Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) vs Washington Commanders (1-1)
Monday, September 23, 2024 at 8:15 pm
The Commanders offensive starters are healthy. On defense and end is out. Cincinnati has healthy starters on offense. Defensively their left tackle is out and right tackle doubtful. A safety is questionable. Washington improves to 1-1 following their 21-18 home win to NY Giants. The Commanders posted 425 yards with 215 rushing for 6.1 yards per carry. Defensively they held NY to 304 yards with 129 rushing for 5.8 yards per rush. Jayden Daniels connected on 23 of 29 for 226 yards. Cincinnati fell to 0-2 with their 26-25 road defeat to KC Chiefs. The Bengals gained 320 yards with 74 rushing for 3.5 yards per run. On defense they allowed 186 yards to the Chiefs offense with 137 passing on 25 attempts. Joe Burrow hit 23 of 36 for 258 yards with two touchdowns. The Pick: Washington has a significant injury advantage in this game. The Commanders advantage lies in their offense against the Bengals defense. The Washington offense is running for 5.4 yards per carry with rookie Jayden Daniels running a passing attack that completes 75.5% of their passes with 7 yards per pass attempt. Cincinnati has struggles in run defense as they allow 4.5 yards per carry. On defense they rush for only 3.8 yards a carry with 6.2 yards per pass attempt. Play Washington +7.5.