Week 16, 2025

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	14	0	0	-	14
Cincinnati Bengals	10	0	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 CIN - Elias Shipp 11 pass from Joe Burrow (Shaun Hanks extra point)
1Q: 03:50 CIN - Shaun Hanks 25 field goal
2Q: 06:08 DET - Justin Jefferson 6 pass from Ricardo Howard (Vinny Fishman extra point)
2Q: 00:42 DET - Justin Jefferson 9 pass from Ricardo Howard (Vinny Fishman extra point)
4Q: 11:53 CIN - Shaun Hanks 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:19 CIN - Elias Shipp 11 pass from Joe Burrow (Shaun Hanks extra point)
1Q: 03:50 CIN - Shaun Hanks 25 field goal
2Q: 06:08 DET - Justin Jefferson 6 pass from Ricardo Howard (Vinny Fishman extra point)
2Q: 00:42 DET - Justin Jefferson 9 pass from Ricardo Howard (Vinny Fishman extra point)
4Q: 11:53 CIN - Shaun Hanks 35 field goal

Team Statistics DET CIN
Record 12-3 5-10
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 261 332
- Offensive Plays 61 67
- Yards per Play 4.28 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 35 135
- Rushing Attempts 9 34
- Yards per Rush 3.89 3.97
Net Passing Yards 226 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 29 - 1 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.35 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/37 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 5/52 5/46
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 23
Time of Possession 25:24 34:36

Team Statistics	DET	CIN
Record	12-3	5-10
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	261	332
- Offensive Plays	61	67
- Yards per Play	4.28	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	35	135
- Rushing Attempts	9	34
- Yards per Rush	3.89	3.97
Net Passing Yards	226	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 29 - 1	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.35	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/37	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	5/52	5/46
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 23
Time of Possession	25:24	34:36

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
1	10:09	2:31	OWN 31	4	14	Punt
1	3:44	2:38	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
2	14:10	1:23	OWN 43	4	49	Fumble
2	11:08	0:42	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
2	8:14	1:25	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	6:49	0:52	OPP 2	3	2	Touchdown
2	3:07	2:34	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
3	13:20	3:28	OWN 28	7	37	Punt
3	8:14	1:59	OWN 41	4	14	Punt
3	4:49	1:28	OWN 40	3	-10	Punt
4	11:46	1:33	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
4	8:26	1:06	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	3:37	2:35	OWN 37	7	60	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	3:11	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	7:38	3:54	OWN 29	8	63	Field Goal
1	1:06	1:56	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
2	12:47	1:39	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
2	10:26	2:12	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	5:57	2:50	OWN 24	5	26	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 25	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	9:52	1:38	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	6:15	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:21	6:35	OWN 22	11	60	Field Goal
4	10:13	1:47	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
4	7:20	3:43	OWN 43	7	27	Missed FG
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	6	13	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo Howard, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jose McKnight	4	-2	-0.50	1	0
QB Ricardo Howard	2	16	8.00	11	1
WR Kaden Fields	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
FB Darius O'Neill	1	19	19.00	19	1
RB Conner Newsome	1	6	6.00	6	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	22	57	2.59	14	2
QB Joe Burrow	7	48	6.86	11	1
RB Devante Shelton	3	5	1.67	7	0
WR Elias Shipp	2	25	12.50	24	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Howard	47	29	255	5/29	2	40	1	81.4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Burrow	32	20	205	1/8	1	45	0	91.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nickolas Pereira	8	13	67	8.38	21	40	0
WR Justin Jefferson	6	10	70	11.67	33	22	2
TE Darren Rigsby	4	6	27	6.75	3	13	0
WR Alvin Evans	4	6	22	5.50	1	15	0
TE Tyler Higbee	3	3	35	11.67	1	25	0
FB Darius O'Neill	2	4	24	12.00	2	14	0
RB Jose McKnight	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Joseph Corbett	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
TE Jonnu Smith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joe Reed	5	6	79	15.80	22	45	0
WR D. K. Metcalf	4	5	42	10.50	25	28	0
WR Elias Shipp	4	11	33	8.25	5	12	1
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	3	13	4.33	0	8	0
WR Aaron Dobson	1	2	12	12.00	1	12	0
TE Evan Engram	1	1	16	16.00	2	16	0
TE Chris Herndon	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
FB Chris Springer	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Reuben Gillespie	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Darren Rigsby	1	1	0
QB Ricardo Howard	1	0	0
WR Alvin Evans	1	0	0
C Antoine Boyd	0	1	0
G Jonah Jackson	0	1	0
WR Justin Jefferson	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	0
OLB Jordan Jenkins	0	1	0
CB Eddie Jackson	0	0	1
DT Terrell Johnson	0	0	1
CB Roger Marvin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cedric Isola	10	490	49.0	36.4	58	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	8	362	45.3	36.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Vinny Fishman	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Hanks	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Coles	5	52	10.4	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	5	46	9.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conner Castillo	2	57	28.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D. K. Metcalf	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Conner Castillo	9	3	0.0	34	33
OLB Blair Brown	8	0	0.0	30	14
ILB Trevis Gipson	6	2	0.0	30	15
S Kirk Warren	6	1	0.0	29	32
CB Joel Coles	5	1	0.0	28	31
DT Xavier Cooper	4	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Teddy Wolf	4	0	0.0	8	10
DT Davon Hamilton	3	0	0.0	21	10
DT Trysten Hill	2	1	0.5	27	15
DE Terrance Raymond	2	2	0.0	30	25
S Jeremy Woodard	2	2	0.0	32	22
OLB T. J. Watt	2	0	0.0	5	18
DE Rico Osborne	1	0	0.5	10	22
QB Ricardo Howard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carl Plechaty	0	3	0.0	23	18

