tahj Brooks | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 2 | 3 | 20 | 1 |
| Chase Brown | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Cam Grandy | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mitchell Tinsley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wentz | 14/20 | 173 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Brosmer | 2/4 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Wentz | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Jordan Mason | 16 | 116 | 2 |
| Zavier Scott | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 5 | 19 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jefferson | 5 | 7 | 75 | 0 |
| T.J. Hockenson | 5 | 6 | 49 | 1 |
| Jalen Nailor | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Zavier Scott | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Cam Akers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Oliver | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Tai Felton | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |