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Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals

Final · Kickoff

2025 Regular season · Week 9 · Paycor 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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CHIChicago Bears47Away
CINCincinnati Bengals42Home
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Bears beat Bengals 47–42 in 2025 Week 9

The Chicago Bears beat the Cincinnati Bengals 47–42 on the road at Paycor Stadium in Week 9 of the 2025 regular season on November 2, 2025. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The 89 combined points were the most in any game of Week 9.

The result moved the Bears to 5–3 and dropped the Bengals to 3–6. The Bears finished 2025 at 11–6 and lost in the Divisional round. The Bengals finished 2025 at 6–11 and missed the playoffs. The Bears’ 47 points were their most in any game of 2025.

In their previous meeting, the Chicago Bears won 20–17 on September 19, 2021.

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 Bears lead the series 5–2 after meeting No. 7 since 2001 Full series history

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