The New England Patriots beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26–20 at Paycor Stadium on November 23, 2025 — their ninth straight win and the one that made them the first team in the NFL to reach 10 victories that season. They did it without the left side of their offensive line for most of the afternoon: Jared Wilson left on the opening drive with a high ankle sprain, Will Campbell followed in the third quarter with a sprained MCL. Drake Maye threw for 294 yards behind the replacement unit anyway, Marcus Jones returned an interception 33 yards for a score, and Andres Borregales converted all four of his field goal attempts, including the 52-yarder with 1:51 left that closed it out.
Hunter Henry 28-yd pass from Drake Maye (Borregales kick) · 9 plays, 70 yds, 4:43
7
10
2nd
7:42
NE
Marcus Jones 33-yd interception return (Borregales kick) · 4 plays, 16 yds, 1:54
14
10
2nd
0:28
NE
Andres Borregales 41-yd FG · 9 plays, 67 yds, 3:50
17
10
2nd
0:00
CIN
Evan McPherson 63-yd FG · 3 plays, 37 yds, 0:28
17
13
3rd
1:04
NE
Andres Borregales 45-yd FG · 8 plays, 49 yds, 3:54
20
13
4th
5:55
NE
Andres Borregales 19-yd FG · 13 plays, 79 yds, 7:06
23
13
4th
4:40
CIN
Mitchell Tinsley 17-yd pass from Joe Flacco (McPherson kick) · 4 plays, 71 yds, 1:15
23
20
4th
1:51
NE
Andres Borregales 52-yd FG · 9 plays, 27 yds, 2:49
26
20
Team Stats
Stat
New England
Cincinnati
Total Yards
392
307
Net Passing Yards
285
187
Rushing Yards
107
120
Total Plays
67
62
Yards per Play
5.9
5.0
First Downs
21
20
— Passing
14
10
— Rushing
5
8
— Penalty
1
2
3rd Down Conv.
5/13 (38%)
3/13 (23%)
4th Down Conv.
0/1
2/3
Comp–Att
22–35
20–38
Completion %
63%
53%
Adjusted Completion %
69%
64%
Sacks–Yards Lost
1–9
1–10
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Rushing Attempts
31
23
Avg Yards per Rush
3.5
5.2
Fumbles–Lost
0–0
0–0
Turnovers
1
1
Penalties
4–52 yds
6–65 yds
Red Zone Possessions
2
1
Red Zone TDs
0
1
Red Zone FGs
1
0
Red Zone Scoring Eff.
50%
100%
Time of Possession
33:14
26:46
Total Drives
10
10
Avg Plays per Drive
7.5
6.8
Avg Yards per Drive
35.1
28.4
Avg Points per Drive
1.8
1.3
Air Yards
182
148
Yards After Catch
105
62
Explosive Passes (15+ yds)
7
5
Yards on Explosive Passes
162
86
Explosive Runs (10+ yds)
2
3
Yards on Explosive Runs
26
43
Total Pressures Allowed
15
18
EPA per Pass Play
+0.20 (68th pct.)
–0.51 (2nd pct.)
EPA per Rush Play
–0.18 (31st pct.)
+0.25 (96th pct.)
