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San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals

Final · Kickoff

2010 Regular season · Week 16 · 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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CINCincinnati Bengals34Home
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Bengals beat Chargers 34–20 in 2010 Week 16

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the San Diego Chargers 34–20 at home at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 16 of the 2010 regular season on December 26, 2010.

The result moved the Bengals to 4–11 and dropped the Chargers to 8–7. The Chargers finished 2010 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2010 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals’ 34 points were their most in any game of 2010.

In their previous meeting, the San Diego Chargers won 27–24 on December 20, 2009. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 20–13 on December 2, 2012.

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 Chargers lead the series 5–2 after meeting No. 7 since 1999 Full series history

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