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Kevin Lorenzen	7	0	0.0	9	46
CB Roger Marvin	5	1	0.0	8	46
CB Caiden Roberts	5	0	0.0	9	49
DE Darrell Taylor	3	0	1.0	1	19
ILB Trevor Burroughs	3	1	0.0	8	35
ILB Maynard Gomez	3	1	0.0	7	39
S Kyle Dugger	3	1	0.0	2	26
DT Terrell Johnson	2	2	1.0	9	37
OLB Jordan Jenkins	2	1	1.0	8	35
DE Seth Sunderland	2	0	0.5	1	18
CB Troy Pride	2	0	0.0	1	15
DE Quinnen Williams	1	1	1.5	3	22
CB Eddie Jackson	1	2	0.0	9	52
S Reuben Gillespie	1	1	0.0	8	30
DE Gene Banks	1	0	0.0	5	33
DE Carson Clinton	0	1	0.0	8	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Trysten Hill	0.5	0	15
DE Rico Osborne	0.5	0	22
DT Xavier Cooper	0.0	3	27
DE Carl Plechaty	0.0	1	18
DE Terrance Raymond	0.0	1	25
DT Davon Hamilton	0.0	1	10

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Quinnen Williams	1.5	0	1	22
DT Terrell Johnson	1.0	0	2	37
OLB Jordan Jenkins	1.0	0	1	35
DE Darrell Taylor	1.0	0	0	19
DE Seth Sunderland	0.5	0	0	18
DE Carson Clinton	0.0	1	2	34
ILB Trevor Burroughs	0.0	0	1	35
DE Gene Banks	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Conner Castillo	4	0	33
CB Joel Coles	3	0	31
S Kirk Warren	3	0	32
OLB Blair Brown	2	0	14
S Jeremy Woodard	2	0	22
ILB Trevis Gipson	2	0	15
OLB Teddy Wolf	2	0	10
S Oliver Compton	1	0	33
DE Terrance Raymond	1	0	25
S Herb Rivero	0	1	12

