2005 Week 3 · Sun, Sep 25, 2005 · Soldier Field
Cincinnati BengalsWinner
24
at
Chicago Bears
7
CIN -3 ✓U 39 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 24–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 16/23 | 169 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 25 | 84 | 3.4 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Chris Perry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Carson Palmer | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 0 | -6.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madieu Williams | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Thornton | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odell Thurman | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Landon Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Smith | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Myles | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiwan Ratliff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Simmons | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Bears
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 17/39 | 149 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -17.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones | 27 | 106 | 3.9 | 1 | -4.7 |
| Kyle Orton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Urlacher | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brown | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Hillenmeyer | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adewale Ogunleye | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Tillman | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Scott | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Ayanbadejo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -3
- Closing total
- 39
- CIN moneyline
- —
- CHI moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -3 and covered, winning by 17.
Total closed 39; the game landed 31 — under by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Soldier Field
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 73°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Mike Carey
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · CHI 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Lovie Smith