Cardinals vs Bengals

Final · Week 17 · Sun Dec 28 · 1:00 PM ET · Paycor Stadium

Arizona CardinalsCardinals3-13

FinalDec 28, 2025

Cincinnati BengalsBengals6-10

TVFox

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

ARI+275

CIN−345

Spread

ARI +7−110

CIN −7−110

Total O/U

Over 53.5−112

Under 53.5−108

Spread: Bengals −7 covered.
Total O/U: under 53.5 (51 points).

Recap

The Cincinnati Bengals routed the Arizona Cardinals 37-14 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Dec 28, 2025, a 23-point win to move to 6-10.

They scored 14 unanswered points in the third quarter.

Score by quarter

Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
ARI	0	7	0	7	14
CIN	7	16	14	0	37

Scoring plays

First Quarter

CINTouchdown · 9:17Ja'Marr Chase 13 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)0-7

Second Quarter

CINTouchdown · 14:58Samaje Perine 1 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson PAT Failed)0-13
ARITouchdown · 11:44Michael Wilson 38 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)7-13
CINField Goal · 3:21Evan McPherson 57 Yd Field Goal7-16
CINTouchdown · 1:15Ja'Marr Chase 8 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)7-23

Third Quarter

CINTouchdown · 7:33Chase Brown 6 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)7-30
CINTouchdown · 1:38Chase Brown 1 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)7-37

Fourth Quarter

ARITouchdown · 1:50Trey McBride 18 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)14-37

Team stats

ARICIN

1st Downs: 12; 29
Total Yards: 233; 429
Passing: 191; 309
Rushing: 42; 120
3rd down efficiency: 3-13; 10-15
Turnovers: 0; 0
Possession: 19:04; 40:56

Top performers

Arizona CardinalsCincinnati Bengals

Passing

Jacoby Brissett21/37, 212 YDS, 2 TD

Joe Burrow24/31, 305 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

Michael Carter7 CAR, 29 YDS

Chase Brown22 CAR, 101 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving

Michael Wilson5 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD

Ja'Marr Chase7 REC, 60 YDS, 2 TD

Sacks

Calais Campbell1

T.J. Slaton Jr.1

Tackles

Cody Simon15

Joe Giles-Harris7

Player stats

Cardinals · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jacoby Brissett	21/37	212	5.7	2	0	4-21	28.0	91.3

Cardinals · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Michael Carter	7	29	4.1	11
Emari Demercado	5	11	2.2	4
Corey Kiner	1	2	2.0	2

Cardinals · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Michael Wilson	5	89	17.8	1	38	10
Trey McBride	10	76	7.6	1	18	13
Xavier Weaver	2	24	12.0	0	23	3
Michael Carter	2	14	7.0	0	8	4
Emari Demercado	2	9	4.5	0	7	3
Elijah Higgins	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Marvin Harrison Jr.	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Cardinals · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Cody Simon	15	4	0.5	0	0	1
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson	9	5	0	0	0	0
Denzel Burke	6	5	0	1	2	0
Darren Hall	6	2	0	0	0	0
Zachary Carter	5	2	0	0	0	0
Akeem Davis-Gaither	5	1	0	0	1	0
Darius Robinson	5	1	0	0	0	0
Will Johnson	4	4	0	0	0	0

Cardinals · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Steven Sims	5	132	26.4	31	0
Xavier Weaver	1	27	27.0	27	0

Cardinals · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Steven Sims	1	5	5.0	5	0

Cardinals · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chad Ryland	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Cardinals · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt Haack	6	326	54.3	0	3	63

Bengals · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Burrow	24/31	305	9.8	2	0	3-20	68.5	129.1
Joe Flacco	3/5	24	4.8	0	0	0-0	75.4	72.1

Bengals · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chase Brown	22	101	4.6	2	25
Tahj Brooks	3	10	3.3	0	5
Samaje Perine	3	5	1.7	1	3
Joe Flacco	4	2	0.5	0	5
Joe Burrow	3	2	0.7	0	2

Bengals · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Ja'Marr Chase	7	60	8.6	2	22	9
Tee Higgins	4	59	14.8	0	39	5
Mike Gesicki	2	47	23.5	0	32	2
Andrei Iosivas	4	41	10.3	0	12	6
Chase Brown	3	40	13.3	0	18	3
Tanner Hudson	2	31	15.5	0	18	2
Cody Ford	1	21	21.0	0	21	1
Tahj Brooks	1	9	9.0	0	9	1
Samaje Perine	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Drew Sample	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Noah Fant	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Bengals · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HTS
Joe Giles-Harris	7	4	0	0	0
Myles Murphy	6	4	1	1	1
Demetrius Knight Jr.	5	1	0	0	0
Geno Stone	4	3	0	0	0
Cedric Johnson	4	2	1	1	1
T.J. Slaton Jr.	3	2	1	1	1
Jalen Davis	3	2	0	0	0
Bralyn Lux	3	2	0	0	0

Bengals · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	28	28.0	28	0

Bengals · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ke'Shawn Williams	5	56	11.2	43	0

Bengals · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	1/1	100.0	57	4/5	7

Bengals · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ryan Rehkow	2	85	42.5	0	1	43

Game info

VenuePaycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

Attendance61,402

OfficialsBack Judge: Greg Wilson · Referee: Clay Martin · Umpire: Steven Woods · Down Judge: Jerod Phillips

TVFox · national

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