Final · Kickoff
2025 Regular season · Week 5 · Paycor Stadium
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The Detroit Lions beat the Cincinnati Bengals 37–24 on the road at Paycor Stadium in Week 5 of the 2025 regular season on October 5, 2025.
The result moved the Lions to 4–1 and dropped the Bengals to 2–3. It was the Lions’ fourth straight win. It was the Bengals’ third straight loss. The Lions finished 2025 at 9–8 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2025 at 6–11 and missed the playoffs.
In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 34–11 on October 17, 2021.
Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.
Series Bengals lead the series 6–1 after meeting No. 7 since 2001 Full series history
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