2025 · Week 17
Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals
Dec 28, 2025 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
It wasn't close — Cincinnati Bengals beat Arizona Cardinals 37–14. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bengals (71%). Bengals improve to 6-10; Cardinals fall to 3-13. Joe Burrow was the story of the game with 305 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Bengals out-gained the opponent 449–254 in total yards.
Team stats
| ARI | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 27 |
| 254 | Total yards | 449 |
| 212 | Passing yards | 329 |
| 42 | Rushing yards | 120 |
| 21/37 | Comp / Att | 27/36 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:25) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short left to 1-J.Chase for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(15:00) 61-C.Ford and 62-L.Patrick reported in as eligible. 34-S.Perine right guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is No Good, Wide Left, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(11:54) (Shotgun) 7-J.Brissett pass short left to 14-M.Wilson for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q238-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-39-M.Haack.
- Q2(3:25) 2-E.McPherson 57 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(1:17) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right to 1-J.Chase for 8 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(7:38) (Shotgun) 30-C.Brown left guard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(2:05) (Shotgun) 30-C.Brown up the middle for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 30-C.Brown up the middle to ARI 1 for 1 yard (55-D.Stills).
- Q3(1:41) 30-C.Brown right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(1:56) (Shotgun) 7-J.Brissett pass deep middle to 85-T.McBride for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q438-C.Ryland extra point is GOOD, Center-46-A.Brewer, Holder-39-M.Haack.
Box score
ARI
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 21/37 | 212 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carter | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Emari Demercado | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Corey Kiner | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wilson | 5 | 10 | 89 | 1 |
| Trey McBride | 10 | 13 | 76 | 1 |
| Michael Carter | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Xavier Weaver | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Emari Demercado | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Elijah Higgins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 24/31 | 305 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Flacco | 3/5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 22 | 101 | 2 |
| Joe Flacco | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Tahj Brooks | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 7 | 9 | 60 | 2 |
| Tee Higgins | 4 | 5 | 59 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Tanner Hudson | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Cody Ford | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Tahj Brooks | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |