Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals — Bengals win 27-9, Aug 22, 2026

atBears at Bengals

Preseason

Final

Bengals Roll past Bears

Bengals rolled past Bears 27-9. Bengals controlled total offense (Total Yards: Bears 322, Bengals 346). Next: Bears visit Titans on Saturday; Bengals visit Eagles on Friday.

Bengals improved to 2-0; Bears fell to 1-1.

The Bengals sit atop the AFC North, winners of 2 straight. The Bears sit 4th in the NFC North, coming off a loss.

The Bengals are up next at Eagles (Aug 28), then home vs Buccaneers. The Bears are up next at Titans (Aug 29), then at Panthers.

Win probabilityCIN win %

J.Johnson pass deep right to C.Young for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.CIN +9%
J.Johnson pass short right to D.Meyers pushed ob at CHI 27 for 14 yards (M.Muhammad).CIN +7%
J.Johnson pass short left to T.Hudson for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.CIN +7%

How the calls held upOur call missed

Our call

Bears to winMiss

Bears to win · Missed

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Chicago Bears

Cincinnati Bengals

322Total yards346

67Total plays58

4.8Yards / play6.0

17First downs19

236Passing yards282

24/43Comp / att25/38

5.2Yards / pass7.4

11Passing 1st downs14

86Rushing yards64

22Rush attempts20

3.9Yards / rush3.2

4Rushing 1st downs3

2-143rd down6-13

1-34th down0-0

0-2Red zone2-3

2-14Sacks allowed0-0

11-81Penalties9-49

0Turnovers↓1

0Fumbles lost↓0

30:36Possession29:24

Top performers

CHI

PassCase Keenum9/17, 119 YDS · 0 TD
RushRoschon Johnson12 CAR, 42 YDS
RecMaurice Alexander5 REC, 60 YDS

CIN

PassJosh Johnson15/23, 156 YDS · 2 TD
RushTahj Brooks3 CAR, 16 YDS
RecColbie Young3 REC, 48 YDS · 1 TD

Drive summary

Bears12 drives

3 FG1 Miss FG6 Punt2 Downs

Scored on 3 of 12 · 22 yds/drive · long 50

Bengals12 drives

3 TD2 FG5 Punt1 Turnover1 End

Scored on 5 of 12 · 27 yds/drive · long 70

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1FGCairo Santos 45 Yd Field Goal 3–0
Q1FGEvan McPherson 25 Yd Field Goal 3–3
Q2FGCairo Santos 26 Yd Field Goal 6–3
Q2TDColbie Young 17 Yd pass from Josh Johnson (Evan McPherson Kick)6–10
Q2TDTanner Hudson 6 Yd pass from Josh Johnson (Evan McPherson Kick)6–17
Q2FGCairo Santos 44 Yd Field Goal 9–17
Q3TDNoah Thomas 20 Yd pass from Sean Clifford (Evan McPherson Kick)9–24
Q4FGEvan McPherson 58 Yd Field Goal 9–27

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
CHIChicago Bears	3	6	0	0	9
CINCincinnati Bengals	3	14	7	3	27

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	RTG
Case Keenum	9/17	119	7.0	0-0	75.4
Miller Moss	13/21	103	4.9	2-14	74.1
Caleb Williams	2/5	28	5.6	0-0	58.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Roschon Johnson	12	42	3.5	8
Salvon Ahmed	6	36	6.0	16
Miller Moss	1	5	5.0	5
Brittain Brown	3	3	1.0	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Maurice Alexander	5	60	12.0	18	5
JP Richardson	5	48	9.6	19	9
Jahdae Walker	1	36	36.0	36	2
Sam Roush	2	30	15.0	26	3
Rome Odunze	1	18	18.0	18	2
Scotty Miller	2	18	9.0	13	3
Salvon Ahmed	3	14	4.7	8	5
Colston Loveland	1	10	10.0	10	3
Brittain Brown	2	10	5.0	5	3
Omari Kelly	1	5	5.0	5	2
Roschon Johnson	1	1	1.0	1	1
Stephen Carlson	0	0	0.0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kaden Davis	1	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Wayne Matthews III	8	5	0	0	0
Ruben Hyppolite II	7	3	0	0	0
Dontae Manning	6	5	0	3	0
Daniel Hardy	3	3	1	0	0
Jordan van den Berg	3	2	0	0	0
Skyler Thomas	3	2	0	1	0
Neville Gallimore	3	1	0	0	1
D'Marco Jackson	3	1	0	0	0
Xavier Woods	2	2	0	0	0
Josh Blackwell	2	1	0	1	0
Anthony Johnson Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Dillon Thieneman	2	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Skyler Thomas	1	1	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Davis	2	48	24.0	29	0
JP Richardson	1	14	14.0	14	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Davis	2	11	5.5	12	0
Scotty Miller	1	7	7.0	7	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cairo Santos	3/4	75.0	45	0/0	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tory Taylor	6	311	51.8	1	1	63

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Bears at Bengals

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Bears

Cincinnati

Bengals

Post Game SummaryStat Savant

atBears at Bengals

Preseason

Final

Bengals Roll past Bears

Bengals rolled past Bears 27-9. Bengals controlled total offense (Total Yards: Bears 322, Bengals 346). Next: Bears visit Titans on Saturday; Bengals visit Eagles on Friday.

