Down x Down

This week

Explore

DOWN X DOWN › week 11 › Bengals at Commanders
Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
2026
2026this season2025final

Week 11 · Monday 8:15 PM ET · Northwest Stadium

WASvsCIN

Commanders offensevsBengals defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Commanders, 7 for Bengals. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

CIN offenseWAS offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Ground game edge

Commanders average 3.9 yards per carry (18th). Bengals allow 4.4 (23rd).

02
Opportunity

Deep middle is open

Bengals are worst against deep middle throws, allowing +0.84 EPA per attempt. Commanders send 2% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Field goals, not touchdowns

Commanders score a touchdown on 55% of red zone trips (20th). Bengals allow 42% (3rd).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Commanders average -0.01 EPA per play (18th). Bengals allow -0.01 (14th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

CIN Bengals

9Joe BurrowQB · 195/267 · 2115 yds · 20 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback +0.24 · 7th30Chase BrownRB · 94 car · 340 yds · 1 TD · 36 recEPA per touch -0.211Ja'Marr ChaseWR · 43 rec · 492 yds · 6 TD · 61 tgtEPA per target +0.46 · 24th5Tee HigginsWR · 43 rec · 726 yds · 4 TD · 61 tgtEPA per target +0.85 · 3rd53Boye MafeLeft Defensive End · 18 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL27Jordan BattleStrong Safety · 49 tackles · 3 INT · 6 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL

WAS Commanders

5Jayden DanielsQB · 91/145 · 976 yds · 6 TD · 0 INTEPA per dropback +0.04 · 18th1Rachaad WhiteRB · 47 car · 200 yds · 3 TD · 16 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 17th3Stefon DiggsWR · 27 rec · 252 yds · 5 TD · 44 tgtEPA per target +0.2314Antonio WilliamsWR · 23 rec · 259 yds · 1 TD · 33 tgtEPA per target +0.3129Rasul DouglasLeft Cornerback · 27 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL98Odafe OwehWeakside Linebacker · 16 tackles · 4 sacks4 sacks · T-22nd in the NFL
The series · Bengals and Commanders since 1999, and this season's records6 meetings

The Bengals lead the series 3–2–1 since 1999 (they first met in 2004). The Commanders have won the last 2. Sep 23, 2024, at Paycor Stadium: the Commanders won 38–33. Joe Burrow started at quarterback for the Bengals and Jayden Daniels for the Commanders; Zac Taylor and Dan Quinn coached.

Bengals at home1–1the Bengals' record
In Washington2–1the Bengals' record
Most pointsBengals 38 · Commanders 382012 · 2024
Biggest winBengals by 7 · Commanders by 112004 · 2020

The last 5

2024 · Wk 3WAS 38 at CIN 33
2020 · Wk 11CIN 9 at WAS 20
2016 · Wk 8 · OTWAS 27 at CIN 27
2012 · Wk 3CIN 38 at WAS 31
2008 · Wk 15WAS 13 at CIN 20

2026 records

BengalsCommanders
Overall5–22–4–1
Division1–11–2–1
Conference4–22–3–1
Other conference1–00–1
Home2–12–1–1
Away3–10–3
Last 5LLWWWWLTLW
StreakWon 3Won 1
Points a game29.4 – 22.622.7 – 26.0

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Bengals' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Commanders offense against the Bengals defenseDepth charts
Bengals defense · 4-3 DCommanders offense · 3WR 1TE74Coleman75Paul63Patrick76Cosmi72Conerly85Okonkwo5Daniels1White3Diggs13Burks14Williams99Murphy93Allen97Lawrence53Mafe44Knight49Carter42Burks0Turner20Davis23Hill27Battle6Cook

Commanders offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBJayden Daniels#5 · 91/145 · 976 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT
  • RBRachaad White#1 · 47 car · 200 yds · 3 TD · 16 rec
  • WRStefon Diggs#3 · 27 rec · 252 yds · 5 TD · 44 tgt
  • WRAntonio Williams#14 · 23 rec · 259 yds · 1 TD · 33 tgt
  • WRTreylon Burks#13 · 12 rec · 233 yds · 2 TD · 22 tgt
  • TEChig Okonkwo#85 · 17 rec · 182 yds · 0 TD · 24 tgt
  • LTBrandon Coleman#74
  • LGChris Paul#75
  • CLucas Patrick#63
  • RGSam Cosmi#76
  • RTJosh Conerly Jr.#72

Bengals defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEMyles Murphy#99 · 14 tackles · 1.5 sacks
  • RDTJonathan Allen#93 · 17 tackles · 3 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDTDexter Lawrence II#97 · 23 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD
  • LDEBoye Mafe#53 · 18 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDemetrius Knight Jr.#44 · 54 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • MLBBarrett Carter#49 · 57 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 3 PD
  • SLBOren Burks#42 · 13 tackles
  • RCBDJ Turner II#0 · 17 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBTacario Davis#20 · 13 tackles · 1 PD
  • NBDax Hill#23 · 35 tackles · 5 PD
  • SSJordan Battle#27 · 49 tackles · 3 INT · 6 PD
  • FSBryan Cook#6 · 31 tackles · 0.5 sacks

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · WAS offense against CIN defense
StatWAS WAS offFavors WAS · Favors CINCIN CIN def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.01#18
-0.01#14+0.00
Success rate
41%#25
44%#1744%
Yards per play
5.3#21
5.8#255.4
Explosive play rate
9%#14
11%#299%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.01#20
-0.01#11+0.03
Sack rate
7%#17
9%#37%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.12#21
-0.08#18-0.08
Yards per carry
3.9#18
4.4#234.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
32%#31
48%#2941%
Red zone TD rate
55%#20
42%#361%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
156#13
142#15147
TE yards per game
33#27
89#3155
TE targets per game
5.1#28
9.6#307.6
RB receiving yards per game
24#24
30#1232
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Commanders: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.639% of throws
4too few
-0.0313% of throws
Short
+0.1026% of throws
+0.1318% of throws
-0.0233% of throws

Bengals: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.0114 throws
+0.8411 throws
-0.3018 throws
Short
+0.3262 throws
+0.2951 throws
+0.1582 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.