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Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions

Final · Kickoff

2013 Regular season · Week 7 · Ford Field

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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 Bengals27Away
DETDetroit Lions24Home
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Bengals beat Lions 27–24 in 2013 Week 7

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Detroit Lions 27–24 on the road at Ford Field in Week 7 of the 2013 regular season on October 20, 2013. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The result moved the Bengals to 5–2 and dropped the Lions to 4–3. It was the Bengals’ third straight win. The Bengals finished 2013 at 11–5 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Lions finished 2013 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 23–13 on December 6, 2009. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 26–17 on December 24, 2017.

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 4–0 after meeting No. 4 since 2001 Full series history

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