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Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens

Final · Kickoff

2008 Regular season · Week 1 · M&T Bank 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 Bengals10Away
BALBaltimore Ravens17Home
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Ravens beat Bengals 17–10 in 2008 Week 1

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Cincinnati Bengals 17–10 at home at M&T Bank Stadium in Week 1 of the 2008 regular season on September 7, 2008. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Ravens to 1–0 and dropped the Bengals to 0–1. The Bengals finished 2008 at 4–11–1 and missed the playoffs. The Ravens finished 2008 at 11–5 and lost in the AFC Championship Game.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 21–7 on November 11, 2007. When they met again, the Baltimore Ravens won 34–3 on November 30, 2008.

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 Ravens lead the series 11–8 after meeting No. 19 since 1999 Full series history

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