Trey McBride broke the NFL’s single-season reception record for a tight end in the fourth quarter of a game that had already been decided. His 117th catch of the 2025 season — a five-yard hitch route with 4:41 remaining at Paycor Stadium on December 28, 2025 — cleared Zach Ertz’s 2018 mark of 116. McBride finished with 10 catches, 76 yards, and a touchdown, ending the afternoon with 119 receptions on the year. The Arizona Cardinals lost 37–14 and fell to 3–13.
Joe Burrow completed 24 of 31 passes for 305 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, his 28th career 300-yard passing game, matching Andy Dalton’s franchise record. Chase Brown ran 22 times for 101 yards and two scores. Cincinnati held possession for 40 minutes and 56 seconds, converted 10 of 15 third downs, and scored on all five red zone possessions, improving to 6–10 on the 2025 season.
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Final Score
Team
Record
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Arizona Cardinals
3–13
0
7
0
7
14
Cincinnati Bengals
6–10
7
16
14
0
37
Date: December 28, 2025
Venue: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET
Attendance: 61,402
TV: FOX
Surface: FieldTurf (Outdoors)
Weather: 65°F, 87% humidity, 9 mph wind
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Score (ARI–CIN)
Play
Drive
Q1
9:17
0–7
Ja’Marr Chase 13-yd pass from Joe Burrow (McPherson kick)
12 plays, 72 yds, 5:43
Q2
14:58
0–13
Samaje Perine 1-yd rush (McPherson PAT failed)
12 plays, 79 yds, 7:50
Q2
11:44
7–13
Michael Wilson 38-yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Ryland kick)
5 plays, 70 yds, 3:14
Q2
3:21
7–16
Evan McPherson 57-yd FG
10 plays, 60 yds, 5:48
Q2
1:15
7–23
Ja’Marr Chase 8-yd pass from Joe Burrow (McPherson kick)
3 plays, 36 yds, 1:06
Q3
7:33
7–30
Chase Brown 6-yd rush (McPherson kick)
11 plays, 84 yds, 6:24
Q3
1:38
7–37
Chase Brown 1-yd rush (McPherson kick)
10 plays, 82 yds, 4:45
Q4
1:50
14–37
Trey McBride 18-yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Ryland kick)
16 plays, 92 yds, 4:30
Team Stats
Stat
Arizona Cardinals
Cincinnati Bengals
Total Yards
233
429
Net Passing Yards
191
309
Gross Passing Yards
210
329
Rushing Yards
42
120
Total Plays
54
74
Yards per Play
4.3
5.8
First Downs
12
29
Passing First Downs
9
18
Rushing First Downs
3
9
First Downs via Penalty
0
0
3rd Down Conv.
3/13 (23%)
10/15 (67%)
4th Down Conv.
3/4
1/1
Red Zone (Scored/Att)
1/2 (50%)
5/5 (100%)
Red Zone TDs
1
5
Turnovers
0
0
Sacks Allowed
4 for 21 yds
3 for 20 yds
Penalties
6 for 51 yds
5 for 38 yds
Time of Possession
19:04
40:56
Total Drives
9
10
Avg Plays per Drive
6.5
8.1
Avg Yards per Drive
23.2
38.9
Avg Points per Drive
1.4
3.4
Avg EPA per Play
–0.071
+0.295
Avg EPA per Pass Play
–0.03
+0.48 (93rd pctl)
Avg EPA per Rush Play
–0.20
+0.09 (87th pctl)
Air Yards
97
135
Yards After Catch
118
188
Explosive Passes (15+ yds)
5 (109 yds)
8 (181 yds)
Deep Attempts (20+ yds)
4
4
Deep Completions
1 (18 yds)
2 (71 yds)
Explosive Runs (10+ yds)
1 (11 yds)
2 (38 yds)
Box Score
Passing
Burrow’s 305-yard performance was his 28th career game past the 300-yard threshold, matching Andy Dalton’s franchise record. Ja’Marr Chase’s two touchdown receptions in the first half made him the first player in NFL history with at least 80 receptions, 1,000 receiving yards, and seven touchdown catches in each of his first five seasons.
