Andy Borregales kicked four field goals and Marcus Jones returned an interception 33 yards for a touchdown as the New England Patriots rallied from a 10-point second-quarter deficit to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-20 at Paycor Stadium on November 23, 2025. The win made New England the first team in the 2025 NFL season to reach 10 victories, extending the Patriots’ winning streak to nine games.
Drake Maye finished 22-of-35 for 294 yards, crossing 3,000 passing yards for the 2025 season in the process, his first time reaching that mark in a single NFL campaign. Hunter Henry set a career high with 115 receiving yards on seven catches. For Cincinnati, Chase Brown ran 19 times for 107 yards, season highs in both carries and rushing yards, while Evan McPherson converted a 63-yard field goal on the last play of the first half, a new Bengals franchise record.
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Game Information
Date
November 23, 2025
Kickoff
1:00 PM ET
Venue
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance
65,659
Time of Game
3:18
Broadcast
CBS
Week
12, Regular Season
Officials
Referee: Land Clark
Final Score
Team
Record
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
New England Patriots
10-2 (6-0 Away)
0
17
3
6
26
Cincinnati Bengals
3-8 (2-4 Home)
3
10
0
7
20
Scoring Summary
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
Q1 — 6:36
CIN
Evan McPherson 54-yd FG
11 plays, 46 yds, 5:15
NE 0 – CIN 3
Q2 — 14:19
CIN
Geno Stone 32-yd interception return (McPherson kick)
2 plays, 6 yds, 0:41
NE 0 – CIN 10
Q2 — 9:36
NE
Hunter Henry 28-yd pass from Drake Maye (Borregales kick)
9 plays, 70 yds, 4:43
NE 7 – CIN 10
Q2 — 7:42
NE
Marcus Jones 33-yd interception return (Borregales kick)
4 plays, 16 yds, 1:54
NE 14 – CIN 10
Q2 — 0:28
NE
Andy Borregales 41-yd FG
9 plays, 67 yds, 3:50
NE 17 – CIN 10
Q2 — 0:00
CIN
Evan McPherson 63-yd FG
3 plays, 37 yds, 0:28
NE 17 – CIN 13
Q3 — 1:04
NE
Andy Borregales 45-yd FG
8 plays, 49 yds, 3:54
NE 20 – CIN 13
Q4 — 5:55
NE
Andy Borregales 19-yd FG
13 plays, 79 yds, 7:06
NE 23 – CIN 13
Q4 — 4:40
CIN
Mitchell Tinsley 17-yd pass from Joe Flacco (McPherson kick)
4 plays, 71 yds, 1:15
NE 23 – CIN 20
Q4 — 1:51
NE
Andy Borregales 52-yd FG
9 plays, 27 yds, 2:49
NE 26 – CIN 20
Team Stats
Stat
New England
Cincinnati
Total Yards
392
307
Total Plays
67
62
Yards per Play
5.9
5.0
Net Passing Yards
285
187
Comp / Att
22/35
20/38
Yards per Pass
7.9
4.8
Interceptions Thrown
1
1
Sacks – Yards Lost
1–9
1–10
Rushing Yards
107
120
Rushing Attempts
31
23
Yards per Rush
3.5
5.2
1st Downs
21
20
Passing 1st Downs
12
10
Rushing 1st Downs
7
8
1st Downs via Penalty
2
2
3rd Down Efficiency
5/13
3/13
4th Down Efficiency
0/1
2/3
Red Zone (Made-Att)
0/2
1/1
Penalties
4–52 yds
6–65 yds
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Def / ST Touchdowns
1
1
Time of Possession
33:14
26:46
Passing
Maye completed 22 of 35 passes for 294 yards and a touchdown, the lone interception a Geno Stone pick-six on New England’s second drive. Joe Flacco started for the seventh consecutive week in place of Joe Burrow, who had been sidelined with a turf toe injury since Week 2, and went 19-of-37 for 183 yards.
New England Patriots
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Drake Maye
22/35
294
8.4
1
1
1–9
63.6
87.1
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
Joe Flacco
19/37
183
4.9
1
1
1–10
26.3
63.2
Jake Browning
1/1
14
14.0
0
0
0–0
99.4
118.8
Net passing yards in team stats reflect sack yardage deducted from gross individual totals.
Rushing
TreVeyon Henderson led New England with 66 yards on 18 carries. Chase Brown’s 19-carry, 107-yard performance was a season high in both categories for Cincinnati, though neither team scored a rushing touchdown.
New England Patriots
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
TreVeyon Henderson
18
66
3.7
0
9
Drake Maye
5
22
4.4
0
12
DeMario Douglas
1
14
14.0
0
14
Rhamondre Stevenson
6
5
0.8
0
3
Terrell Jennings
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
31
107
3.5
0
14
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Chase Brown
19
107
5.6
0
21
Andrei Iosivas
1
5
5.0
0
5
Tahj Brooks
2
5
2.5
0
3
Joe Flacco
1
3
3.0
0
3
Team
23
120
5.2
0
21
Receiving
Hunter Henry’s 115-yard outing set a career high, breaking his previous best of 109 receiving yards. Andrei Iosivas led Cincinnati with 61 yards on four catches, while Mitchell Tinsley started in place of Ja’Marr Chase, who served a one-game suspension for spitting on Pittsburgh’s Jalen Ramsey in Week 11, and caught the Bengals’ only offensive touchdown.
