New England scored one offensive touchdown in Cincinnati and still walked out with its tenth win of the season. The Patriots beat the Bengals 26-20 at Paycor Stadium on November 23, 2025, in a Week 12 game their defense and special teams effectively decided. Of New England’s 26 points, 19 came off a defensive touchdown and Andy Borregales’s four field goals.
Drake Maye recovered from an early interception returned for a score to throw for a career-high 294 yards and a touchdown. Hunter Henry caught seven passes for 115 yards, also a career high, and Cincinnati’s Chase Brown ran for 107. Joe Flacco kept the Bengals close into the final two minutes before a fourth-down incompletion ended their last drive at the New England 26.
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Who led the Patriots vs Bengals box score?
The New England Patriots vs Cincinnati Bengals match player stats start with Drake Maye’s 294 passing yards, Hunter Henry’s 115 receiving yards and Chase Brown’s 107 on the ground. Marcus Jones and Geno Stone each returned an interception for a touchdown, and Barrett Carter led all defenders with 16 tackles.
Category
New England
Cincinnati
Passing
Drake Maye, 294 yds (22/35, 1 TD, 1 INT)
Joe Flacco, 183 yds (19/37, 1 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing
TreVeyon Henderson, 66 yds (18 car)
Chase Brown, 107 yds (19 car)
Receiving
Hunter Henry, 115 yds (7 rec, 1 TD)
Andrei Iosivas, 61 yds (4 rec)
Tackles
Carlton Davis III, 8
Barrett Carter, 16
Sacks
Harold Landry III, 1
Jalen Davis, 1
Interceptions
Marcus Jones, 1 (33 yds, TD)
Geno Stone, 1 (32 yds, TD)
How did the Patriots and Bengals score?
Hunter Henry and Mitchell Tinsley scored the only offensive touchdowns. Marcus Jones and Geno Stone each returned an interception for a score, and the two kickers combined for six field goals across the afternoon.
Team
1
2
3
4
Final
New England (10-2)
0
17
3
6
26
Cincinnati (3-8)
3
10
0
7
20
Quarter
Time
Scoring play
Score (NE-CIN)
1st
6:36
Evan McPherson 54-yard field goal
0-3
2nd
14:19
Geno Stone 32-yard interception return (McPherson kick)
0-10
2nd
9:36
Hunter Henry 28-yard pass from Drake Maye (Borregales kick)
7-10
2nd
7:42
Marcus Jones 33-yard interception return (Borregales kick)
14-10
2nd
0:28
Andy Borregales 41-yard field goal
17-10
2nd
0:00
Evan McPherson 63-yard field goal
17-13
3rd
1:04
Andy Borregales 45-yard field goal
20-13
4th
5:55
Andy Borregales 19-yard field goal
23-13
4th
4:40
Mitchell Tinsley 17-yard pass from Joe Flacco (McPherson kick)
23-20
4th
1:51
Andy Borregales 52-yard field goal
26-20
Passing
Drake Maye threw for a career-high 294 yards, topping the 287 he posted against Las Vegas in the season opener. Joe Flacco and Jake Browning combined for 197 yards for Cincinnati.
New England
C/Att
Yds
TD
INT
Sacks
Rating
Drake Maye
22/35
294
1
1
1-9
87.1
Cincinnati
C/Att
Yds
TD
INT
Sacks
Rating
Joe Flacco
19/37
183
1
1
1-10
63.2
Jake Browning
1/1
14
0
0
0-0
118.8
Rushing
Chase Brown led all rushers with 107 yards on 19 carries, an average of 5.6 a carry. TreVeyon Henderson paced New England with 66 yards on 18 attempts.
New England
Car
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
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
Car
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
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 seven catches for 115 yards and a touchdown led every receiver in the game. Andrei Iosivas topped Cincinnati with 61 yards on four receptions.
New England
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Tgt
Hunter Henry
7
115
16.4
1
28
10
Austin Hooper
3
39
13.0
0
21
4
DeMario Douglas
1
37
37.0
0
37
1
Mack Hollins
2
30
15.0
0
24
6
Stefon Diggs
2
20
10.0
0
14
3
Kyle Williams
1
18
18.0
0
18
1
Kayshon Boutte
2
15
7.5
0
9
2
TreVeyon Henderson
3
15
5.0
0
7
4
Rhamondre Stevenson
1
5
5.0
0
5
2
Team
22
294
13.4
1
37
33
Cincinnati
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Tgt
Andrei Iosivas
4
61
15.3
0
19
7
Mike Gesicki
4
35
8.8
0
13
6
Tee Higgins
5
31
6.2
0
16
6
Mitchell Tinsley
2
29
14.5
1
17
6
Chase Brown
2
23
11.5
0
17
4
Tanner Hudson
1
9
9.0
0
9
1
Noah Fant
1
9
9.0
0
9
1
Drew Sample
1
0
0.0
0
0
1
Charlie Jones
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
Tahj Brooks
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
Team
20
197
9.9
1
19
34
Defense
Barrett Carter led all tacklers with 16, and Geno Stone added 13 along with his interception return for a touchdown. Carlton Davis III led New England with eight tackles and three pass breakups.