Passing Stats — Drake Maye and Joe Flacco
Player
Team
Comp
Att
Yds
TD
INT
Sacks–Yds
Long
Passer Rtg
Drake Maye
NE
22
35
294
1
1
1–9
37
87.1
Joe Flacco
CIN
19
37
183
1
1
1–10
19
63.2
Jake Browning
CIN
1
1
14
0
0
0–0
14
118.8
Advanced Passing
Player
Team
aDOT
Air Yds
IAY/Att
YAC
YAC/Comp
Bad Throw %
Drops
Scrambles
Scrm Yds
Avg Time to Throw
Drake Maye
NE
8.6
182
8.5
105
4.8
21.2%
0
3
24
2.92s
Joe Flacco
CIN
8.9
148
8.8
55
2.9
21.2%
3
0
—
2.67s
Rushing Stats — TreVeyon Henderson and Chase Brown
New England Patriots
Player
Pos
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
Broken Tkls
TreVeyon Henderson
RB
18
66
3.7
0
9
1.6
2.1
1
Drake Maye
QB
5
22
4.4
0
12
3.6
0.8
0
DeMario Douglas
WR
1
14
14.0
0
14
14.0
0.0
0
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
6
5
0.8
0
3
0.3
0.5
0
Terrell Jennings
RB
1
0
0.0
0
—
0.0
0.0
0
Team
31
107
3.5
0
14
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
Broken Tkls
Chase Brown
RB
19
107
5.6
0
21
3.8
1.8
0
Andrei Iosivas
WR
1
5
5.0
0
5
4.0
1.0
0
Tahj Brooks
RB
2
5
2.5
0
3
1.0
1.5
0
Joe Flacco
QB
1
3
3.0
0
3
3.0
0.0
0
Team
23
120
5.2
0
21
Receiving Stats — Hunter Henry Led New England
New England Patriots
Player
Pos
Rec
Tgt
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
YAC
1D
Drop
Hunter Henry
TE
7
10
115
16.4
1
28
61
5
0
Austin Hooper
TE
3
4
39
13.0
0
21
3
2
0
DeMario Douglas
WR
1
1
37
37.0
0
37
1
1
0
Mack Hollins
WR
2
6
30
15.0
0
24
5
1
0
Stefon Diggs
WR
2
3
20
10.0
0
14
0
1
0
Kyle Williams
WR
1
1
18
18.0
0
18
13
1
0
Kayshon Boutte
WR
2
2
15
7.5
0
9
2
1
0
TreVeyon Henderson
RB
3
4
15
5.0
0
7
13
0
0
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
1
2
5
5.0
0
5
8
0
0
Team
22
33
294
13.4
1
37
105
0
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
Rec
Tgt
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
YAC
1D
Drop
Andrei Iosivas
WR
4
7
61
15.3
0
19
7
4
0
Mike Gesicki
TE
4
6
35
8.8
0
13
4
3
0
Tee Higgins
WR
5
6
31
6.2
0
16
10
1
1
Mitchell Tinsley
WR
2
6
29
14.5
1
17
0
2
0
Chase Brown
RB
2
4
23
11.5
0
17
24
0
2
Noah Fant
TE
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
8
0
0
Tanner Hudson
TE
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
4
0
0
Drew Sample
TE
1
1
0
0.0
0
—
1
0
0
Charlie Jones
WR
0
1
0
—
0
—
0
0
0
Tahj Brooks
RB
0
1
0
—
0
—
0
0
1
Team
20
34
197
9.9
1
19
62
3
Ja’Marr Chase was not injured. He served a one-game suspension for spitting on Pittsburgh’s Jalen Ramsey in Week 11. Mitchell Tinsley started in his place.
Defensive Stats — Tackles, Sacks and Interceptions
McPherson field goals: 54 yds (Q1, 6:36) · 63 yds (Q2, 0:00) — the 63-yarder was the first field goal of 60 or more yards in Bengals franchise history. The previous team record was McPherson’s own 58-yarder from 2021. McPherson had a kick that would have been an NFL-record 67 yards at Green Bay on October 12, but a LaFleur timeout before the snap nullified it.
Punting
Player
Team
Punts
Yds
Avg
Long
TB
Inside 20
Bryce Baringer
NE
2
98
49.0
53
0
1
Ryan Rehkow
CIN
5
227
45.4
60
1
3
Kick Returns
Player
Team
Ret
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Kyle Williams
NE
3
86
28.7
36
0
Terrell Jennings
NE
1
20
20.0
20
0
Charlie Jones
CIN
3
72
24.0
26
0
Gary Brightwell
CIN
1
24
24.0
24
0
Tahj Brooks
CIN
1
20
20.0
20
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
Ret
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Marcus Jones
NE
1
0
0.0
—
0
Charlie Jones
CIN
2
14
7.0
13
0
Snap Counts
New England Patriots — Offense
Player
Pos
Snaps
%
Drake Maye
QB
71
100%
Mike Onwenu
OL
71
100%
Garrett Bradbury
C
71
100%
Ben Brown
G
68
96%
Morgan Moses
T
64
90%
Mack Hollins
WR
61
86%
Kayshon Boutte
WR
57
80%
Hunter Henry
TE
56
79%
TreVeyon Henderson
RB
46
65%
Will Campbell
T
43
61%
Austin Hooper
TE
40
56%
Stefon Diggs
WR
34
48%
Vederian Lowe
T
30
42%
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
22
31%
Jack Westover
FB
17
24%
DeMario Douglas
WR
12
17%
Marcus Bryant
T
7
10%
Kyle Williams
WR
5
7%
Jared Wilson
G
3
4%
Terrell Jennings
RB
3
4%
New England Patriots — Defense
Player
Pos
Snaps
%
Jaylinn Hawkins
S
65
100%
Robert Spillane
LB
65
100%
Craig Woodson
S
65
100%
Christian Gonzalez
CB
65
100%
Carlton Davis III
CB
65
100%
Marcus Jones
CB
63
97%
Harold Landry III
ED
48
74%
K’Lavon Chaisson
ED
47
72%
Christian Barmore
DT
47
72%
Cory Durden
DL
36
55%
Christian Elliss
LB
29
45%
Jack Gibbens
LB
21
32%
Elijah Ponder
LB
20
31%
Jeremiah Pharms Jr.
