Jake Browning came off the bench with three interceptions already on his ledger, drove 92 yards in 15 plays on a dead clock, and sneaked one yard for the go-ahead score with 18 seconds left. The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-27 at Paycor Stadium. Joe Burrow, sacked by Arik Armstead in the second quarter and diagnosed afterward with a Grade 3 turf toe requiring surgery, never returned. Ja’Marr Chase caught 14 passes for 165 yards and reached 400 career receptions in the process. Cincinnati went 2-0 for the first time since 2018.
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Game Summary
Date
September 14, 2025
Kickoff
10:00 PM ET
Venue
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Attendance
65,871
Broadcast
CBS
Final Score
Jacksonville Jaguars 27, Cincinnati Bengals 31
Records
JAX 1-1 (0-1 Away) / CIN 2-0 (1-0 Home)
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Jacksonville Jaguars
7
10
7
3
27
Cincinnati Bengals
7
3
14
7
31
Scoring Summary
#
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Score
1
Q1
10:51
JAX
Dyami Brown 9-yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick) / 9 plays, 69 yds, 4:09
JAX 7-0
2
Q1
0:07
CIN
Ja’Marr Chase 4-yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick) / 11 plays, 80 yds, 4:45
7-7
3
Q2
10:54
JAX
Bhayshul Tuten 8-yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick) / 8 plays, 75 yds, 4:13
Grade 3 turf toe (left foot), suffered on sack by Armstead in Q2
Did not return; underwent surgery; out 3+ months
Jarrian Jones
JAX
CB
Back, Q1
Returned in Q2
Shemar Stewart
CIN
DE (rookie)
Right ankle, Q4
Did not return
The box score told one story. Everything else told another. Jacksonville outgained Cincinnati 400 yards to 350, held the ball more than six minutes longer, intercepted Browning three times, and still left Ohio with a loss. The Bengals converted only three of six red zone trips. The Jaguars converted three of six. Both numbers were identical. The difference was a single fourth-down stop by Cincinnati’s defense with 3:42 left, a 25-yard pass interference call on rookie Travis Hunter on fourth down during the game-winning drive, and a quarterback willing to sneak over a goal line after throwing three interceptions. Jacksonville was the better team statistically on September 14, 2025. Cincinnati was the team with a 2-0 record when the night ended.
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