Cincinnati Bengals beat Tennessee Titans, 20-16

The Cincinnati Bengals (6-4) face the Tennessee Titans (7-3) in a NFL Week 12 matchup with playoff implications. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. on CBS.

The Bengals return to Nissan Stadium for the first time since their 19-16 victory in the AFC divisional round last season.

Cincinnati will be without star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (hip) and running back Joe Mixon (concussion protocol).

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The Bengals are 2.5-point favorites and the over/under point total for the game is set at 43.5, according to Tipico Sportsbook.

Cincinnati is coming off a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers while the Titans beat the Green Bay Packers last week.

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Bengals beat Titans 20-16

The Bengals had kicked a field goal to take a 23-16 lead inside the two-minute warning, but an unnecessary roughness penalty on the Titans gave the Bengals the ball and a fresh set of downs inside the 10-yard line.

The Bengals knelt out the clock.

Titans score field goal, Bengals lead 20-16

The Titans settle for a 38-yard field goal to cut the Bengals' lead to 20-16 with 6:07 left.

Bengals take 20-13 lead on Joe Burrow's first touchdown pass of the game

Cincinnati drove down the field and Burrow got his first touchdown pass of the game via a 27-yard, back-should throw to wide receiver Tee Higgins.

The go-ahead score was set up by an outstanding 16-yard catch by Trenton Irwin from Burrow on 3rd-and-12, which Tennessee unsuccessfully challenged.

Titans tie game quickly at 13

The Bengals' lead didn't last long as the Titans immediately drove down the field thanks to a 51-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill to Treylon Burks, which was made even longer with a roughing the passer penalty.

Tennessee was unable to convert the touchdown and had to settle for a 24-yard field goal by rookie Caleb Shodak with 39 seconds left in the third quarter. Tannehill jogged gingerly off the field after a third-down incompletion.

Bengals take 13-10 lead halfway through third quarter

In a drive that saw wide receiver Tyler Boyd lead after being hit in the back of the head following a third-down catch, the Titans being called for roughing quarterback Joe Burrow and Burrow being flagged for intentional grounding, the Bengals have their first lead of the game.

Kicker Evan McPherson converted a 38-yard field goal. Both Boyd and Tee Higgins had crucial third-down catches to sustain the drive.

Bengals get first sack of Ryan Tannehill to halt Titans' first drive of third quarter

Sam Hubbard's third-down sack of Ryan Tannehill ‒ the Bengals' first of the game ‒ ends the Titans' first drive of the second half.

Bengals tied 10-10 with Titans at halftime

After Cincinnati tied the game, Tennessee marched down the field on a 10-play, 58-yard drive in 1:51, and appeared poised to take the lead, but the drive stalled and rookie kicker Caleb Shudak missed a 35-yard field goal attempt.

The Titans will receive the second-half kickoff.

Bengals tie game 10-10 after two-minute warning

The Cincinnati Bengals entered the red zone just before the two-minute warning and then came out with offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji in formation as an extra blocker. Running back Samaje Perine scored the Bengals' first touchdown with a 7-yard run.

The Bengals tied the game on the PAT by Evan McPherson.

A third-down conversion on a 24-yard catch and run by Trayveon Williams sustained the TD drive. Joe Burrow has completed his last six pass attempts.

Burrow has run four times for 29 yards. Derrick Henry has 13 rushing yards on seven carries.

Bengals give up 69-yard screen pass to Derrick Henry, Titans lead 10-3

A one-play, 75-yard drive by the Titans puts the Bengals in a 10-3 hole. Running back Derrick Henry caught a screen pass for 69 yards, but fumbled at the 4-yard line. The fumble was recovered by wide receiver Treylon Burks for the touchdown.

The Titans had 75 yards before that drive.

Bengals tie game at 3-3

Cincinnati had its best drive of the game thus far, moving 47 yards on seven plays, but also failed to reach to end zone. Second-year kicker Evan McPherson tied the game with a 47-yard field goal.

That Bengals' scoring drive featured a heavy dose of Samaje Perine, a 29-yard catch by Hayden Hurst on an impressive throw by Joe Burrow and a drop by Tee Higgins.

Titans score first, lead Bengals 3-0

The Titans get on the board first after a 33-yard field goal by rookie kicker Caleb Shudak. Shudak got the start after Randy Bullock was ruled out with a calf injury.

Tennessee drove down the field and had first and 10 at the Bengals' 16-yard line, but failed to reach the end zone.

Scoreless first quarter, but Titans in red zone

The Bengals and Titans are scoreless through one quarter, but Tennessee is in the red zone after a 25-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, the biggest offensive play of the quarter for either team.

Defense stepping up for both Bengals and Titans

Both the Bengals and Titans failed to score in their first two offensive possessions of the game. There is a wind advisory in effect in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Bengals and Titans both went three-and-out on their second possessions of the game. The Bengals have been penalized for holding on both of their punt-return attempts and have four penalties for 28 yards.

When the two teams met in Nashville in the AFC Divisional Playoffs in January, the Bengals led 9-6 at the half.

Bengals' first offensive drive stalls in Titans territory

After the Bengals moved the ball across midfield, it appeared they were going to be first-and-10 in the red zone after a 21-yard pass from Joe Burrow to Tee Higgins, but the play was called back due to offensive pass interference by running back Chris Evans.

The Bengals failed to convert on the subsequent third down and the Titans took over.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: NFL Week 12 scores: Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans