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Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals

Final · Kickoff

2005 Regular season · Week 2 · 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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MINMinnesota Vikings8Away
CINCincinnati Bengals37Home
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Bengals beat Vikings 37–8 in 2005 Week 2

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Minnesota Vikings 37–8 at home at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 2 of the 2005 regular season on September 18, 2005.

The result moved the Bengals to 2–0 and dropped the Vikings to 0–2. The Vikings finished 2005 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2005 at 11–5 and lost in the Wild Card round.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Minnesota Vikings won 30–10 on December 13, 2009.

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 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2005 Full series history

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