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Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals

Final · Kickoff

2025 Regular season · Week 2 · 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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Bengals beat Jaguars 31–27 in 2025 Week 2

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31–27 at home at Paycor Stadium in Week 2 of the 2025 regular season on September 14, 2025. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The result moved the Bengals to 2–0 and dropped the Jaguars to 1–1. The Jaguars finished 2025 at 13–4 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Bengals finished 2025 at 6–11 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 34–31 on December 4, 2023.

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 Series tied 9–9 after meeting No. 18 since 1999 Full series history

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