DT
20
31%
Eric Gregory
DT
18
28%
Dell Pettus
S
15
23%
Khyiris Tonga
DL
12
18%
Anfernee Jennings
LB
10
15%
Caleb Murphy
ED
2
3%
Charles Woods
CB
2
3%
Cincinnati Bengals — Offense
Player
Pos
Snaps
%
Dalton Risner
G
65
100%
Amarius Mims
T
65
100%
Ted Karras
C
65
100%
Orlando Brown Jr.
T
65
100%
Dylan Fairchild
G
65
100%
Joe Flacco
QB
64
98%
Chase Brown
RB
58
89%
Andrei Iosivas
WR
54
83%
Tee Higgins
WR
50
77%
Mitchell Tinsley
WR
48
74%
Drew Sample
TE
34
52%
Mike Gesicki
TE
28
43%
Noah Fant
TE
18
28%
Tanner Hudson
TE
14
22%
Charlie Jones
WR
11
17%
Tahj Brooks
RB
9
14%
Jake Browning
QB
1
2%
Cincinnati Bengals — Defense
Player
Pos
Snaps
%
Barrett Carter
LB
71
100%
Jordan Battle
S
71
100%
Dax Hill
CB
69
97%
Geno Stone
S
69
97%
DJ Turner II
CB
69
97%
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB
60
85%
B.J. Hill
DI
56
79%
Joseph Ossai
ED
55
77%
Myles Murphy
ED
53
75%
Kris Jenkins
DI
43
61%
Jalen Davis
CB
42
59%
TJ Slaton
DI
38
54%
Cedric Johnson
ED
27
38%
Oren Burks
LB
25
35%
McKinnley Jackson
DI
19
27%
DJ Ivey
CB
6
8%
Josh Newton
CB
5
7%
Joe Giles-Harris
LB
2
3%
Marco Wilson
CB
1
1%
PFF Grades
Initial grades from PFF, subject to review and revision.
Offense
Player
Team
Pos
Grade
Snaps
Hunter Henry
NE
TE
92.8
56
Mike Onwenu
NE
G
82.5
71
Orlando Brown Jr.
CIN
T
80.6
64
Dalton Risner
CIN
G
80.5
64
DeMario Douglas
NE
WR
78.9
12
Defense
Player
Team
Pos
Grade
Snaps
Marcus Jones
NE
CB
91.5
62
Geno Stone
CIN
S
84.5
69
Jalen Davis
CIN
CB
82.5
42
McKinnley Jackson
CIN
DI
80.8
19
Carlton Davis III
NE
CB
80.6
64
Injuries
New England Patriots
Player
Pos
Injury
Status
Jared Wilson
LG
High ankle sprain — injured on 3rd offensive play; carted off at halftime
Week-to-week
Will Campbell
LT
Sprained MCL — injured in Q3 on a perimeter run block; carted off; Vederian Lowe replaced him (30 snaps)
Expected to miss multiple weeks
Brenden Schooler
S
Ankle — did not return; spotted in walking boot post-game
Did not return
Khyiris Tonga
DL
Chest — did not return
Did not return
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
Pos
Injury
Status
Tee Higgins
WR
Concussion — left with 4:50 remaining in Q4
Did not return
Tahj Brooks
RB
Concussion
Did not return
Marco Wilson
CB
Right hamstring
Did not return
The 26–20 win put New England at 10–2 with a 2.5-game lead in the AFC East and half a game ahead of Denver for the top seed in the AFC, at that point in the 2025 season. For Cincinnati, it was the eighth loss in nine games since Joe Burrow’s turf toe injury in Week 2 against Jacksonville — a run from which the Bengals never recovered. Burrow returned for their Thanksgiving night game at Baltimore the following week, but the 2025 season was already beyond repair for Cincinnati by then.
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