Minnesota Vikings vs. Cincinnati Bengals: game summary
Final · September 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
Paycor Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
MINCIN 
- 403Total yards366
- 336Passing yards217
- 37/50Completions/attempts20/27
- 6.3Yards per pass6.8
- 67Rushing yards149
- 22Rushing attempts36
- 3.0Yards per rush4.1
- 24First downs20
- 6-163rd down efficiency3-14
- 2-24th down efficiency2-3
- 2-2Red zone (made-att)2-3
- 75Total plays68
- 5.4Yards per play5.4
- 1Turnovers0
- 1Fumbles lost0
- 0Interceptions thrown0
- 3-26Sacks (yards lost)5-44
- 12-116Penalties (yards)3-15
- 35:09Time of possession34:51
Game leaders
Passing
Kirk CousinsMIN · QB · 36/49, 351 YDS, 2 TD
Joe BurrowCIN · QB · 20/27, 261 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing
Dalvin CookMIN · RB · 20 CAR, 61 YDS, 1 TD
Joe MixonCIN · RB · 29 CAR, 127 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Adam ThielenMIN · WR · 9 REC, 92 YDS, 2 TD
Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · WR · 5 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
2nd quarter
- Touchdown6:39Adam Thielen 5 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph Kick)7-0
- Touchdown1:47Tee Higgins 2 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)7-7
- Touchdown0:35Ja'Marr Chase 50 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)7-14
3rd quarter
- Touchdown9:15Joe Mixon 2 Yd Run (Evan McPherson Kick)7-21
- Touchdown2:24Adam Thielen 24 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph Kick)14-21
4th quarter
- Field goal14:13Evan McPherson 53 Yd Field Goal 14-24
- Touchdown9:23Dalvin Cook 1 Yd Run (Greg Joseph Kick)21-24
- Field goal0:00Greg Joseph 53 Yd Field Goal 24-24
Overtime
- Field goal0:00Evan McPherson 33 Yd Field Goal 24-27
Player stats
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 36/49 | 351 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 3-26 | 106.8 |
| Justin Jefferson | 1/1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 112.5 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 20 | 61 | 3.1 | 1 | 17 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 2 | 24 | 10 |
| K.J. Osborn | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 25 | 9 |
| Justin Jefferson | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
| Dalvin Cook | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| Tyler Conklin | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| Ameer Abdullah | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Dede Westbrook | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| C.J. Ham | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Chris Herndon | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Kendricks | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Pierce | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harrison Smith | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Weatherly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Boyd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Hand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Peterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew DePaola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackensie Alexander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Armon Watts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Dye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 20/27 | 261 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 5-44 | 128.8 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 29 | 127 | 4.4 | 1 | 19 |
| Samaje Perine | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Burrow | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 1 | 50 | 7 |
| Tee Higgins | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Tyler Boyd | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Joe Mixon | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Mike Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Bates III | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vonn Bell | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Wilson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eli Apple | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Ogunjobi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hilton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidobe Awuzie | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricardo Allen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Hill | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Hubbard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Reader | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Tupou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Hendrickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Sample | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- Paycor Stadium · Cincinnati, OH
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 56,525
- TV
- Fox
- Officials
- Keith Ferguson (Back judge) · Adrian Hill (Referee) · Jim Quirk (Side judge) · Roy Ellison (Umpire) · Mearl Robinson (Field judge) · David Oliver (Down judge) · Mark Stewart (Line judge)
About this game
Who won Vikings vs Bengals?
Bengals won 27-24 over Vikings on Sunday, September 12, 2021.
When was Vikings vs Bengals played?
On Sunday, September 12, 2021, at 1:00 PM ET at Paycor Stadium.
Where was Vikings vs Bengals played?
At Paycor Stadium.