New England
Tot
Solo
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
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
Tot
Solo
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
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
0
0
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
Special teams: kicking, punting and returns
Andy Borregales made all four of his field goals, the longest from 52 yards. Evan McPherson made both of his, including a 63-yarder on the final play of the first half that set a Bengals franchise record, breaking his own mark of 58 from 2021.
Kicking
FG
Long
XP
Pts
Andy Borregales (NE)
4/4
52
2/2
14
Evan McPherson (CIN)
2/2
63
2/2
8
Punting
No
Yds
Avg
TB
In 20
Long
Bryce Baringer (NE)
2
98
49.0
0
1
53
Ryan Rehkow (CIN)
5
227
45.4
1
3
60
New England kick returns
No
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Kyle Williams
3
86
28.7
36
0
Terrell Jennings
1
20
20.0
20
0
Team
4
106
26.5
36
0
Cincinnati kick returns
No
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Charlie Jones
3
72
24.0
26
0
Gary Brightwell
1
24
24.0
24
0
Tahj Brooks
1
20
20.0
20
0
Team
5
116
23.2
26
0
Punt returns
No
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Marcus Jones (NE)
1
0
0.0
0
0
Charlie Jones (CIN)
2
14
7.0
13
0
Team stats
New England outgained Cincinnati 392 yards to 307 and held the ball for 33:14. The Bengals ran more efficiently, averaging 5.2 yards a carry to New England’s 3.5, but converted only 3 of 13 third downs.
Stat
New England
Cincinnati
First downs
21
20
Passing first downs
12
10
Rushing first downs
7
8
First downs from penalties
2
2
Third down efficiency
5/13
3/13
Fourth down efficiency
0/1
2/3
Total plays
67
62
Total yards
392
307
Total drives
10
10
Yards per play
5.9
5.0
Passing yards (net)
285
187
Completions/attempts
22/35
20/38
Yards per pass
7.9
4.8
Rushing yards
107
120
Rushing attempts
31
23
Yards per rush
3.5
5.2
Red zone (made/att)
0/2
1/1
Penalties (no/yds)
4/52
6/65
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions thrown
1
1
Defensive/special teams TDs
1
1
Sacks-yards allowed
1/9
1/10
Time of possession
33:14
26:46
Team passing yards count net of sack yardage, which is why they read lower than the quarterbacks’ raw totals above.
Game information
The Patriots and Bengals kicked off at 1:00 p.m. ET on November 23, 2025 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, in front of 65,659 fans. Land Clark was the referee, and CBS carried the broadcast.
What the numbers said about each team
Strip the game down to its scoring and the two teams matched almost everywhere. Each scored two touchdowns, one on offense and one on a pick-six. Cincinnati even outrushed New England, 120 yards to 107, behind Chase Brown’s afternoon. The separation came from the kickers. Andy Borregales made four field goals to Evan McPherson’s two, a 12-to-6 edge in points that covered the entire six-point margin.
New England left Paycor Stadium at 10-2, winners of nine in a row and the first team in the league to reach ten wins that season. Cincinnati, still without Joe Burrow and missing a suspended Ja’Marr Chase, dropped to 3-8 and lost Tee Higgins to a fourth-quarter concussion.
Elizabeth J. Luna founded Sports Player Stats in Los Angeles in April 2026, after close to two decades covering sport professionally across Europe and the United States. She grew up in Sweden, where football was less a hobby than a household religion, and carried that obsession west when she relocated to Los Angeles in her twenties. The NFL took hold quickly. So did the NBA. Eventually she was covering both alongside FIFA, cricket, MLB, hockey, and the WNBA, which tells you something about the kind of sports journalist she is. Her work has always started with match data and player statistics, not because numbers are the whole story, but because in her experience they are usually the most honest part of it. She launched Sports Player Stats because she wanted a publication that took every sport seriously on its own terms, one where a cricket innings and an NBA box score received the same standard of analysis. That standard is what she shows up to defend every day.