Bengals improved to 2-0; Bears fell to 1-1.

The Bengals sit atop the AFC North, winners of 2 straight. The Bears sit 4th in the NFC North, coming off a loss.

The Bengals are up next at Eagles (Aug 28), then home vs Buccaneers. The Bears are up next at Titans (Aug 29), then at Panthers.

Win probabilityCIN win %

J.Johnson pass deep right to C.Young for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.CIN +9%
J.Johnson pass short right to D.Meyers pushed ob at CHI 27 for 14 yards (M.Muhammad).CIN +7%
J.Johnson pass short left to T.Hudson for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.CIN +7%

How the calls held upOur call missed

Our call

Bears to winMiss

Bears to win · Missed

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Chicago Bears

Cincinnati Bengals

322Total yards346

67Total plays58

4.8Yards / play6.0

17First downs19

236Passing yards282

24/43Comp / att25/38

5.2Yards / pass7.4

11Passing 1st downs14

86Rushing yards64

22Rush attempts20

3.9Yards / rush3.2

4Rushing 1st downs3

2-143rd down6-13

1-34th down0-0

0-2Red zone2-3

2-14Sacks allowed0-0

11-81Penalties9-49

0Turnovers↓1

0Fumbles lost↓0

30:36Possession29:24

Top performers

CHI

PassCase Keenum9/17, 119 YDS · 0 TD
RushRoschon Johnson12 CAR, 42 YDS
RecMaurice Alexander5 REC, 60 YDS

CIN

PassJosh Johnson15/23, 156 YDS · 2 TD
RushTahj Brooks3 CAR, 16 YDS
RecColbie Young3 REC, 48 YDS · 1 TD

Drive summary

Bears12 drives

3 FG1 Miss FG6 Punt2 Downs

Scored on 3 of 12 · 22 yds/drive · long 50

Bengals12 drives

3 TD2 FG5 Punt1 Turnover1 End

Scored on 5 of 12 · 27 yds/drive · long 70

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it.

Q1FGCairo Santos 45 Yd Field Goal 3–0
Q1FGEvan McPherson 25 Yd Field Goal 3–3
Q2FGCairo Santos 26 Yd Field Goal 6–3
Q2TDColbie Young 17 Yd pass from Josh Johnson (Evan McPherson Kick)6–10
Q2TDTanner Hudson 6 Yd pass from Josh Johnson (Evan McPherson Kick)6–17
Q2FGCairo Santos 44 Yd Field Goal 9–17
Q3TDNoah Thomas 20 Yd pass from Sean Clifford (Evan McPherson Kick)9–24
Q4FGEvan McPherson 58 Yd Field Goal 9–27

Line score and box score

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
CHIChicago Bears	3	6	0	0	9
CINCincinnati Bengals	3	14	7	3	27

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	RTG
Case Keenum	9/17	119	7.0	0-0	75.4
Miller Moss	13/21	103	4.9	2-14	74.1
Caleb Williams	2/5	28	5.6	0-0	58.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Roschon Johnson	12	42	3.5	8
Salvon Ahmed	6	36	6.0	16
Miller Moss	1	5	5.0	5
Brittain Brown	3	3	1.0	3

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Maurice Alexander	5	60	12.0	18	5
JP Richardson	5	48	9.6	19	9
Jahdae Walker	1	36	36.0	36	2
Sam Roush	2	30	15.0	26	3
Rome Odunze	1	18	18.0	18	2
Scotty Miller	2	18	9.0	13	3
Salvon Ahmed	3	14	4.7	8	5
Colston Loveland	1	10	10.0	10	3
Brittain Brown	2	10	5.0	5	3
Omari Kelly	1	5	5.0	5	2
Roschon Johnson	1	1	1.0	1	1
Stephen Carlson	0	0	0.0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kaden Davis	1	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Wayne Matthews III	8	5	0	0	0
Ruben Hyppolite II	7	3	0	0	0
Dontae Manning	6	5	0	3	0
Daniel Hardy	3	3	1	0	0
Jordan van den Berg	3	2	0	0	0
Skyler Thomas	3	2	0	1	0
Neville Gallimore	3	1	0	0	1
D'Marco Jackson	3	1	0	0	0
Xavier Woods	2	2	0	0	0
Josh Blackwell	2	1	0	1	0
Anthony Johnson Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Dillon Thieneman	2	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Skyler Thomas	1	1	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Davis	2	48	24.0	29	0
JP Richardson	1	14	14.0	14	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kaden Davis	2	11	5.5	12	0
Scotty Miller	1	7	7.0	7	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cairo Santos	3/4	75.0	45	0/0	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Tory Taylor	6	311	51.8	1	1	63

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2