New England Patriots
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Hunter Henry
7
10
115
16.4
1
28
Austin Hooper
3
4
39
13.0
0
21
DeMario Douglas
1
1
37
37.0
0
37
Mack Hollins
2
6
30
15.0
0
24
Stefon Diggs
2
3
20
10.0
0
14
Kyle Williams
1
1
18
18.0
0
18
Kayshon Boutte
2
2
15
7.5
0
9
TreVeyon Henderson
3
4
15
5.0
0
7
Rhamondre Stevenson
1
2
5
5.0
0
5
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Andrei Iosivas
4
7
61
15.3
0
19
Mike Gesicki
4
6
35
8.8
0
13
Tee Higgins
5
6
31
6.2
0
16
Mitchell Tinsley
2
6
29
14.5
1
17
Chase Brown
2
4
23
11.5
0
17
Tanner Hudson
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
Noah Fant
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
Drew Sample
1
1
0
—
0
0
Charlie Jones
0
1
0
—
0
0
Tahj Brooks
0
1
0
—
0
0
Defense
Barrett Carter led all players on either side with 16 tackles. Harold Landry III registered New England’s only sack. Marcus Jones added three tackles, two pass deflections and his third interception of the season, returning it for a touchdown. Kris Jenkins Jr. and Jalen Davis shared a sack for Cincinnati.
New England Patriots
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Carlton Davis III
8
4
0
0
3
0
0
Craig Woodson
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
Robert Spillane
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
Marcus Jones
5
3
0
0
2
0
1
Christian Elliss
5
3
0
0
0
1
0
Harold Landry III
4
3
1
1
0
2
0
Jaylinn Hawkins
4
2
0
0
0
1
0
Christian Gonzalez
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Alex Austin
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Cory Durden
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jack Gibbens
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Christian Barmore
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Khyiris Tonga
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Elijah Ponder
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Marte Mapu
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Charles Woods
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Bradyn Swinson
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Anfernee Jennings
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
K’Lavon Chaisson
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Jeremiah Pharms Jr.
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team
62
34
1
1
5
6
1
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
TD
Barrett Carter
16
8
0
0
0
0
0
Geno Stone
13
6
0
0
1
0
1
Demetrius Knight Jr.
8
3
0
1
0
0
0
Joseph Ossai
6
2
0
1
0
0
0
Jordan Battle
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
Dax Hill
4
3
0
0
1
0
0
Kris Jenkins Jr.
4
2
1*
1
1
1
0
Jalen Davis
3
1
1*
1
0
1
0
Joe Giles-Harris
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
Myles Murphy
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
B.J. Hill
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
DJ Turner II
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
Cedric Johnson
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Oren Burks
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
T.J. Slaton Jr.
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tycen Anderson
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
DJ Ivey
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Josh Newton
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
PJ Jules
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team
81
33
1
3
5
3
1
Jenkins Jr. and Davis shared the sack on Maye (each credited with 0.5 officially; team total: 1 sack, 10 yards).
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Marcus Jones
New England
1
33
1
Geno Stone
Cincinnati
1
32
1
Geno Stone’s interception return is recorded as 32 yards in official ESPN/box score data; the AP game report cited 33 yards.
Special Teams
McPherson’s 63-yard field goal, made on the last play of the first half, was a new Bengals franchise record, surpassing his own mark of 58 yards from 2021. McPherson had converted what would have been an NFL-record 67-yarder at Green Bay on October 12, 2025, but the Packers called timeout before the snap and his second attempt fell short. Borregales went 4-for-4 for New England, with the 52-yarder at 1:51 of the fourth quarter providing the final margin.
Kicking
Player
Team
FG
PCT
LG
XP
PTS
Andy Borregales
New England
4/4
100.0
52
2/2
14
Evan McPherson
Cincinnati
2/2
100.0
63
2/2
8
Punting
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LG
Bryce Baringer
New England
2
98
49.0
0
1
53
Ryan Rehkow
Cincinnati
5
227
45.4
1
3
60
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Kyle Williams
New England
3
86
28.7
36
0
Terrell Jennings
New England
1
20
20.0
20
0
Charlie Jones
Cincinnati
3
72
24.0
26
0
Gary Brightwell
Cincinnati
1
24
24.0
24
0
Tahj Brooks
Cincinnati
1
20
20.0
20
0
Punt Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Marcus Jones
New England
1
0
0.0
0
0
Charlie Jones
Cincinnati
2
14
7.0
13
0
Injuries
New England lost the starting left side of its offensive line during the game, with left guard Jared Wilson exiting in the first quarter and rookie left tackle Will Campbell following in the third. Tee Higgins was also lost late in the game for Cincinnati.
Player
Team
Position
Injury
Status
Jared Wilson
New England
LG
Ankle
Did not return (Q1)
Will Campbell
New England
LT
Knee
Did not return (Q3)
Bradyn Schooler
New England
S
Ankle
Did not return
Khyiris Tonga
New England
DL
Chest
Did not return
Tee Higgins
Cincinnati
WR
Concussion
Did not return (4:50 remaining, Q4)
Tahj Brooks
Cincinnati
RB
Concussion
Did not return
Marco Wilson
Cincinnati
CB
Right hamstring
Did not return
The 26-20 win placed the 2025 Patriots alongside the 1961 Houston Oilers as the only teams in NFL history to win nine straight games while scoring at least 23 points and allowing no more than 23 in each game of a streak. Cincinnati dropped to 3-8, eight losses in nine games since Joe Burrow’s turf toe injury in Week 2 of the 2025 season.
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