One other 12 months, one other 0-2 begin for the Cincinnati Bengals. They’ve been capable of keep away from an 0-3 begin in every of the previous two years and could have a chance to keep away from one other one on Monday evening after they host the Washington Commanders. The Bengals are greater than a landing favourite on the heels of a tough-luck loss on the street at Kansas Metropolis.
If there’s a silver lining for the Bengals in all of this, it’s that quarterback Joe Burrow began to look extra like himself in Week 2 and large receiver Tee Higgins is predicted to rejoin the lineup on Monday. Getting him again can be an enormous increase to each Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase, who has simply 10 catches and 97 yards by way of the primary two video games of the season.
They’re additionally going towards a Washington go protection that’s tied for twenty second within the league by way of two video games and has recorded simply two sacks (each from Clelin Ferrell, who’s out this week). There could possibly be alternatives right here for the Bengals.
Offensively, Washington is rolling with No. 2 general choose Jayden Daniels, who has most likely been essentially the most profitable of the rookie quarterbacks by way of two video games. He has not thrown a landing but, however he has accomplished 75.5 p.c of his passes, not turned the ball over (although he has fumbled twice) and likewise rushed for 132 yards.
Although the Commanders haven’t received loads the previous couple of years, they’re 6-3 towards the unfold as street underdogs because the begin of the 2023 season and have solely misplaced two street video games by greater than seven factors throughout that point. Solely a kind of losses was by greater than eight factors.
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Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals odds
Methods to watch Commanders at Bengals
- Venue: Paycor Stadium — Cincinnati
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET, Monday
- TV: ABC
- Streaming: Fubo (strive free of charge)
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(Photograph of Ja’Marr Chase: Jamie Squire / Getty Pictures)
