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Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals

Final · Kickoff

2021 Postseason · Wild Card · 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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Bengals beat Raiders 26–19 in the Wild Card round

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Las Vegas Raiders 26–19 at home at Paul Brown Stadium in the Wild Card round of the 2021 playoffs on January 15, 2022. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The Raiders went 10–7 in the regular season and the Bengals went 10–7. The Bengals’ run ended in the Super Bowl LVI, a 23–20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The loss ended the Raiders’ season.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 32–13 on November 21, 2021. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 41–24 on November 3, 2024.

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 6–3 after meeting No. 9 since 2003 Full series history

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