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2012 Regular season · Week 2 · 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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CINCincinnati Bengals34Home
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Bengals beat Browns 34–27 in 2012 Week 2

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 34–27 at home at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 2 of the 2012 regular season on September 16, 2012. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Bengals to 1–1 and dropped the Browns to 0–2. The Browns finished 2012 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2012 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 23–20 on November 27, 2011. When they met again, the Cleveland Browns won 34–24 on October 14, 2012.

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 18–9 after meeting No. 27 since 1999 Full series history

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