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2025 · Week 16

Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins

Dec 21, 2025 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass

CINCIN

45

Final
MIAMIA

21

Pregame win probability

CIN 36%proj. MIA by 4.064% MIA

Recap

It wasn't close — Cincinnati Bengals beat Miami Dolphins 45–21. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Bengals only a 36% shot beforehand. Bengals improve to 5-10; Dolphins fall to 6-9. Joe Burrow was the story of the game with 309 passing yards and 4 TDs; 6 rushing yards. Dolphins turned it over 3 times to Bengals's 0.

Team stats

CINMIA
22First downs19
418Total yards389
313Passing yards260
105Rushing yards129
26/33Comp / Att20/30
0Turnovers3
2Sacks taken0

Scoring & key plays

  1. Q1(4:02) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 5-T.Higgins for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  2. Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
  3. Q1(2:35) 28-D.Achane left end for 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  4. Q147-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
  5. Q2(6:06) 2-E.McPherson 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
  6. Q2(2:30) 6-M.Washington right end for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  7. Q247-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
  8. Q2(1:28) (Shotgun) 34-S.Perine up the middle for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  9. Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
  10. Q3(9:49) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short left to 30-C.Brown for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  11. Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
  12. Q3(8:37) 30-C.Brown right guard for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  13. Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
  14. Q3(2:30) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 30-C.Brown for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  15. Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
  16. Q4(13:37) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass deep middle to 88-M.Gesicki for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  17. Q42-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
  18. Q4(3:47) 64-D.Brunskill reported in as eligible. 5-J.Wright right end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
  19. Q447-R.Patterson extra point is GOOD, Center-49-J.Cardona, Holder-16-J.Bailey.

Box score

CIN

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
Joe Burrow25/3230940
Joe Flacco1/1400

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
Joe Burrow260
Chase Brown12661
Samaje Perine7251
Tahj Brooks470
Ke'Shawn Williams110

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Ja'Marr Chase9111090
Chase Brown44432
Tee Higgins33531
Mike Gesicki34351
Drew Sample22310
Samaje Perine23160
Andrei Iosivas11210
Tanner Hudson1140
Cam Grandy1110
Mitchell Tinsley0100

MIA

Passing

PlayerC/AYdsTDINT
Quinn Ewers20/3026002

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsTD
Quinn Ewers250
De'Von Achane15811
Jaylen Wright9351
Malik Washington191
Ollie Gordon II1-10

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
De'Von Achane3390
Jaylen Waddle59720
Greg Dulcich33460
Darren Waller35400
Jaylen Wright12180
Theo Wease Jr.24320
Malik Washington11230
Cedrick Wilson Jr.11110
Alec Ingold1190

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