The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-14 on Dec 28, 2025 at Paycor Stadium.
Final · Paycor Stadium
Top performers
- Jacoby Brissett threw for 212 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Cardinals.
- Michael Carter ran for 29 yards on 7 carries.
- Joe Burrow threw for 305 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Bengals.
- Chase Brown ran for 101 yards on 22 carries.
Arizona Cardinals 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carter | 7 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Emari Demercado | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| Corey Kiner | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 13 | 42 | 0 | 11 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wilson | 5 | 10 | 89 | 1 | 38 |
| Trey McBride | 10 | 13 | 76 | 1 | 18 |
| Xavier Weaver | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 23 |
| Michael Carter | 2 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Emari Demercado | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Higgins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 21 | 35 | 212 | 2 | 38 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Simon | 15 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Burke | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zachary Carter | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Johnson | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Thompson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.J. Collier | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calais Campbell | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dante Stills | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Burch | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Owen Pappoe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaven Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sweat | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron Browning | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 71 | 31 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
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 | 24 | 31 | 305 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Flacco | 3 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 36 | 329 | 2 | 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 | 22 | 101 | 2 | 25 |
| Tahj Brooks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Samaje Perine | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Flacco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Burrow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 35 | 120 | 3 | 25 |
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 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 2 | 22 |
| Tee Higgins | 4 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 39 |
| Mike Gesicki | 2 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 32 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 4 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 12 |
| Chase Brown | 3 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 18 |
| Tanner Hudson | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 18 |
| Tahj Brooks | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Drew Sample | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Noah Fant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 32 | 308 | 2 | 39 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Giles-Harris | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Murphy | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geno Stone | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrett Carter | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Battle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bralyn Lux | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Slaton Jr. | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shemar Stewart | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Ivey | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.J. Hill | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaka Heyward | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oren Burks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dax Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DJ Turner II | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Foskey | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 27 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Cardinals · 2025 season · Previous Dec 21, 2025: ATL 26, ARI 19 · Next Jan 4, 2026: ARI 20, LAR 37
- Bengals · 2025 season · Previous Dec 21, 2025: CIN 45, MIA 21 · Next Jan 4, 2026: CLE 20, CIN 18