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New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals

Final · Kickoff

2025 Regular season · Week 8 · 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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CINCincinnati Bengals38Home
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Jets beat Bengals 39–38 in 2025 Week 8

The New York Jets beat the Cincinnati Bengals 39–38 on the road at Paycor Stadium in Week 8 of the 2025 regular season on October 26, 2025. The final margin was a single point.

The 77 combined points were the most in any game of Week 8.

The result moved the Jets to 1–7 and dropped the Bengals to 3–5. The Jets finished 2025 at 3–14 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2025 at 6–11 and missed the playoffs. The Jets’ 39 points were their most in any game of 2025.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 27–12 on September 25, 2022.

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 Jets lead the series 8–5 after meeting No. 13 since 2001 Full series history

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