Mitchell Tinsley scored twice in 20 seconds at the end of the first half, Joe Burrow completed 9 of 14 passes without a turnover, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Washington Commanders 31-17 in Preseason Week 2 at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland on Monday, August 18, 2025. Jake Browning threw for 159 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Burrow, while Jayden Daniels took one possession for Washington, rushed for a 14-yard score, and did not attempt a pass.
Cincinnati out-possessed Washington 37:19 to 22:41 and committed zero turnovers to the Commanders’ two. Washington dressed without 13 players including Terry McLaurin, Brian Robinson Jr., Laremy Tunsil, and Zach Ertz, yet still produced 185 rushing yards, 106 of them on the first two drives with the first-team offense. Every player stat and the complete box score from the game follow below.
Table of Contents
Quick Match Summary
Information
Date
Monday, August 18, 2025
Venue
Northwest Stadium, Landover, MD
Attendance
56,789
Broadcast
ESPN (Monday Night Football)
Final Score
Cincinnati Bengals 31, Washington Commanders 17
Records
Cincinnati 1-1 (preseason) | Washington 0-2 (preseason)
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Cincinnati Bengals
7
21
0
3
31
Washington Commanders
14
0
3
0
17
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Play
Drive
Score
1st
10:48
Chase Brown 1-yd rush (Evan McPherson kick)
9 plays, 58 yds, 4:12
CIN 7-0
1st
8:57
Jayden Daniels 14-yd rush (Matt Gay kick)
4 plays, 74 yds, 1:51
7-7
1st
5:36
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 27-yd rush (Matt Gay kick)
3 plays, 44 yds, 1:09
7-14
2nd
13:54
Charlie Jones 4-yd pass from Joe Burrow (McPherson kick)
12 plays, 70 yds, 6:42
14-14
2nd
0:34
Mitchell Tinsley 13-yd pass from Jake Browning (McPherson kick)
6 plays, 60 yds, 0:49
21-14
2nd
0:14
Mitchell Tinsley 21-yd pass from Jake Browning (McPherson kick)
1 play, 21 yds, 0:06
28-14
3rd
7:28
Matt Gay 27-yd field goal
15 plays, 66 yds, 7:32
28-17
4th
3:06
Evan McPherson 54-yd field goal
4 plays, 4 yds, 1:30
31-17
Team Stats
Stat
Cincinnati
Washington
Total Yards
293
270
Passing Yards
206
85
Rushing Yards
87
185
Completions/Attempts
26/40
10/19
Yards Per Pass Attempt
4.9
4.5
Rushing Attempts
29
30
Yards Per Rush
3.0
6.2
Total Plays
71
49
Yards Per Play
4.1
5.5
First Downs
24
14
— Passing
14
5
— Rushing
6
9
— Penalty
4
0
3rd Down Efficiency
6/15 (40%)
4/10 (40%)
4th Down Efficiency
3/3 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
Red Zone (Made-Att)
3/3
1/2
Penalties
9 for 56 yds
7 for 74 yds
Turnovers
0
2
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
2
Total Drives
10
10
Time of Possession
37:19
22:41
Sacks Allowed
2 for -22 yds
0
Quarterback Stats
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Jake Browning
16/25
159
6.4
2
0
1-5
108.6
Joe Burrow
9/14
62
4.4
1
0
1-17
97.9
Desmond Ridder
1/1
7
7.0
0
0
0-0
95.8
Team
26/40
206
5.7
3
0
2-22
105.0
Washington Commanders
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
Josh Johnson
6/9
56
6.2
0
1
0-0
44.0
Sam Hartman
4/10
29
2.9
0
1
0-0
8.3
Team
10/19
85
4.5
0
2
0-0
25.0
Rushing Stats
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Tahj Brooks
11
47
4.3
0
14
Kendall Milton
9
22
2.4
0
9
Chase Brown
5
16
3.2
1
6
Samaje Perine
1
3
3.0
0
3
Jake Browning
1
1
1.0
0
1
Desmond Ridder
2
-2
-1.0
0
-1
Team
29
87
3.0
1
14
Washington Commanders
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Chris Rodriguez Jr.