Player
Team
Cmp
Att
Yds
TD
INT
Sk
Sk Yds
Lng
Rate
Adj Cmp%
aDOT
YAC
Prss%
T2T
Jacoby Brissett
ARI
21
37
212
2
0
4
21
38
91.3
62.9%
7.7
118
31.7%
3.14s
Joe Burrow
CIN
24
31
305
2
0
3
20
39
129.1
85.7%
7.9
173
20.0%
2.86s
Joe Flacco
CIN
3
5
24
0
0
0
0
10
72.1
—
—
15
0.0%
—
Rushing
Player
Team
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Lng
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
BrkTkl
MTF
Michael Carter
ARI
7
29
4.1
0
11
3.0
1.1
0
1
Emari Demercado
ARI
5
11
2.2
0
4
1.4
0.8
0
0
Corey Kiner
ARI
1
2
2.0
0
2
1.0
1.0
0
0
ARI Team
13
42
3.2
0
11
Chase Brown
CIN
22
101
4.6
2
25
2.4
2.2
4
5
Tahj Brooks
CIN
3
10
3.3
0
5
2.0
1.3
0
0
Samaje Perine
CIN
3
5
1.7
1
3
0.7
1.0
0
0
Joe Burrow
CIN
3
2
0.7
0
2
0.7
0.0
0
0
Joe Flacco
CIN
4
2
0.5
0
5
0.5
0.0
0
0
CIN Team
35
120
3.4
3
25
Receiving
McBride’s 10 catches brought his 2025 season total to 119, breaking Ertz’s NFL single-season tight end record of 116 and surpassing DeAndre Hopkins’ Cardinals franchise record of 115, set in 2020. He also became the first tight end in league history to record multiple seasons of 110-plus receptions.
Player
Team
Tgt
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Lng
YAC
YAC/R
ADOT
BrkTkl
Drop
Rate
Michael Wilson
ARI
10
5
89
17.8
1
38
57
11.4
10.0
0
0
114.2
Trey McBride
ARI
13
10
76
7.6
1
18
39
3.9
7.5
0
0
116.2
Xavier Weaver
ARI
3
2
24
12.0
0
23
9
4.5
16.0
0
0
91.0
Michael Carter
ARI
4
2
14
7.0
0
8
9
4.5
2.5
0
0
58.3
Emari Demercado
ARI
3
2
9
4.5
0
7
4
2.0
2.0
0
0
70.1
Elijah Higgins
ARI
1
0
0
—
0
—
0
—
11.0
0
0
39.6
Marvin Harrison Jr.
ARI
1
0
0
—
0
—
0
—
11.0
0
0
39.6
ARI Team
35
21
212
10.1
2
38
120
Ja’Marr Chase
CIN
9
7
60
8.6
2
22
41
5.9
5.2
1
0
134.0
Tee Higgins
CIN
5
4
59
14.8
0
39
4
1.0
18.2
0
0
115.8
Mike Gesicki
CIN
2
2
47
23.5
0
32
9
4.5
19.0
0
0
118.7
Andrei Iosivas
CIN
6
4
41
10.3
0
12
9
2.3
11.5
0
0
86.1
Chase Brown
CIN
3
3
40
13.3
0
18
46
15.3
–2.0
0
0
118.7
Tanner Hudson
CIN
2
2
31
15.5
0
18
27
13.5
2.0
0
0
118.7
Cody Ford
CIN
1
1
21
21.0
0
21
17
17.0
4.0
0
0
118.7
Tahj Brooks
CIN
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
11
11.0
–2.0
0
0
104.2
Samaje Perine
CIN
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
13
13.0
–5.0
0
0
100.0
Drew Sample
CIN
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
11
11.0
–3.0
0
0
100.0
Ke’Shawn Williams
CIN
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
0
0.0
5.0
0
0
87.5
Noah Fant
CIN
1
0
0
—
0
—
0
—
3.0
0
0
39.6
CIN Team
33
27
329
12.2
2
39
194
Defense
Arizona Cardinals
Player
Pos
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
Cody Simon
LB
15
4
11
0.5
0
0
1
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S
9
5
4
0.0
0
0
0
Denzel Burke
CB
6
5
1
0.0
1
2
0
Darren Hall
CB
6
2
4
0.0
0
0
0
