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Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Commanders

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 11 · Northwest Stadium · Monday Night

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Cincinnati Bengals—Away
Washington Commanders—Home

Game details

Venue address
1600 Ring Road, Landover, MD 20785, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Cincinnati Bengals 2–1 · Road 1–1 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 12 · 8 days of rest
Washington Commanders 1–2 · Home 1–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 26 · 11 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · CIN 3 games, WAS 3 games
MetricCINWAS
Points per game26.711th25.013th
Points allowed per game21.012th30.731st
Total yards per game323.315th314.020th
Passing yards per game247.715th184.728th
Rushing yards per game91.327th132.08th
Turnovers per game1.012th0.31st
Sacks allowed per game2.315th1.03rd
Penalty yards per game55.015th46.78th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Cincinnati Bengals: recent results

  1. L 27–30 @ PIT Week 3
  2. W 20–6 @ HOU Week 2
  3. W 33–27 vs TB Week 1

Washington Commanders: recent results

  1. W 33–31 vs SEA Week 3
  2. L 20–37 @ DAL Week 2
  3. L 22–24 @ PHI Week 1

Cincinnati Bengals: season leaders

Passing
Joe Burrow 743 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Chase Brown 197 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Tee Higgins 244 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Jonathan Allen 2.0 · 2 g

Washington Commanders: season leaders

Passing
Marcus Mariota 294 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 142 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Terry McLaurin 141 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Sonny Styles 1.0 · 3 g

Cincinnati Bengals: injury report

  • Out Kyle Dugger SS
  • Questionable Bryan Cook FS
  • Questionable Colbie Young WR
  • Questionable Ja'Marr Chase WR
  • Questionable Swayze Bozeman SLB
  • Questionable Tee Higgins WR

4 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Washington Commanders: injury report

  • Out Charles Omenihu RDE
  • Out Marcus Mariota QB
  • Out Nick Cross SS
  • Out Percy Butler FS
  • Out Stefon Diggs WR
  • Out Tyler Owens SS
  • Questionable Terry McLaurin WR

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

CIN 3 · WAS 2 · 1 tie in 6 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2024 · Week 3 WAS 38, CIN 33
  2. 2020 · Week 11 CIN 9, WAS 20
  3. 2016 · Week 8 WAS 27, CIN 27 (OT)
  4. 2012 · Week 3 CIN 38, WAS 31
  5. 2008 · Week 15 WAS 13, CIN 20

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

CIN 55.4% · WAS 44.2%

Matchup quality 56.7 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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