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Kevin Lorenzen	6	2	0	46
CB Roger Marvin	5	1	0	46
CB Caiden Roberts	4	1	0	49
S Kyle Dugger	4	0	0	26
CB Eddie Jackson	2	0	0	52
ILB Maynard Gomez	2	0	0	39
CB Troy Pride	2	0	0	15
S Reuben Gillespie	1	0	1	30
ILB Trevor Burroughs	1	0	0	35
DE Seth Sunderland	1	0	0	18
DE Darrell Taylor	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Wes Martin	1	1	9	1	52
T Greg Little	1	1	9	1	52
G Jonah Jackson	0	3	9	1	52
C Antoine Boyd	0	1	9	2	52
TE Jonnu Smith	0	1	3	0	17

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Devante Walters	3	4	34	0	33
G Parker Ehinger	2	9	34	0	33
C Sean Bernstein	1	5	34	0	33
T Rees Odhiambo	1	4	34	0	33
G Robert Hunt	0	4	34	1	33
FB Chris Springer	0	1	7	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Plechaty	2	24
Justin Jefferson	2	13
Conner Castillo	1	18
Dillon Holmes	1	10

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	12
Evan Engram	2	13
Chris Herndon	1	27
Seth Sunderland	1	25
Pete Frederick	1	16

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Oliver Compton	---	---	34	33	18	85
CB Conner Castillo	---	---	34	33	18	85
CB Joel Coles	---	---	28	31	15	74
G Jonah Jackson	9	52	---	---	10	71
WR Justin Jefferson	7	50	---	---	13	70
WR Alvin Evans	9	52	---	---	7	68
DE Carl Plechaty	---	---	23	18	24	65
S Kirk Warren	---	---	29	32	3	64
C Antoine Boyd	9	52	---	---	---	61
C Wes Martin	9	52	---	---	---	61
T Greg Little	9	52	---	---	---	61
T Andre Dillard	9	52	---	---	---	61
QB Ricardo Howard	9	52	---	---	---	61
S Jeremy Woodard	---	---	32	22	3	57
DE Terrance Raymond	---	---	30	25	---	55
TE Tyler Higbee	1	25	---	---	25	51
OLB T. J. Watt	---	---	5	18	28	51
DT Xavier Cooper	---	---	16	27	3	46
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	29	---	---	15	45
ILB Trevis Gipson	---	---	30	15	---	45
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	30	14	---	44
DT Trysten Hill	---	---	27	15	2	44
FB Darius O'Neill	7	22	---	---	15	44
DE Rico Osborne	---	---	10	22	11	43
TE Darren Rigsby	8	25	---	---	---	33
OLB Teddy Wolf	---	---	8	10	15	33
DT Davon Hamilton	---	---	21	10	---	31
CB Cameron Dantzler	---	---	2	11	8	21
TE Jonnu Smith	3	17	---	---	---	20
DE Colby Fletcher	---	---	4	14	1	19
S Herb Rivero	---	---	7	12	---	19
FB Otis Bensen	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Jose McKnight	6	10	---	---	---	16
RB Conner Newsome	1	14	---	---	---	15
RB Joseph Corbett	0	11	---	---	---	11
P Cedric Isola	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Archie McDonald	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Barry Lewis	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Dillon Holmes	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Philip Porter	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Kenyon Rollin	1	4	---	---	4	9
DE Floyd Armstrong	---	---	4	1	---	5
K Vinny Fishman	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Kaden Fields	1	1	---	---	---	2
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Alejandro Lofton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Parker Ehinger	34	33	---	---	11	78
T Rees Odhiambo	34	33	---	---	11	78
T Devante Walters	34	33	---	---	11	78
G Robert Hunt	34	33	---	---	11	78
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	9	52	11	72
CB Roger Marvin	---	---	8	46	16	70
WR Elias Shipp	33	32	---	---	3	68
C Sean Bernstein	34	33	---	---	---	67
QB Joe Burrow	34	33	---	---	---	67
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	30	23	---	---	12	65
WR D. K. Metcalf	30	30	---	---	3	63
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	7	39	13	59
TE Evan Engram	27	18	---	---	13	58
CB Caiden Roberts	---	---	9	49	---	58
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	9	37	10	56
DE Kevin Lorenzen	---	---	9	46	---	55
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	8	34	10	52
WR Joe Reed	26	25	---	---	---	51
DE Seth Sunderland	---	---	1	18	25	44
OLB Jordan Jenkins	---	---	8	35	---	43
ILB Trevor Burroughs	---	---	8	35	---	43
S Reuben Gillespie	---	---	8	30	---	38
DE Gene Banks	---	---	5	33	---	38
FB Chris Springer	7	6	---	---	20	33
TE Chris Herndon	1	3	---	---	27	31
S Kyle Dugger	---	---	2	26	1	29
WR Christian Kirk	3	6	---	---	17	26
DE Quinnen Williams	---	---	3	22	---	25
RB Devante Shelton	3	3	---	---	18	24
WR Rashard Higgins	1	0	---	---	20	21
CB Pete Frederick	---	---	1	3	16	20
DE Darrell Taylor	---	---	1	19	---	20
DT Corbin Guinn	---	---	0	17	---	17
S Jumbo Sandoval	---	---	1	15	---	16
CB Troy Pride	---	---	1	15	---	16
WR Aaron Dobson	5	10	---	---	---	15
TE Wheels Boult	4	9	---	---	---	13
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Shaun Hanks	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Kevin Scobee	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Michael Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jermaine Simon	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Zack Moss	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Myron Bernard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	5	2.5
Middle	2	16	8.0
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	22	95	4.3
Right	7	11	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Howard	47	29	3	0	4	4	8	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Burrow	32	20	2	2	1	1	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	38	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	68	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	78	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	71	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	78	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	45	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nickolas Pereira	13	8	2	67	1	29
WR Justin Jefferson	10	6	0	70	1	50
TE Darren Rigsby	6	4	1	27	0	25
WR Alvin Evans	6	4	0	22	0	52
FB Darius O'Neill	4	2	0	24	0	22
TE Tyler Higbee	3	3	0	35	1	25
TE Jonnu Smith	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Joseph Corbett	2	1	1	7	0	11
RB Jose McKnight	1	1	0	3	0	10

