Bengals vs Dolphins

Final · Week 16 · Sun Dec 21 · 1:00 PM ET · Hard Rock Stadium

Cincinnati BengalsBengals5-10

FinalDec 21, 2025

Miami DolphinsDolphins6-9

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Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

CIN−205

MIA+170

Spread

CIN −3.5−115

MIA +3.5−105

Total O/U

Over 48.5−108

Under 48.5−112

Spread: Bengals −3.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 48.5 (66 points).

Recap

The Cincinnati Bengals routed the Miami Dolphins 45-21 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Dec 21, 2025, a 24-point win to move to 5-10.

The Bengals won the turnover battle 3-0. They scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter.

Score by quarter

Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
CIN	7	10	21	7	45
MIA	7	7	0	7	21

Scoring plays

First Quarter

CINTouchdown · 3:57Tee Higgins 9 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)7-0
MIATouchdown · 2:25De'Von Achane 48 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)7-7

Second Quarter

CINField Goal · 6:01Evan McPherson 45 Yd Field Goal10-7
MIATouchdown · 2:24Malik Washington 9 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)10-14
CINTouchdown · 1:24Samaje Perine 4 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)17-14

Third Quarter

CINTouchdown · 9:43Chase Brown 9 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)24-14
CINTouchdown · 8:32Chase Brown 12 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)31-14
CINTouchdown · 2:25Chase Brown 5 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)38-14

Fourth Quarter

CINTouchdown · 13:32Mike Gesicki 17 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)45-14
MIATouchdown · 3:43Jaylen Wright 3 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)45-21

Team stats

CINMIA

1st Downs: 23; 19
Total Yards: 407; 389
Passing: 302; 260
Rushing: 105; 129
3rd down efficiency: 6-12; 2-10
Turnovers: 0; 3
Possession: 31:32; 28:28

Top performers

Cincinnati BengalsMiami Dolphins

Passing

Joe Burrow25/32, 309 YDS, 4 TD

Quinn Ewers20/30, 260 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing

Chase Brown12 CAR, 66 YDS, 1 TD

De'Von Achane15 CAR, 81 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Ja'Marr Chase9 REC, 109 YDS

Jaylen Waddle5 REC, 72 YDS

Sacks

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Zach Sieler1

Tackles

Jordan Battle10

Jordyn Brooks14

Player stats

Bengals · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Burrow	25/32	309	9.7	4	0	2-11	87.1	146.5
Joe Flacco	1/1	4	4.0	0	0	0-0	99.6	83.3

Bengals · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chase Brown	12	66	5.5	1	12
Samaje Perine	7	25	3.6	1	7
Tahj Brooks	4	7	1.8	0	3
Joe Burrow	2	6	3.0	0	5
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	1	1.0	0	1

Bengals · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Ja'Marr Chase	9	109	12.1	0	36	11
Tee Higgins	3	53	17.7	1	35	3
Chase Brown	4	43	10.8	2	23	4
Mike Gesicki	3	35	11.7	1	17	4
Drew Sample	2	31	15.5	0	27	2
Andrei Iosivas	1	21	21.0	0	21	1
Samaje Perine	2	16	8.0	0	8	3
Tanner Hudson	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Cam Grandy	1	1	1.0	0	1	1
Mitchell Tinsley	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Bengals · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Myles Murphy	0	0	1

Bengals · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jordan Battle	10	6	0	0	0
DJ Ivey	5	3	0	1	0
Myles Murphy	5	3	1	0	1
Barrett Carter	5	1	0	2	0
Shaka Heyward	5	0	0	0	0
Dax Hill	4	3	0	1	0
Demetrius Knight Jr.	4	3	0	0	0
Jalen Davis	4	2	1	1	0

Bengals · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Barrett Carter	1	16	0
Jalen Davis	1	0	0

Bengals · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ke'Shawn Williams	3	76	25.3	31	0
Tahj Brooks	1	41	41.0	41	0

Bengals · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	26	26.0	26	0

Bengals · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	1/1	100.0	45	6/6	14

Bengals · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Rehkow	4	208	52.0	0	4	59

Dolphins · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Quinn Ewers	20/30	260	8.7	0	2	0-0	28.8	66.0

Dolphins · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
De'Von Achane	15	81	5.4	1	48
Jaylen Wright	9	35	3.9	1	10
Malik Washington	1	9	9.0	1	9
Quinn Ewers	2	5	2.5	0	5
Ollie Gordon II	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Dolphins · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Jaylen Waddle	5	72	14.4	21	9
Greg Dulcich	3	46	15.3	29	3
Darren Waller	3	40	13.3	22	5
Theo Wease Jr.	2	32	16.0	18	4
Malik Washington	1	23	23.0	23	1
Jaylen Wright	1	18	18.0	18	2
Cedrick Wilson Jr.	1	11	11.0	11	1
Alec Ingold	1	9	9.0	9	1
De'Von Achane	3	9	3.0	5	3

Dolphins · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Greg Dulcich	1	1	0
Jaylen Waddle	1	0	0
Alec Ingold	0	0	1

Dolphins · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	PD	QB HTS
Jordyn Brooks	14	5	1	0
Tyrel Dodson	8	5	0	1
Rasul Douglas	6	3	1	0
Jason Marshall Jr.	5	3	0	0
Dante Trader Jr.	5	2	0	0
Zeek Biggers	5	0	0	0
Jack Jones	4	3	0	0
Bradley Chubb	4	1	0	0

Dolphins · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Malik Washington	5	132	26.4	32	0
Dee Eskridge	3	86	28.7	35	0

Dolphins · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Riley Patterson	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	5

Dolphins · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Bailey	4	201	50.3	1	2	62

Game info

VenueHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL

Attendance65,885

OfficialsLine Judge: Carl Johnson · Referee: John Hussey · Side Judge: Allen Baynes · Down Judge: Max Causey

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