The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Miami Dolphins 45-21 on Dec 21, 2025 at Hard Rock Stadium.
Final · Hard Rock Stadium
Top performers
- Joe Burrow threw for 309 yards, 4 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Bengals.
- Chase Brown ran for 66 yards on 12 carries.
- Quinn Ewers threw for 260 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Dolphins.
- De'Von Achane ran for 81 yards on 15 carries.
Cincinnati Bengals box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 25 | 32 | 309 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Flacco | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 33 | 313 | 4 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown | 12 | 66 | 1 | 12 |
| Samaje Perine | 7 | 25 | 1 | 7 |
| Tahj Brooks | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Burrow | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 104 | 2 | 12 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase | 9 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 36 |
| Tee Higgins | 3 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 35 |
| Chase Brown | 4 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 23 |
| Mike Gesicki | 3 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 17 |
| Drew Sample | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Tanner Hudson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cam Grandy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mitchell Tinsley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 31 | 313 | 4 | 36 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Battle | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barrett Carter | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| DJ Ivey | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Myles Murphy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaka Heyward | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Giles-Harris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Davis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T.J. Slaton Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tycen Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Cross III | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cedric Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shemar Stewart | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oren Burks | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Hill | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Foskey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Newton | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 69 | 32 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Miami Dolphins box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Von Achane | 15 | 81 | 1 | 48 |
| Jaylen Wright | 9 | 35 | 1 | 10 |
| Malik Washington | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Quinn Ewers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Ollie Gordon II | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Team | 28 | 143 | 2 | 48 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Waddle | 5 | 9 | 72 | 0 | 21 |
| Greg Dulcich | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 29 |
| Darren Waller | 3 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 22 |
| Theo Wease Jr. | 2 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 18 |
| Jaylen Wright | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| De'Von Achane | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Malik Washington | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Alec Ingold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 28 | 226 | 1 | 29 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordyn Brooks | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrel Dodson | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasul Douglas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dante Trader Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeek Biggers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Marshall Jr. | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Chubb | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Grant | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Jones | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chop Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Sieler | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashtyn Davis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.J. Britt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 66 | 25 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Bengals · 2025 season · Previous Dec 14, 2025: BAL 24, CIN 0 · Next Dec 28, 2025: ARI 14, CIN 37
- Dolphins · 2025 season · Previous Dec 15, 2025: MIA 15, PIT 28 · Next Dec 28, 2025: TB 17, MIA 20