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Cincinnati Bengals beat Minnesota Vikings in NFL Week 15 | Replay, highlights

The Cincinnati Bengals look to extend their two-game winning streak as they host the Minnesota Vikings at Paycor Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be on WCPO-TV (Channel 9) and NFL Network. The radio broadcast will be on WEBN (102.7-FM), 700WLW and ESPN1530 (AM).

Cincinnati is coming off back-to-back wins over the Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts, while Minnesota won a 3-0 contest last week over the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Bengals are 3-point favorites (-115) and the over/under is 40.5, according to BetMGM.

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Bengals beat Vikings | Bengals 27, Vikings 24

After a Cincinnati Bengals' defensive stand, kicker Evan McPherson recreated his first game-winning kick with a 29-yard field goal to ice the game. Bengals win 17-24 and stay in the playoff race.

Ridiculous Tee Higgins touchdown catch ties game | Bengals 24, Vikings 24

Tee Higgins caught a jump-ball from Jake Browning and extended the ball across the goal line to score the Bengals' third touchdown of the second half.

Kicker Evan McPherson tied the game with the point-after-touchdown attempt.

Minnesota Vikings retake lead | Vikings 24, Bengals 17

The Vikings responded quickly with another touchdown drive capped by 1-yard touchdown reception by Jordan Addison from quarterback Nick Mullens. Kicker Greg Joseph converted the point-after-touchdown attempt to make it a 7-point lead.

Joe Mixon touchdown ties the game | Vikings 17, Bengals 17

The Cincinnati Bengals decided to go for it on 4th and goal from the 1-yard line. Running back Joe Mixon scored the touchdown and kicker Evan McPherson converted the point-after-attempt to tie the game.

The game is tied with 7:46 remaining.

Bengals back on the scoreboard in fourth quarter | Vikings 17, Bengals 10

Bengals quarterback Jake Browning led a scoring drive for the second time of the day. Browning found wide receiver Tee Higgins for a 13-yard touchdown and kicker Evan McPherson converted the point-after-touchdown attempt to make it a one-score game.

Vikings further extend lead | Vikings 17, Bengals 3

Minnesota made Cincinnati pay for the Jake Browning interception. The Vikings quickly drove into Bengals territory, but the drive stalled and kicker Greg Joseph made a 39-yard attempt to make it a 14-point lead. The Bengals offense hasn't been in scoring territory since the first drive of the game when they ran a 3rd-and-2 trick play in the red zone.

Bengals commit first turnover | Vikings 14, Bengals 3

Quarterback Jake Browning threw his first interception of the game to give the Vikings the ball near midfield. The Vikings take over and are quickly into Bengals' territory again.

Minnesota Vikings extend lead on first drive of second half | Vikings 14, Bengals 3

After what appeared to be a missed intentional-grounding call, Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Jordan Addison to extend the Vikings' lead. Mullens was about to be sacked when he threw a pass to Addison on a crossing route and Addison scored a 37-yard touchdown.

Kicker Greg Joseph converted the point-after-touchdown attempt.

BJ Hill gets incredible interception before halftime | Vikings 7, Bengals 3

The Vikings drove down the field on their final possession of the first half and defensive tackle BJ Hill came up with an unlikely interception to stop the drive. Hill was sacking quarterback Nick Mullens when Mullens tried to throw the ball away and it went straight into Hill's facemask. Hill never let the ball touch the ground and came away with the interception.

Cincinnati Bengals punt the ball back to Minnesota Vikings | Vikings 7, Bengals 3

The Bengals couldn't capitalize on Mike Hilton's interception and will punt the ball back to the Vikings with 1:44 left in the first half.

Mike Hilton stops Minnesota Vikings | Vikings 7, Bengals 3

The Minnesota Vikings drove down the field on their third offensive drive of the game and Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton stopped them from scoring. First, Hilton made a tackle for loss on a blitz. Then, Hilton intercepted quarterback Nick Mullins on a throw to the end zone.

Hilton returned the ball to the Bengals' 16-yard line where Cincinnati's offense takes over.

Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings trade punts | Vikings 7, Bengals 3

The Bengals have punted on back-to-back drives after an early field goal. The Vikings punted on their second offensive drive. Minnesota takes over on its own 16-yard line after a Brad Robbins punt.

Minnesota Vikings take lead | Vikings 7, Bengals 3

The Minnesota Vikings scored a touchdown on their first offensive drive as running back Ty Chandler punched it in from the 1-yard line. Kicker Greg Joseph converted the point-after-touchdown attempt.

Bengals defensive tackle DJ Reader was carted off with a leg injury during the drive and is out for the game.

Bengals take lead on first offensive drive | Bengals 3, Vikings 0

The Cincinnati Bengals drove down the field, but their drive stalled in the redzone when they attempted a trick play with tight end Tanner Hudson rolling out for a pass after receiving a handoff. The play went for negative yards and kicker Evan McPherson then made a 34-yard field goal to get the Bengals on the board.

The opening drive was 11 plays for 59-yard drive that ate 6:19 of game clock.

Justin Jefferson active for Minnesota Vikings

Wide receiver Justin Jefferson suffered a chest injury last week against the Las Vegas Raiders, but is active today for the Vikings. Jefferson was listed as questionable this week.

Here's the list of the inactive players for the Vikings:

Running back Alexander Mattison

Safety Lewis Cine

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs

Tight end Nick Muse

Guard Chris Reed

Offensive tackle Brian O'Neill

Wide receiver Jalen Nailor

Jackson Carman, Chris Evans among Bengals' inactives

Here's the list of the inactive players for the Bengals:

Running back Chris Evans

Linebacker Joe Bachie

Center Trey Hill

Offensive tackle Jackson Carman

Defensive tackle Jay Tufele

Cincinnati Bengals' odds moves because of big bets

The Bengals are the most-bet team on BetMGM, which moved the odds to -115. That means a $115 bet returns $100 in profit. The standard bet is $110 returns $100 in profit. The odds reached -120 Friday night, but moved back to -115 this morning. The line movement is significant because both the general betting public and professional bettors are on the Bengals' side. More than 70% of both the public (tickets) and sharp (total money) sides are on the Bengals.

The best price to bet the Bengals to cover the spread is currently -109 at BetRivers.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Bengals vs Minnesota Vikings score updates for NFL Week 15