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elias Shipp	11	4	1	33	0	32
WR Joe Reed	6	5	0	79	1	25
WR D. K. Metcalf	5	4	0	42	1	30
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	3	0	13	0	23
WR Aaron Dobson	2	1	0	12	0	10
TE Evan Engram	1	1	0	16	0	18
TE Chris Herndon	1	1	0	2	0	3
FB Chris Springer	1	1	0	8	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Ricardo Howard	1	11	11.00	8.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devante Shelton	2	-2	-1.00	1.67
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	1	-5	-5.00	2.59

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Howard	10	6	28	2.80	5.43

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Burrow	4	2	17	4.25	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Justin Jefferson	4	3	31	7.75	7.00
WR Nickolas Pereira	3	1	-4	-1.33	5.15
TE Jonnu Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Darren Rigsby	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
WR Alvin Evans	1	1	-2	-2.00	3.67

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Elias Shipp	4	2	17	4.25	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	1
RB Devante Shelton	1	1
WR Elias Shipp	1	1
QB Joe Burrow	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Howard	11	6	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Burrow	10	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Jefferson	5	2	2
WR Nickolas Pereira	3	2	1
TE Tyler Higbee	2	2	0
WR Alvin Evans	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Elias Shipp	4	1	0
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire	3	3	0
WR D. K. Metcalf	2	2	1
WR Joe Reed	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,400 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (13,600)
End Zone 9,800 (9,800)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,400 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (13,600)
End Zone	9,800 (9,800)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)