6
62
10.3
0
40
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
11
46
4.2
1
27
Sam Hartman
4
25
6.3
0
15
Deebo Samuel
1
19
19.0
0
19
Jayden Daniels
1
14
14.0
1
14
Jeremy McNichols
3
10
3.3
0
5
Kazmeir Allen
3
9
3.0
0
7
Josh Johnson
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team
30
185
6.2
2
40
Receiving Stats
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Mitchell Tinsley
5
6
73
14.6
2
23
Kendric Pryor
3
5
35
11.7
0
20
Charlie Jones
4
7
32
8.0
1
13
Andrei Iosivas
2
2
26
13.0
0
14
Tanner Hudson
3
6
18
6.0
0
8
Rashod Owens
2
2
13
6.5
0
7
Ja’Marr Chase
1
1
11
11.0
0
11
Tahj Brooks
3
4
9
3.0
0
6
Cole Burgess
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
Cam Grandy
1
1
2
2.0
0
2
Drew Sample
1
1
1
1.0
0
1
Isaiah Williams
0
1
0
—
0
—
Jordan Moore
0
1
0
—
0
—
Jamoi Mayes
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
26
39
228
8.8
3
23
Washington Commanders
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Jaylin Lane
3
6
42
14.0
0
16
Tay Martin
1
1
15
15.0
0
15
K.J. Osborn
1
2
9
9.0
0
9
Cole Turner
1
1
9
9.0
0
9
Ja’Corey Brooks
1
2
7
7.0
0
7
Jeremy McNichols
1
1
3
3.0
0
3
Jacory Croskey-Merritt
2
2
0
0.0
0
2
Michael Gallup
0
1
0
—
0
—
Kazmeir Allen
0
1
0
—
0
—
Ben Sinnott
0
1
0
—
0
—
Jacoby Jones
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team
10
19
85
8.5
0
16
Defensive Stats
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Shaka Heyward
7
4
0
1
0
1
Barrett Carter
7
3
0
1
1
0
Tycen Anderson
4
3
0
0
2
0
DJ Ivey
4
3
0
0
1
0
Oren Burks
4
1
0
0
0
0
Maema Njongmeta
3
3
0
0
0
0
Bralyn Lux
3
2
0
0
2
0
McKinnley Jackson
3
2
0
1
0
0
Taven Bryan
3
1
0
0
0
0
Daijahn Anthony
2
2
0
0
0
0
Joseph Ossai
2
1
0
0
0
0
Isaiah Thomas
2
0
0
0
0
0
Howard Cross III
2
0
0
0
0
0
Demetrius Knight Jr.
2
0
0
0
0
0
Nate Brooks
1
1
0
0
1
0
Marco Wilson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Josh Newton
1
1
0
0
0
0
Lance Robinson
1
1
0
0
1
0
Eric Gregory
1
1
0
1
0
0
Drew Sample
1
0
0
0
0
0
Joe Giles-Harris
1
0
0
0
0
0
Raymond Johnson III
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jaylen Key
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan Battle
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team
58
30
0
4
8
1
Washington Commanders
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Ale Kaho
7
2
0
0
0
0
Bobby Price
6
6
0
0
0
0
Duke Riley
6
4
0
1
0
0
Kam Arnold
5
2
0
0
0
0
Robert McDaniel
5
1
0
0
0
0
Jeremy Reaves
4
4
0
0
0
0
Noah Igbinoghene
4
2
0
0
0
0
Kain Medrano
4
2
0
0
0
0
Andre Jones Jr.
3
2
1.0
1
0
1
Percy Butler
3
2
0
1
1
0
Colson Yankoff
3
1
0
0
0
0
Daryl Worley
2
2
0
0
0
0
Javon Kinlaw
2
2
0
0
0
0
Quan Martin
2
2
0
0
0
0
Tyler Owens
2
2
0
0
0
0
Essang Bassey
2
1
0
0
0
0
Antonio Hamilton Sr.
