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Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals

Final / OT · Kickoff

2021 Regular season · Week 5 · Paul Brown Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Packers beat Bengals 25–22 in 2021 Week 5

The Green Bay Packers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 25–22 on the road at Paul Brown Stadium in overtime in Week 5 of the 2021 regular season on October 10, 2021. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

It was one of two games of Week 5 to need overtime.

The result moved the Packers to 4–1 and dropped the Bengals to 3–2. It was the Packers’ fourth straight win. The Packers finished 2021 at 13–4 and lost in the Divisional round. The Bengals finished 2021 at 10–7 and lost Super Bowl LVI.

In their previous meeting, the Green Bay Packers won 27–24 on September 24, 2017. When they met again, the Green Bay Packers won 27–18 on October 12, 2025.

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 3–2 after meeting No. 5 since 2005 Full series history

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