Zachary Carter
DI
5
2
3
0.0
0
0
0
Akeem Davis-Gaither
LB
5
1
4
0.0
0
1
0
Darius Robinson
DI
5
1
4
0.0
0
0
0
Will Johnson
CB
4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0
Jalen Thompson
S
4
3
1
0.0
0
0
0
Calais Campbell
DI
3
2
1
1.0
1
0
1
Dante Stills
DI
3
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
L.J. Collier
DI
3
0
3
0.0
0
0
1
BJ Ojulari
ED
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
Jordan Burch
ED
2
0
2
0.0
0
1
0
Dalvin Tomlinson
DI
2
1
1
1.0
1
0
1
Emari Demercado
HB
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
Josiah Deguara
TE
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
Owen Pappoe
LB
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
Baron Browning
ED
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Elijah Higgins
TE
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Josh Sweat
ED
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
Zaven Collins
ED
1
0
1
0.5
0
0
1
Channing Tindall
LB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
Team
85
37
48
3.0
3
4
5
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
Joe Giles-Harris
LB
7
4
3
0.0
0
0
0
Myles Murphy
ED
6
4
2
1.0
1
0
1
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB
5
1
4
0.0
0
0
0
Geno Stone
S
4
3
1
0.0
0
0
0
Cedric Johnson
ED
4
2
2
1.0
1
0
1
T.J. Slaton
DI
3
2
1
1.0
1
0
1
Jalen Davis
CB
3
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
Bralyn Lux
CB
3
2
1
0.0
0
0
0
Barrett Carter
LB
3
1
2
0.0
0
1
1
Jordan Battle
S
3
0
3
0.0
0
0
0
B.J. Hill
DI
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
1
DJ Ivey
CB
2
2
0
0.0
0
1
0
Shemar Stewart
ED
2
1
1
1.0
1
0
1
Isaiah Foskey
ED
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Daijahn Anthony
S
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Oren Burks
LB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
Shaka Heyward
LB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
1
Dax Hill
CB
1
0
1
0.0
0
3
0
Cam Sample
ED
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
Tahj Brooks
HB
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
DJ Turner II
CB
1
0
1
0.0
0
1
0
Team
54
28
26
4.0
4
6
8
Special Teams
Kick and Punt Returns
Player
Team
KR
KR Yds
KR Avg
KR Lng
KR TD
PR
PR Yds
PR Avg
PR Lng
PR TD
Steven Sims
ARI
5
132
26.4
31
0
1
5
5.0
5
0
Xavier Weaver
ARI
1
27
27.0
27
0
0
0
—
—
0
ARI Team
6
159
26.5
31
0
1
5
5.0
5
0
Ke’Shawn Williams
CIN
1
28
28.0
28
0
5
56
11.2
43
0
CIN Team
1
28
28.0
28
0
5
56
11.2
43
0
Kicking
Player
Team
FGM/A
FG Long
XPM/A
Pts
Chad Ryland
ARI
0/0
—
2/2
2
Evan McPherson
CIN
1/1
57
4/5
7
Punting
Player
Team
Punts
Yds
Avg
Long
TB
In 20
Matt Haack
ARI
6
326
54.3
63
0
3
Ryan Rehkow
CIN
2
85
42.5
43
0
1
PFF Advanced Stats
Pass Rush
Arizona Cardinals
Player
Pos
