2025 · Week 14
Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills
Dec 7, 2025 · Ralph Wilson Stadium · outdoors · a_turf
Recap
Buffalo Bills defeated Cincinnati Bengals 39–34. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bills (78%). Bills improve to 9-4; Bengals fall to 4-9. Josh Allen paced the offense with 251 passing yards and 3 TDs; 78 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD.
Team stats
| CIN | BUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 20 |
| 346 | Total yards | 434 |
| 284 | Passing yards | 251 |
| 62 | Rushing yards | 183 |
| 25/36 | Comp / Att | 22/28 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:52) (Shotgun) 30-C.Brown left guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q1(1:57) 15-M.Prater 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q2(13:39) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(7:36) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 10-K.Shakir for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on CIN-58-J.Ossai, Roughing the Passer, 1 yard, enforced between downs.
- Q2(3:25) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 30-C.Brown pushed ob at BUF 1 for 9 yards (45-S.Thompson). Cincinnati challenged the short of the goal line ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 30-C.Brown for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(9:23) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 86-D.Kincaid for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q315-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q3(3:57) 4-J.Cook up the middle for 24 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on BUF-74-R.Van Demark, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CIN 20. Cincinnati challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 4-J.Cook up the middle to CIN 1 for 23 yards (58-J.Ossai). FUMBLES (58-J.Ossai), ball out of bounds at CIN 1. PENALTY on BUF-74-R.Van Demark, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CIN 20.
- Q4(8:49) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short left to 88-M.Gesicki for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN [45-S.Thompson].
- Q42-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(7:41) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen scrambles left end for 40 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(5:35) 9-J.Burrow pass short right intended for 1-J.Chase INTERCEPTED by 47-C.Benford at BUF 37. 47-C.Benford for 63 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky. ** Injury Update: CIN-58-J.Ossai has returned to the game.
- Q4(3:17) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 88-D.Knox for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN [92-B.Hill]. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 17-J.Allen pass incomplete short right to 88-D.Knox (23-D.Hill) [92-B.Hill].
- Q4(3:09) 17-J.Allen pass short middle to 85-J.Hawes for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-19-M.Wishnowsky.
- Q4(2:19) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep right to 5-T.Higgins for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 25/36 | 284 | 4 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 6 | 31 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 12 | 23 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tee Higgins | 6 | 11 | 92 | 2 |
| Mike Gesicki | 6 | 6 | 86 | 1 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 5 | 8 | 44 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Tanner Hudson | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 22/28 | 251 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 9 | 78 | 1 |
| James Cook | 18 | 80 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 25 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Knox | 6 | 7 | 93 | 0 |
| James Cook | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 4 | 5 | 41 | 1 |
| Ty Johnson | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Gabe Davis | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir | 2 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Keon Coleman | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Tyrell Shavers | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Jackson Hawes | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |