Jake Browning threw three interceptions and still delivered the winning score. With 18 seconds remaining and Cincinnati trailing 27-24, Browning pushed through on a 1-yard sneak to cap a 15-play, 92-yard drive, giving the Bengals a 31-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Paycor Stadium on September 14, 2025. The result carried a steep cost: Joe Burrow, who started before being sacked by Arik Armstead in the second quarter, sustained a Grade 3 turf toe injury that required surgery and kept him on injured reserve for most of the 2025 NFL season.
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Game Information
Final Score: Cincinnati Bengals 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 27
Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025
Venue: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET
Attendance: 65,871
Broadcast: CBS
Weather: 85°F, humidity 37%, wind 3 mph
Surface: Field turf
Duration: 3:11
Vegas Line: Cincinnati –3.0
Over/Under: 49.0 — Over (58 combined points)
Referee: Alan Eck
Full Box Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1)
7
10
7
3
27
Cincinnati Bengals (2-0)
7
3
14
7
31
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Team
Scoring Play
Drive
JAX
CIN
1st
10:51
Jacksonville
Dyami Brown 9-yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick)
9 plays, 69 yds, 4:09
7
0
1st
0:07
Cincinnati
Ja’Marr Chase 4-yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick)
11 plays, 80 yds, 4:45
7
7
2nd
10:54
Jacksonville
Bhayshul Tuten 8-yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick)
8 plays, 75 yds, 4:13
14
7
2nd
3:28
Cincinnati
Evan McPherson 31-yd field goal
7 plays, 17 yds, 3:36
14
10
2nd
1:35
Jacksonville
Cam Little 42-yd field goal
7 plays, 41 yds, 1:53
17
10
3rd
11:05
Cincinnati
Mitchell Tinsley 13-yd pass from Jake Browning (Evan McPherson kick)
7 plays, 76 yds, 3:55
17
17
3rd
4:08
Jacksonville
Travis Etienne Jr. 11-yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick)
5 plays, 30 yds, 3:02
24
17
3rd
2:39
Cincinnati
Tee Higgins 42-yd pass from Jake Browning (Evan McPherson kick)
3 plays, 47 yds, 1:29
24
24
4th
11:43
Jacksonville
Cam Little 25-yd field goal
13 plays, 68 yds, 5:56
27
24
4th
0:18
Cincinnati
Jake Browning 1-yd rush (Evan McPherson kick)
15 plays, 92 yds, 3:24
27
31
Team Stats
Stat
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
Total Yards
400
350
Total Plays
70
65
Yards per Play
5.7
5.4
First Downs
21
24
Rushing First Downs
5
5
Passing First Downs
17
17
Penalty First Downs
1
1
Net Passing Yards
261
302
Completions / Attempts
24/42
28/45
Yards per Pass Attempt
6.1
6.3
Net Rushing Yards
139
48
Rushing Attempts
27
17
Yards per Rush
5.1
2.8
Sacks – Yards Lost
1–10
3–15
Turnovers
2
3
Interceptions Thrown
2
3
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Penalties – Yards
6–55
3–29
Third Down Conv.
6/13 (46%)
6/14 (43%)
Fourth Down Conv.
0/1 (0%)
1/1 (100%)
Red Zone Scoring Efficiency
67% (4/6 att)
100% (4/4 att)
Time of Possession
33:11
26:49
Total Drives
12
11
Avg Plays per Drive
6.5
6.7
Avg Yards per Drive
33.3
29.1
Avg Points per Drive
2.1
2.6
Passing Stats
Player
Team
CMP
ATT
YDS
TD
INT
SK
SK YDS
LNG
RTG
Trevor Lawrence
JAX
24
42
271
3
2
1
10
40
80.6
Jake Browning
CIN
21
32
241
2
3
1
7
42
69.9
Joe Burrow
CIN
7
13
76
1
0
2
8
25
97.0
Rushing Stats
Player
Team
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
Travis Etienne Jr.
JAX
14
71
5.1
0
30
Bhayshul Tuten
JAX
8
42
5.3
0
9
LeQuint Allen Jr.
JAX
2
13
6.5
0
9
Dyami Brown
JAX
1
9
9.0
0
9
Trevor Lawrence
JAX
2
4
2.0
0
3
JAX Total
27
139
5.1
0
30
Chase Brown
CIN
16
47
2.9
0
11
Jake Browning
CIN
1
1
1.0
1
1
CIN Total
17
48
2.8
1
11
Receiving Stats
Player
Team
TGT
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
Parker Washington
JAX
5
5
76
15.2
0
40
Dyami Brown
JAX
7
5
57
11.4
1
18
Brian Thomas Jr.
JAX
12
4
49
12.3
0
18
Bhayshul Tuten
JAX
2
2
32
16.0
1
24
Travis Hunter
JAX
6
3
22
7.3
0
9
Travis Etienne Jr.
