THE GAME. THE STORIES. THE WHY.
Independent football coverage●Our standards
EXPLOREPower rankingsLeague leadersTeam statsInjuriesOddsTransactionsShortsRivalriesRecordsTV scheduleBye weeksEVENTSSuper BowlPro BowlCombineDraftPlayoffsWeb StoriesALL FOOTBALL. ALL IN.
WEEK 5
Find your next read

Search whynfl

Go deeper on the game you love.

WHYNFL GAME CENTER

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

Final · Kickoff

2008 Regular season · Week 16 · Cleveland Browns Stadium

Dated historical resultUpdated

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.

Explore the 2008 regular season

CINCincinnati Bengals14Away
CLECleveland Browns0Home
Game story

Bengals beat Browns 14–0 in 2008 Week 16

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 14–0 on the road at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Week 16 of the 2008 regular season on December 21, 2008. The Bengals shut out the Browns.

The result moved the Bengals to 3–11–1 and dropped the Browns to 4–11. It was the Browns’ fifth straight loss. The Bengals finished 2008 at 4–11–1 and missed the playoffs. The Browns finished 2008 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Cleveland Browns won 20–12 on September 28, 2008. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 23–20 on October 4, 2009. The teams split their two 2008 meetings.

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 12–8 after meeting No. 20 since 1999 Full series history

More on these teams