TPR
SK
HT
HU
Rush Snaps
PR%
UBP
Zaven Collins
ED
4
1
0
3
15
26.7%
1
Baron Browning
ED
2
0
0
2
16
12.5%
0
Calais Campbell
DI
2
1
0
1
19
10.5%
0
Cody Simon
LB
1
1
0
0
4
25.0%
1
Dalvin Tomlinson
DI
1
1
0
0
20
5.0%
0
Dante Stills
DI
1
0
0
1
17
5.9%
0
Jordan Burch
ED
1
0
0
1
8
12.5%
1
Josh Sweat
ED
1
0
0
1
19
5.3%
0
L.J. Collier
DI
1
0
0
1
16
6.3%
0
BJ Ojulari
ED
0
0
0
0
9
0.0%
0
Darius Robinson
DI
0
0
0
0
14
0.0%
0
Darren Hall
S
0
0
0
0
2
0.0%
0
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
TPR
SK
HT
HU
Rush Snaps
PR%
UBP
Cedric Johnson
ED
5
1
0
4
28
17.9%
1
Shemar Stewart
ED
3
1
0
2
30
10.0%
0
Cam Sample
ED
2
0
0
2
18
11.1%
0
Isaiah Foskey
ED
2
0
0
2
13
15.4%
0
Myles Murphy
ED
2
1
0
1
18
11.1%
0
T.J. Slaton
DI
2
1
0
1
15
13.3%
0
B.J. Hill
DI
1
0
1
0
11
9.1%
1
Barrett Carter
LB
1
0
1
0
2
50.0%
0
Geno Stone
S
1
0
0
1
1
100.0%
1
Howard Cross III
DI
0
0
0
0
12
0.0%
0
McKinnley Jackson
DI
0
0
0
0
18
0.0%
0
Jordan Battle
S
0
0
0
0
1
0.0%
0
Pass Protection
Arizona Cardinals
Player
Pos
PA
SK
HT
HU
Snaps
PR%
Hjalte Froholdt
C
0
0
0
0
41
0.0%
Isaiah Adams
G
0
0
0
0
41
0.0%
Michael Carter
HB
0
0
0
0
1
0.0%
Jon Gaines II
G
1
1
0
0
41
2.4%
Kelvin Beachum
T
3
0
0
3
41
7.3%
Josh Fryar
T
6
2
0
4
41
14.6%
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
PA
SK
HT
HU
Snaps
PR%
Cody Ford
T
0
0
0
0
17
0.0%
Jalen Rivers
G
0
0
0
0
6
0.0%
Lucas Patrick
G
0
0
0
0
1
0.0%
Ted Karras
C
0
0
0
0
41
0.0%
Dylan Fairchild
G
1
1
0
0
41
2.4%
Dalton Risner
G
1
0
0
1
35
2.9%
Amarius Mims
T
1
0
0
1
26
3.9%
Orlando Brown Jr.
T
3
0
0
3
41
7.3%
Samaje Perine
HB
1
1
0
0
4
25.0%
Coverage
Arizona Cardinals
Player
Pos
CTGT
Rec
Cmp%
Yds
INT
PBU
RTG
Will Johnson
CB
8
8
100.0%
91
0
0
114.1
Darren Hall
CB
6
5
83.3%
79
0
0
158.3
Denzel Burke
CB
7
5
71.4%
49
0
1
130.4
Jalen Thompson
S
3
2
66.7%
39
0
0
109.7
Cody Simon
LB
3
3
100.0%
29
0
0
106.9
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S
1
1
100.0%
19
0
0
118.8
Akeem Davis-Gaither
LB
2
1
50.0%
13
0
1
70.8
Baron Browning
ED
1
1
100.0%
8
0
0
100.0
BJ Ojulari
ED
1
1
100.0%
2
0
0
79.2
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
CTGT
Rec
Cmp%
Yds
INT
PBU
RTG
Dax Hill
CB
6
2
33.3%
24
0
2
46.5
DJ Turner II
CB
5
1
20.0%
38
0
0
98.3
Barrett Carter
LB
5
3
60.0%
49
0
1
56.3
Jalen Davis
CB
3
3
100.0%
37
0
0
118.1
Geno Stone
S
3
3
100.0%
27
0
0
104.2
Joe Giles-Harris
LB
3
3
100.0%
18
0
0
91.7
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB
3
2
66.7%
9
0
0
70.1
Jordan Battle
S
2
1
50.0%
15
0
0
75.0
Bralyn Lux
CB
2
2
100.0%
9
0
0
85.4
Tycen Anderson
S
1
1
100.0%
18
0
0
158.3
DJ Ivey
CB
3
1
33.3%
4
0
1
42.4
Run Defense
Arizona Cardinals
Player
Pos
Stop
TKL
AST
TFL+NG
MT
FF
ADOTK
Cody Simon
LB
3
4
5
0
1
0
1.8
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S
