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Bengals at Vikings

Cincinnati Bengals at Minnesota Vikings | Sept. 21, 2025

The Vikings will host the Bengals for just the seventh time ever.

WEEK 3 • SUN 09/21 • 12:00 PM CDT

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History: Minnesota Vikings vs. Cincinnati Bengals

  • All-Time Record: The Vikings are 7-8 all-time against the Bengals. Minnesota's home record against Cincinnati is 6-0.
  • Series Notes: Four of the past six meetings between the Bengals and Vikings have taken place in Cincinnati.
  • Current Streak: Minnesota has lost its past two games against Cincinnati in overtime.
  • Last time in Minnesota: Vikings won 34-7 on Dec. 17, 2017

Facts to Know

Cincinnati Bengals

  • Head Coach Zac Taylor is 46-52-1 in regular-season games since taking the helm in Cincinnati; he is 5-2 in the postseason.
  • The Bengals used their first two picks of the 2025 NFL Draft to shore up the defense, adding Texas A&M EDGE Shemar Stewart and South Carolina LB Demetrius Knight.
  • The Bengals added RB Samaje Perine, G Lucas Patrick and DL T.J. Slaton in free agency.

Minnesota Vikings

  • Justin Jefferson will reunite with former LSU teammates QB Joe Burrow and WR Ja'Marr Chase.
  • The last time the Vikings hosted the Bengals at U.S. Bank Stadium, they clinched the NFC North division and secured a place in the postseason; they later advanced to the NFC Championship Game.
  • The Vikings this spring re-signed CB Byron Murphy, Jr., whose six interceptions last season tied for the league's third most in 2024.