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Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals

Final / OT · Kickoff

2023 Regular season · Week 15 · Paycor Stadium · Saturday

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.

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CINCincinnati Bengals27Home
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Bengals beat Vikings 27–24 in 2023 Week 15

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Minnesota Vikings 27–24 at home at Paycor Stadium in overtime in Week 15 of the 2023 regular season on December 16, 2023. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

It was one of two games of Week 15 to need overtime.

The result moved the Bengals to 8–6 and dropped the Vikings to 7–7. It was the Bengals’ third straight win. The Vikings finished 2023 at 7–10 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2023 at 9–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 27–24 on September 12, 2021. When they met again, the Minnesota Vikings won 48–10 on September 21, 2025.

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 4–2 after meeting No. 6 since 2005 Full series history

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