2
3
1
0
0
0
5.0
Darius Robinson
DI
2
3
1
0
0
0
3.0
Dante Stills
DI
1
3
1
0
2
0
3.3
Calais Campbell
DI
1
2
0
0
0
0
2.0
Darren Hall
CB
1
2
0
0
0
0
8.0
Jordan Burch
ED
1
2
0
0
0
0
5.5
L.J. Collier
DI
1
2
1
1
0
0
2.0
Zach Carter
DI
1
2
1
0
1
0
2.5
Akeem Davis-Gaither
LB
1
1
2
0
0
0
1.0
Dalvin Tomlinson
DI
1
1
0
0
0
0
1.0
BJ Ojulari
ED
0
0
2
0
0
0
—
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
Stop
TKL
AST
TFL+NG
MT
FF
ADOTK
B.J. Hill
DI
2
2
0
0
0
0
2.0
Myles Murphy
ED
2
3
0
0
0
0
2.0
T.J. Slaton
DI
2
2
1
0
0
0
1.5
Barrett Carter
LB
1
1
1
0
0
0
2.0
Bralyn Lux
CB
1
1
0
0
0
0
4.0
Geno Stone
S
1
1
0
0
0
0
4.0
Cedric Johnson
ED
0
0
1
0
0
0
—
Daijahn Anthony
S
0
1
0
0
0
0
11.0
Snap Counts
Offense
Player
Team
Pos
Off Snaps
Off %
Jacoby Brissett
ARI
QB
57
100%
Hjalte Froholdt
ARI
C
57
100%
Isaiah Adams
ARI
G
57
100%
Jon Gaines II
ARI
G
57
100%
Josh Fryar
ARI
T
57
100%
Kelvin Beachum
ARI
T
57
100%
Trey McBride
ARI
TE
55
96%
Michael Wilson
ARI
WR
49
86%
Xavier Weaver
ARI
WR
38
67%
Elijah Higgins
ARI
TE
34
60%
Emari Demercado
ARI
RB
30
53%
Michael Carter
ARI
RB
25
44%
Marvin Harrison Jr.
ARI
WR
19
33%
Jalen Brooks
ARI
WR
17
30%
Josiah Deguara
ARI
TE
10
18%
Demontrey Jacobs
ARI
T
3
5%
Steven Sims
ARI
WR
3
5%
Corey Kiner
ARI
RB
2
4%
Orlando Brown Jr.
CIN
T
77
100%
Ted Karras
CIN
C
77
100%
Dylan Fairchild
CIN
G
77
100%
Joe Burrow
CIN
QB
64
83%
Dalton Risner
CIN
G
64
83%
Ja’Marr Chase
CIN
WR
59
77%
Andrei Iosivas
CIN
WR
54
70%
Amarius Mims
CIN
T
52
68%
Drew Sample
CIN
TE
50
65%
Chase Brown
CIN
RB
47
61%
Tee Higgins
CIN
WR
44
57%
Cody Ford
CIN
T
32
42%
Samaje Perine
CIN
RB
24
31%
Mitchell Tinsley
CIN
WR
22
29%
Tanner Hudson
CIN
TE
20
26%
Mike Gesicki
CIN
TE
18
23%
Noah Fant
CIN
TE
17
22%
Joe Flacco
CIN
QB
13
17%
Jalen Rivers
CIN
G
13
17%
Tahj Brooks
CIN
RB
11
14%
Ke’Shawn Williams
CIN
WR
8
10%
Lucas Patrick
CIN
C
4
5%
Defense
Player
Team
Pos
Def Snaps
Def %
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
ARI
S
77
100%
Cody Simon
ARI
LB
77
100%
Jalen Thompson
ARI
S
77
100%
Denzel Burke
ARI
CB
75
97%
Will Johnson
ARI
CB
75
97%
Darren Hall
ARI
CB
56
73%
Akeem Davis-Gaither
ARI
LB
40
52%
Dalvin Tomlinson
ARI
DI
40
52%
Zaven Collins
ARI
ED
37
48%
Darius Robinson
ARI
DI
36
47%
Baron Browning
ARI
ED
34
44%
Dante Stills
ARI
DI
34
44%
BJ Ojulari
ARI
ED
31
40%
L.J. Collier
ARI
DI
31
40%
Jordan Burch
ARI
ED
30
39%
Calais Campbell
ARI
DI
29
38%
Zachary Carter
ARI
DI
26
34%
Josh Sweat
ARI
ED
24
31%
Jaden Davis
ARI
CB
11
14%
Kitan Crawford
ARI
S
7
9%
Jalen Davis
CIN
CB
52
91%
Jordan Battle
CIN
S
41
72%
Daxton Hill
CIN
CB
41
72%
Geno Stone
CIN
S
41
72%
DJ Turner II
CIN
CB
41
72%
Barrett Carter
CIN
LB
41
72%
Shemar Stewart
CIN
ED
40
70%
Cedric Johnson
CIN
ED
36
63%
Demetrius Knight Jr.
