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Browns at Bengals: January 4, 2026

The Cleveland Browns beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-18 at Paycor Stadium on January 4, 2026 (2025 regular season).

Final · Played January 4, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most passing yards: Joe Burrow (Bengals, 236). Most rushing yards: Raheim Sanders (Browns, 26); Chase Brown (Bengals, 72). Most receiving yards: Jerry Jeudy (Browns, 17); Ja'Marr Chase (Bengals, 96).

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Cleveland Browns773320
Cincinnati Bengals660618

Team comparison

Team statsCLECIN
Total yards200364
Passing yards82222
Rushing yards118142
First downs1124
Yards per play3.85.5
Turnovers12
Penalty yards4040
Red zone (scores/trips)0/13/4

What stood out

  • The Bengals out-gained the Browns 364 to 200 total yards, but the Browns won.
  • Turnovers: Browns 1, Bengals 2.
  • The Browns' biggest scoring edge came in the 3rd quarter (3-0).

Featured player lines

  • Raheim Sanders (CLE RB): 5 CAR, 26 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 1 TGT, 1 REC, 7 REC YDS
  • Isaiah Bond (CLE WR): 2 TGT, 1 REC, 13 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Jerry Jeudy (CLE WR): 6 TGT, 2 REC, 17 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Blake Whiteheart (CLE TE): 1 TGT, 0 REC, 0 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Joe Burrow (CIN QB): 29 CMP, 39 ATT, 236 PASS YDS, 3 PASS TD, 1 INT, 2 CAR, 17 RUSH YDS
  • Chase Brown (CIN RB): 13 CAR, 72 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 6 TGT, 4 REC, 18 REC YDS
  • Samaje Perine (CIN RB): 8 CAR, 42 RUSH YDS, 0 RUSH TD, 4 TGT, 3 REC, 10 REC YDS
  • Ja'Marr Chase (CIN WR): 10 TGT, 8 REC, 96 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Tee Higgins (CIN WR): 9 TGT, 6 REC, 67 REC YDS, 1 REC TD
  • Drew Sample (CIN TE): 3 TGT, 3 REC, 17 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Mike Gesicki (CIN TE): 2 TGT, 2 REC, 13 REC YDS, 0 REC TD
  • Noah Fant (CIN TE): 1 TGT, 1 REC, 5 REC YDS, 0 REC TD

Player pages exist for the players listed; other players' lines are in StatsNext.

Head-to-head

Earlier meetings stored in StatsNext, most recent first
DateResult
September 7, 2025CIN 17, CLE 16 (at Cleveland)
December 19, 2024CLE 6, CIN 24 (at Cincinnati)
October 20, 2024CIN 21, CLE 14 (at Cleveland)
January 7, 2024CLE 14, CIN 31 (at Cincinnati)
September 10, 2023CIN 3, CLE 24 (at Cleveland)

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