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Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks

Final · Kickoff

2019 Regular season · Week 1 · CenturyLink 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 Bengals20Away
SEASeattle Seahawks21Home
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Seahawks beat Bengals 21–20 in 2019 Week 1

The Seattle Seahawks beat the Cincinnati Bengals 21–20 at home at CenturyLink Field in Week 1 of the 2019 regular season on September 8, 2019. The final margin was a single point.

The result moved the Seahawks to 1–0 and dropped the Bengals to 0–1. The Bengals finished 2019 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs. The Seahawks finished 2019 at 11–5 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 27–24 on October 11, 2015. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 17–13 on October 15, 2023.

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 Series tied 3–3 after meeting No. 6 since 1999 Full series history

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