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2009 Regular season · Week 7 · 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 Bears 45–10 in 2009 Week 7

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Chicago Bears 45–10 at home at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 7 of the 2009 regular season on October 25, 2009.

The result moved the Bengals to 5–2 and dropped the Bears to 3–3. The Bears finished 2009 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2009 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Bengals’ 45 points were their most in any game of 2009.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 24–7 on September 25, 2005. When they met again, the Chicago Bears won 24–21 on September 8, 2013.

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 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2001 Full series history

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