Head to head
Cincinnati Bengals v San Francisco 49ers — every meeting since 1999
Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers have met 8 times since 1999. CIN are level in the regular-season series 4-4. Against the closing spread CIN are 5-3. The highest-scoring meeting produced 79 points in 2003; the widest margin was 24.
CIN record
4-4
regular season, 1999–2023
CIN v the spread
5-3
covered–against
Highest scoring
79
combined, 2003
Widest margin
24
2019 season
Every meeting
8 games, 1999–2023| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 WK 8 | CIN 31atSF 17 | 44 | SF +4 | CIN by 14 |
| 2021 WK 14 | SF 26atCIN 23 | 49 | CIN -2.5 | SF by 3 |
| 2019 WK 2 | SF 41atCIN 17 | 46 | CIN +1 | SF by 24 |
| 2015 WK 15 | CIN 24atSF 14 | 41 | SF -7 | CIN by 10 |
| 2011 WK 3 | SF 13atCIN 8 | 38.5 | CIN +1 | SF by 5 |
| 2007 WK 15 | CIN 13atSF 20 | 42 | SF -9 | SF by 7 |
| 2003 WK 15 | SF 38atCIN 41 | 42 | CIN +3 | CIN by 3 |
| 1999 WK 13 | SF 30atCIN 44 | 39 | CIN +3 | CIN by 14 |
CIN in the last meetings
- Last 31-2
- Last 52-3
The extremes
- Highest scoring2003 week 15 · SF 38 at CIN 4179 points
- Lowest scoring2011 week 3 · SF 13 at CIN 821 points
- Widest margin2019 week 2 · SF 41 at CIN 1724 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 1999–2023No meeting on file names both starting quarterbacks.
8 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 1999–2023| CIN | SF | Met | CIN record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Taylor | Kyle Shanahan | 3 | 1-2 |
5 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 3 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Joe Burrow QB · CIN · 2g5 TD
- Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN · 2g3 TD
- Jimmy Garoppolo QB · SF · 1g2 TD
- Christian McCaffrey RB · SF · 1g2 TD
- Tyler Boyd WR · CIN · 1g1 TD
- George Kittle TE · SF · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Joe Burrow QB · CIN · 2g631 yds
- Brock Purdy QB · SF · 1g365 yds
- Jimmy Garoppolo QB · SF · 1g296 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- Joe Mixon RB · CIN · 2g145 yds
- Brock Purdy QB · SF · 1g57 yds
- Jeff Wilson RB · SF · 1g56 yds
- Christian McCaffrey RB · SF · 1g54 yds
- Joe Burrow QB · CIN · 2g46 yds
- Deebo Samuel Sr. WR · SF · 1g37 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 2 meetings
- George Kittle TE · SF · 2g300 yds
- Tee Higgins WR · CIN · 2g183 yds
- Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN · 2g177 yds
- Brandon Aiyuk WR · SF · 2g171 yds
- Tyler Boyd WR · CIN · 2g95 yds
- Christian McCaffrey RB · SF · 1g64 yds
