Colts vs. Bengals Live updates Score, results, highlights, for Sunday's NFL game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the Colts vs. Bengals football game

Game Recap

The Indianapolis Colts fell to the Cincinnati Bengals 34-23 when the teams previously met two seasons ago; this time around, they exacted some revenge. The Colts got past Cincinnati with less than a touchdown to spare, ending up at 31-27. The win came about thanks to a strong surge after the first quarter to overcome a 14 to nothing deficit.

Indianapolis QB Philip Rivers was slinging it as he passed for three TDs and 371 yards on 44 attempts. Rivers ended up with a passer rating of 154.70. TE Trey Burton also deserves a shout-out for his two TDs.

No one had a standout game offensively for Cincinnati, but they got scores from RB Giovani Bernard and RB Joe Mixon. QB Joe Burrow ended up with a passer rating of 126.40.

The victory bumped Indianapolis' record up to 4-2. This is the second loss in a row for Cincinnati and nudges their record down to 1-4-1.

Indianapolis will have some time to savor their victory since their next matchup is a little ways off; they will square off against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field at 1 p.m. ET next week. If the game is anything like Detroit's 39-35 victory from their previous meeting September of 2016, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy. The Bengals will be playing at home against the Cleveland Browns at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. Cleveland's offense will be looking to get out and run against a Cleveland squad that has given up 31 points on average this season.