Jets vs. Bengals Live Score Updates

Follow along as the Jets host the Cincinnati Bengals at MetLife Stadium in Week 8. Will backup quarterback Mike White lead the Jets to their second win in 2021?

Can the Jets bounce back from last week's brutal loss to the Patriots with an upset over the Cincinnati Bengals?

It would certainly come as a surprise. New York has struggled all year with starting slow and this week, they'll be without their starting quarterback Zach Wilson and their top wide receiver Corey Davis due to injury.

It's up to backup Mike White to lead this offense to victory on Sunday as he makes his first NFL start.

On the other side, New York will be tasked with containing one of the best offensive units in the sport. Quarterback Joe Burrow, wideouts Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins along with running back Joe Mixon are the key contributors on a team that averages 27 points per game.

Getting linebacker C.J. Mosley back from his hamstring injury will help—and odds are, the Jets won't give up 54 points again—but it's going to take a team effort on the defensive side of the ball to contain this high-octane aerial attack.

As we all get ready for kickoff at MetLife Stadium, here's a few stories to get you set for this Week 8 matchup...

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• Jets' WR Corey Davis Ruled Out vs. Bengals
• Jets Brace For Ja'Marr Chase, Bengals Offense
• Jets' Joe Flacco Expects to Play While Zach Wilson Is Out
• Mike White Reflects on Winding Journey to First NFL Start

Once this game gets underway, keep it locked in right here for live score updates throughout the game and some analysis as well. And as always, be sure to refresh the page to view the latest version.

Live Score Updates

First Quarter

8:44: Jets 7, Bengals 0

For the first time this season, the Jets have scored in the first quarter.

Mike White marches down the field on the opening drive, going 7-for-7 through the air. Michael Carter caps off the scoring drive with a eight-yard touchdown run. 

Maybe we underestimated this offense! That's the kind of opening drive they've been looking for all year...

3:50: White gets picked off by Jessie Bates III and it was almost brought back for six. The Jets came up big on defense, though. New York stops the Bengals on four straight plays at the goal line, turning the ball over.

Second Quarter

14:57: Jets 7, Bengals 7

White throws another interception and this time the Bengals capitalize. Joe Mixon pounds it in from one yard out for a game-tying score.

11:30: Matt Ammendola misses a 54-yard field goal wide left. This game is still tied.

3:21: Jets 7, Bengals 14

Finally, there's Ja'Marr Chase making an impact. A two-yard touchdown pass from Burrow to Chase gives Cincinnati a seven-point lead. 

HALFTIME: Jets 14, Bengals 17

Cincinnati tacks on three more with a field goal. That's 17 unanswered points since the Jets' opening touchdown. But the Jets put together one more tremendous drive before the end of the second half. 

A one-handed touchdown catch from Keelan Cole was called back, ruled incomplete on a replay. That didn't keep White and the offense from scoring, though. White found Braxton Berrios for a touchdown in the same corner of the end zone, with Berrios dragging his feet at the sideline perfectly.

Third Quarter

5:17: Jets 17, Bengals 17

Ammendola ties the game with a chip shot deep in the red zone. Denzel Mims dropped a touchdown on the previous play.

3:11: Jets 17, Bengals 24

Mixon snags an eight-yard touchdown pass from Burrow to give the Bengals a lead as we draw closer to the fourth quarter

Fourth Quarter

12:31: Jets 20, Bengals 24

Ammendola brings the Jets within four with another 24-yard field goal. Stings that New York couldn't score a touchdown again, but points keep them in the game nonetheless. 

7:29: Jets 20, Bengals 31

Burrow makes a play with his feet, scrambling to his right and finding Tyler Boyd in the end zone for a score. It's Burrow's third third touchdown pass of the day and a crushing blow for New York.

4:36: Jets 26, Bengals 31

Ty Johnson stays in bounds to score on a 19-yard catch and run, bringing this back to a one-possession game. The two-point conversion was incomplete, though. 

3:45: Jets 34, Bengals 31

Just like that, after an interception from Shaq Lawson (the Jets' first INT of the season), New York takes the lead. What a wild turn of events for Gang Green here in the fourth quarter. 

And Mike White CATCHES the two-point conversion on a pass from Jamison Crowder. Unreal.

FINAL: Jets, 34, Bengals 31

What an incredible win for the Jets. White throws for 405 yards and ices the game at the end with a go-ahead touchdown pass, a two-point conversion and a drive to get this team to victory formation. 

From last week's historic loss to the Patriots to this upset victory, this has been a stretch of seven days to remember for Jets fans.

Next up, Thursday Night Football in Indianapolis...