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NFL / FINAL / Sun Sep 13, 2026 12:00 PM CT

Bengals beat Buccaneers 33-27 behind four McPherson field goals and four Tampa Bay turnovers

Evan McPherson kicked field goals of 20, 55, 58 and 32 yards after a first-quarter fumble return gave Cincinnati a lead it kept the rest of the way.

Final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers27
Cincinnati Bengals33
WHERE IT TURNED

Cincinnati beat Tampa Bay 33-27 on Sunday at Paycor Stadium, and the Buccaneers turned the ball over four times.

Chase McLaughlin's 34-yard field goal put Tampa Bay up 3-0 at 9:09 of the first quarter. The Bengals answered with Demetrius Knight Jr.'s 27-yard fumble return at 6:18 and Joe Burrow's 2-yard pass to Mike Gesicki with 1:48 left in the quarter for a 14-3 lead. Chase Brown's 5-yard run made it 21-3 at 5:32 of the second. Bucky Irving's 10-yard run cut it to 21-10 with 1:49 to go, and Evan McPherson's 20-yard field goal with 0:06 left in the half made it 24-10.

McPherson added a 55-yarder at 10:03 of the third. Tampa Bay closed to 27-20 on McLaughlin's 51-yard kick and Josiah Trotter's 38-yard interception return with 2:16 left in the quarter. McPherson's 58-yard field goal at 14:04 of the fourth and his 32-yarder at 5:19 pushed the lead to 33-20 before Baker Mayfield's 9-yard run with 3:19 remaining set the final.

Burrow finished 25 of 35 for 254 yards with a touchdown and an interception; Gesicki caught 5 passes for 78 yards, and Brown ran 16 times for 56. Mayfield was 23 of 28 for 216 yards, and Emeka Egbuka had 5 catches for 63 yards. Trotter had a sack and 11 tackles. Cincinnati outgained Tampa Bay 351 yards to 282, converted 8 of 14 third downs and held the ball for 31:25. The Buccaneers lost four fumbles. Attendance was 66,625.

GAME LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Baker Mayfield

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 23/28, 216 YDS

Rushing yards

Bucky Irving

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 8 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving yards

Emeka Egbuka

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 5 REC, 63 YDS

Sacks

Josiah Trotter

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · 1

Passing yards

Joe Burrow

Cincinnati Bengals · 25/35, 254 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing yards

Chase Brown

Cincinnati Bengals · 16 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving yards

Mike Gesicki

Cincinnati Bengals · 5 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Jonathan Allen

Cincinnati Bengals · 1

GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers3710727
Cincinnati Bengals14103633

Team statistics

StatisticTampa Bay BuccaneersCincinnati Bengals
First downs1926
Net passing yards193245
Time of possession28:3531:25
Rushing yards89106
Third-down efficiency5-108-14
Total yards282351
Turnovers41