Vikings vs Bengals: Box Score, Stats, and Summary Ft. Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, and More (Week 3)

Minnesota Vikings vs Cincinnati Bengals: Box Score, Stats, and Summary Ft. Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, and More (Week 3)

September 21, 2025 | 3:17 PM EDT

The Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals squared off in Minneapolis without either one of their starting quarterbacks. Both Joe Burrow and JJ McCarthy have been ruled out as Carson Wentz led the Vikings and Jake Browning got the start for the Bengals.

The Bengals are coming off a comeback victory over the Jaguars. Meanwhile the Vikings offense struggled last week against the Atlanta Falcons where they only managed to put up six points.

At the half, the Vikings led 34-3. The Bengals have struggled under their new QB1 as Browning has thrown a pick six and 6 incompletions. The Vikings forced three turnovers including two late in the half to take a commanding first half lead.

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Tot
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	–	–	3
Minnesota Vikings	14	20	–	–	34

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Bengals vs Vikings Box Score

Passing

Team	Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
CIN	Jake Browning	11/17	70	4.1	0	1	1-9	48.7
MIN	Carson Wentz	8/14	105	7.5	1	0	3-19	104.8

Rushing

Team	Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
CIN	Samaje Perine	4	23	5.8	0	12
CIN	Chase Brown	7	9	1.3	0	4
CIN	Jake Browning	1	3	3.0	0	3
CIN	Ja’Marr Chase	1	3	3.0	0	3
MIN	Jordan Mason	8	41	5.1	1	10
MIN	Zavier Scott	3	8	2.7	0	3
MIN	Carson Wentz	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Team	Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
CIN	Noah Fant	5	26	5.2	0	10	5
CIN	Ja’Marr Chase	1	16	16.0	0	13	2
CIN	Tee Higgins	1	15	15.0	0	15	2
CIN	Chase Brown	2	11	5.5	0	9	3
MIN	Justin Jefferson	4	61	15.3	1	36	6
MIN	T.J. Hockenson	1	13	13.0	0	13	2
MIN	Josh Oliver	1	12	12.0	0	12	1
MIN	Jalen Nailor	1	8	8.0	0	8	2
MIN	Adam Thielen	2	11	5.5	0	7	3

Fumbles

Team	Player	FUM	LOST	REC
CIN	Samaje Perine	1	1	0
CIN	Noah Fant	1	1	0
CIN	Ja’Marr Chase	1	1	1
CIN	Chase Brown	1	0	0
MIN	Jonathan Allen	0	0	1
MIN	Isaiah Rodgers	0	0	1
MIN	Jeff Okudah	0	0	1

Interceptions

Team	Player	INT	YDS	TD
CIN	—	0	0	0
MIN	Isaiah Rodgers	1	87	1

Defense

Team	Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
CIN	Kris Jenkins Jr.	4	2	1.5	1	0	1
CIN	Geno Stone	3	2	0	0	0	0
CIN	Demetrius Knight Jr.	3	2	0	0	0	0
CIN	Logan Wilson	3	1	0	0	0	0
MIN	Ivan Pace Jr.	8	5	0	0	0	0
MIN	Eric Wilson	6	5	0	0	0	0
MIN	Joshua Metellus	4	3	0	0	0	0
MIN	Levi Drake Rodriguez	2	1	1.0	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Team	Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
CIN	Samaje Perine	4	88	22.0	27	0
CIN	Charlie Jones	1	22	22.0	22	0
MIN	Myles Price	2	50	25.0	28	0

Punt Returns

Team	Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
CIN	Charlie Jones	1	9	9.0	9	0
MIN	Myles Price	2	22	11.0	16	0

Kicking

Team	Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
CIN	Evan McPherson	1/1	100%	45	0/0	3
MIN	Will Reichard	2/2	100%	62	4/4	10

Punting

Team	Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	IN 20	LONG
CIN	Ryan Rehkow	3	138	46.0	0	0	55
MIN	Ryan Wright	3	136	45.3	0	1	46

Bengals vs Vikings Game Summary

The first half has been all Vikings as they hold a 34-3 lead at the half. Quarterback Carson Wentz set the tone early in the game with the first drive in the game resulting in a 12-yard touchdown pass to Josh Oliver.

Later in the quarter Jake Browning made the first mistake of the game throwing an interception to Isaiah Rodgers. Rodgers capitalized on the mistake and took it 87 yards the other way for another Vikings touchdown.

In the second quarter, the Vikings were able to drive down the field again but could not finish in the end zone. They instead settled for a 35-yard Will Reichard field goal. The Bengals would respond with a 9 play 48 yard drive that resulted in an Evan McPherson 45-yard field goal.

The Bengals would drive late in the second, but Isaiah Rodgers would force a fumble and return it for a touchdown to extend the Bengals lead. Two plays later, Rodgers stripped Ja’Marr Chase to force another fumble.

Jordan Mason would capitalize on the turnover with a five-yard rush to give the Vikings the 31-3 lead. The Bengals would fumble once again as Samaje Perine coughed it up setting up the Vikings once again. Will Reichard would knock down a 62-yard field goal to take a 34-3 lead as time expired in the half.