2
0
0
0
0
0
Frankie Luvu
2
0
0
0
0
0
Luke McCaffrey
2
0
0
0
0
0
Sheldon Day
1
1
0
0
0
0
Michael Deiter
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ricky Barber
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ben Nikkel
1
1
0
0
0
0
Car’lin Vigers
1
1
0
0
0
0
Carl Davis Jr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
Marshon Lattimore
1
0
0
0
1
0
Jeremy McNichols
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jacob Martin
1
0
0.5
0
0
3
Daron Payne
1
0
0
0
0
0
Dorance Armstrong
1
0
0.5
0
0
1
Cole Turner
1
0
0
0
0
0
T.J. Maguranyanga
1
0
0
0
0
0
Clelin Ferrell
0
0
0
0
1
0
Will Harris
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team
79
42
2.0
3
3
5
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Cincinnati
Barrett Carter
1
13
0
Cincinnati
Tycen Anderson
1
0
0
Cincinnati Team
2
13
0
Washington
No interceptions
—
—
—
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Cincinnati
No fumbles
—
—
—
Washington
Josh Johnson
1
0
1
Washington Team
1
0
1
Special Teams
Kicking
Team
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Cincinnati
Evan McPherson
1/1
100%
54 yds
4/4
7
Washington
Matt Gay
1/1
100%
27 yds
2/2
5
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Cincinnati
Ryan Rehkow
4
161
40.3
0
2
51
Washington
Tress Way
4
203
50.8
0
1
59
Kick Returns
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Samaje Perine
2
34
17.0
19
0
Charlie Jones
1
30
30.0
30
0
Isaiah Williams
1
24
24.0
24
0
Team
4
88
22.0
30
0
Washington Commanders
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Kazmeir Allen
3
82
27.3
33
0
Demetric Felton
1
26
26.0
26
0
Jaylin Lane
1
22
22.0
22
0
Team
5
130
26.0
33
0
Punt Returns
Cincinnati Bengals
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Isaiah Williams
2
28
14.0
28
0
Charlie Jones
1
4
4.0
4
0
Team
3
32
10.7
28
0
Washington Commanders
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Jaylin Lane
1
11
11.0
11
0
Kazmeir Allen
1
2
2.0
2
0
Team
2
13
6.5
11
0
Key Absences
Washington Commanders (13 players inactive)
Washington’s official inactive list covered both starters and notable depth pieces across every unit.
Player
Position
Reason
Terry McLaurin
WR
Contract dispute (not at stadium)
Noah Brown
WR
Injury
Marcus Mariota
QB
Injury
Laremy Tunsil
LT
Rested
Zach Ertz
TE
Rested
Sam Cosmi
RG
Injury
Brandon Coleman
LG
Injury
Bobby Wagner
LB
Rested
Von Miller
LB
Rested
Jordan Magee
LB
—
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE
—
Jonathan Jones
CB
—
Brian Robinson Jr.
RB
Trade candidate (not at stadium)
Rookie cornerback Trey Amos, Washington’s second-round pick, also sat out after reporting hamstring tightness following Saturday’s practice. He warmed up pre-game but the coaching staff held him.
Injury (Zac Taylor described him as “week-ish” away from return)
How the Night Unfolded
Burrow’s stat line over two preseason games was consistent: efficient, brief, no turnovers. He threw 9 completions on 14 attempts against Washington, took one sack for -17 yards, and scored once before exiting. Browning, who finished with a 108.6 passer rating, posted the highest individual mark among all quarterbacks on the night.
Tinsley’s pair of catches in the final 34 seconds of the first half ended Washington’s chances. The first was a back-shoulder 13-yard reception from Browning on a 6-play, 60-yard drive, giving Cincinnati a 21-14 lead with 34 seconds remaining. Barrett Carter’s interception then gave the Bengals the ball back at Washington’s 21. Browning found Tinsley on a single play — a 21-yard toe-tapping catch at the back of the end zone with 14 seconds left — to make it 28-14 at the half. Tinsley, a former member of Washington’s roster who recorded zero catches across two seasons there, finished with 5 receptions, 73 yards, and both touchdowns.
Washington’s 185 rushing yards came against a Cincinnati defense that had recorded zero sacks on the night and was operating without Hendrickson. Rodriguez ran six times for 62 yards with a long of 40 on the Commanders’ opening possession alongside Daniels. Jacory Croskey-Merritt, a seventh-round rookie who had appeared in just one college game in 2024, added 46 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. Brian Robinson Jr., who led Washington with 187 carries in 2024, was not at the stadium. The Bengals held on with McPherson’s 54-yard field goal with 3:06 left in the fourth.
Cincinnati finished the night 1-1 in the preseason. Washington dropped to 0-2.
Sources: ESPN, AP, NFL.com, CBS Sports, bengals.com, commanders.com. All stats reflect the full game on August 18, 2025.
Cornelia Lindqvist is a Swedish-American sports journalist with 4 years of experience covering professional athletics. She previously worked at Sports Illustrated before joining Newzire. Cornelia reports on the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, international football, and cricket, covering game results, roster moves, trade deals, playoff standings, and player statistics. Her sports analysis background helps readers understand the strategies and numbers behind wins and losses.