CIN
LB
31
54%
Myles Murphy
CIN
ED
29
51%
DJ Ivey
CIN
CB
27
47%
Cam Sample
CIN
ED
26
46%
McKinnley Jackson
CIN
DI
24
42%
T.J. Slaton
CIN
DI
24
42%
B.J. Hill
CIN
DI
17
30%
Tycen Anderson
CIN
S
16
28%
Joe Giles-Harris
CIN
LB
16
28%
Isaiah Foskey
CIN
ED
16
28%
Bralyn Lux
CIN
CB
16
28%
Daijahn Anthony
CIN
S
16
28%
Howard Cross III
CIN
DI
15
26%
Oren Burks
CIN
LB
5
9%
PFF Grades
Initial grades, subject to review
Offense
Rank
Player
Pos
Team
Grade
Snaps
1
Joe Burrow
QB
CIN
80.5
64
2
Michael Wilson
WR
ARI
78.5
49
3
Tanner Hudson
TE
CIN
74.4
20
4
Ja’Marr Chase
WR
CIN
74.3
59
5
Isaiah Adams
G
ARI
74.2
57
Defense
Rank
Player
Pos
Team
Grade
Snaps
1
Dax Hill
CB
CIN
87.4
41
2
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB
CIN
81.4
31
3
Joe Giles-Harris
LB
CIN
76.8
16
4
Isaiah Foskey
ED
CIN
75.6
16
5
Akeem Davis-Gaither
LB
ARI
75.2
40
Game Information
Detail
Info
Date
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Week
17, 2025 NFL Season
Venue
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Attendance
61,402
Kickoff
1:00 PM ET
Broadcast
FOX
Surface
FieldTurf (Outdoors)
Weather
65°F, 87% relative humidity, 9 mph wind
Game Duration
2:50
Referee
Clay Martin
Umpire
Steven Woods
Down Judge
Jerod Phillips
Line Judge
Brian Perry
Back Judge
Greg Wilson
Side Judge
Alonzo Ramsey III
Field Judge
Dave Hawkshaw
The Bengals’ performance on December 28, 2025 belonged to a team that found its footing too late. Cincinnati went 3–2 in Burrow’s five starts after returning from left toe surgery, but those wins came against a schedule that included Arizona at 3–12, Cleveland in a season finale, and Miami in Week 16. The 37 points, 429 yards, and 41-minute possession game looked like a different team than the one that opened the year 0–6. The standings did not reflect that.
McBride’s 119 catches are permanent. He set the record in 16 games on a 3–13 team, against pass coverages mostly focused elsewhere, in a season where the franchise lost its starting quarterback before October. The number belongs to him regardless of what the scoreboard said that Sunday in Cincinnati.
Cornelia Lindqvist is a Swedish-American sports journalist with 4 years of experience covering professional athletics. She previously worked at Sports Illustrated before joining Newzire. Cornelia reports on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, international football, and cricket, covering game results, roster moves, trade deals, playoff standings, and player statistics. Her sports analysis background helps readers understand the strategies and numbers behind wins and losses.
