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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals

Final · Kickoff

2018 Regular season · Week 8 · 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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Bengals beat Buccaneers 37–34 in 2018 Week 8

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 37–34 at home at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 8 of the 2018 regular season on October 28, 2018. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The 71 combined points were the most in any game of Week 8.

The result moved the Bengals to 5–3 and dropped the Buccaneers to 3–4. The Buccaneers finished 2018 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2018 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 14–13 on November 30, 2014. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 34–23 on December 18, 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 Buccaneers lead the series 4–2 after meeting No. 6 since 2001 Full series history

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