JAX
3
2
18
9.0
1
11
Brenton Strange
JAX
5
3
17
5.7
0
10
Tim Patrick
JAX
1
0
0
—
0
—
JAX Total
41
24
271
11.3
3
40
Ja’Marr Chase
CIN
16
14
165
11.8
1
25
Tee Higgins
CIN
8
3
56
18.7
1
42
Noah Fant
CIN
4
3
28
9.3
0
25
Mike Gesicki
CIN
4
3
18
6.0
0
10
Chase Brown
CIN
3
2
18
9.0
0
13
Mitchell Tinsley
CIN
1
1
13
13.0
1
13
Andrei Iosivas
CIN
5
1
12
12.0
0
12
Drew Sample
CIN
2
1
7
7.0
0
7
CIN Total
43
28
317
11.3
3
42
Defensive Stats
Player
Team
TOT
SOLO
SK
TFL
PD
QB HTS
INT
Jourdan Lewis
JAX
8
5
0.0
2
1
0
0
Eric Murray
JAX
7
6
0.0
0
1
0
1
Foyesade Oluokun
JAX
7
3
1.0
2
1
1
0
Josh Hines-Allen
JAX
6
4
0.0
0
0
3
0
Travon Walker
JAX
5
3
1.0
1
1
3
0
Tyson Campbell
JAX
5
3
0.0
0
3
0
0
Devin Lloyd
JAX
5
2
0.0
0
1
1
1
DaVon Hamilton
JAX
4
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
Andrew Wingard
JAX
2
2
0.0
0
1
0
1
Arik Armstead
JAX
2
1
1.0
1
0
1
0
Jarrian Jones
JAX
2
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
Travis Hunter
JAX
2
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
Darnell Savage Jr.
JAX
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
Rayuan Lane
JAX
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
Maason Smith
JAX
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Antonio Johnson
JAX
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Yasir Abdullah
JAX
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Ventrell Miller
JAX
0
0
0.0
0
1
0
0
Daxton Hill
CIN
9
9
0.0
1
1
0
1
Geno Stone
CIN
9
7
0.0
0
0
0
0
Logan Wilson
CIN
8
4
0.0
0
1
0
0
Demetrius Knight Jr.
CIN
5
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
Tedarrell Slaton
CIN
4
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
Oren Burks
CIN
4
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Battle
CIN
4
1
0.0
0
1
0
1
Trey Hendrickson
CIN
3
2
1.0
1
1
3
0
Cam Taylor-Britt
CIN
3
2
0.0
0
2
0
0
Kris Jenkins
CIN
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
Joseph Ossai
CIN
2
1
0.0
0
0
1
0
DJ Turner II
CIN
2
2
0.0
0
2
0
0
Shemar Stewart
CIN
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
Tycen Anderson
CIN
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
B.J. Hill
CIN
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Andrew Wingard
JAX
1
39
0
Devin Lloyd
JAX
1
22
0
Eric Murray
JAX
1
12
0
JAX Total
3
73
0
Jordan Battle
CIN
1
4
0
Daxton Hill
CIN
1
0
0
CIN Total
2
4
0
Special Teams Stats
Kicking
Player
Team
FGM/A
PCT
LNG
XPM/A
PTS
Cam Little
JAX
2/2
100%
42
3/3
9
Evan McPherson
CIN
1/1
100%
31
4/4
7
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LNG
Logan Cooke
JAX
2
95
47.5
60
Ryan Rehkow
CIN
3
166
55.3
63
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
Parker Washington
JAX
3
75
25.0
32
0
Bhayshul Tuten
JAX
1
26
26.0
26
0
JAX Total
4
101
25.3
32
0
Samaje Perine
CIN
6
154
25.7
37
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LNG
TD
Parker Washington
JAX
2
19
9.5
15
0
Charlie Jones
CIN
1
11
11.0
11
0
PFF Initial Grades
Offense
Rank
Player
Pos
Team
Grade
Snaps
1
Mitchell Tinsley
WR
CIN
92.4
10
2
Parker Washington
WR
JAX
91.1
17
3
Ja’Marr Chase
WR
CIN
87.8
66
4
Joe Burrow
QB
CIN
75.3
21
5
Anton Harrison
T
JAX
72.6
71
Defense
Rank
Player
Pos
Team
Grade
Snaps
1
Devin Lloyd
LB
JAX
90.3
48
2
Cam Taylor-Britt
CB
CIN
86.8
64
3
Ventrell Miller
LB
JAX
85.8
10
4
Trey Hendrickson
ED
CIN
82.3
51
5
Jordan Battle
S
CIN
80.6
71
Advanced Passing Metrics
Player
Team
IAY/PA
CAY/Cmp
YAC/Cmp
Drops
Drop%
Bad Th%
Prss%
Adj. Cmp%
Trevor Lawrence
JAX
7.4
4.9
6.4
6
14.6%
12.2%
11.4%
70.7%
Jake Browning
CIN
8.8
5.9
5.6
0
0.0%
19.4%
24.2%
67.7%
Joe Burrow
CIN
6.8
8.9
2.0
0
0.0%
0.0%
33.3%
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IAY/PA = Intended air yards per attempt | CAY/Cmp = Completed air yards per completion | YAC/Cmp = Yards after catch per completion | Prss% = Pressure rate | Adj. Cmp% = Adjusted completion percentage
Jacksonville outgained Cincinnati 400 yards to 350, held possession for more than 33 minutes, and returned three interceptions for 73 combined yards — converting only one of them into a touchdown. Three straight incompletions from the Cincinnati 7-yard line in the fourth quarter produced a Cam Little field goal rather than the score that would have ended any comeback. Browning threw three picks, operated behind an offensive line that surrendered 25 total pressures, and still drove 92 yards in the final four minutes when it mattered most — the defining difference in a game the raw statistics suggest Jacksonville should have won.
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