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Bengals vs. Commanders Live Updates: Commanders Finish Preseason Undefeated

The Washington Commanders wrap up preseason play against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Nathaniel Marrero

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The Washington Commanders will wrap up the preseason at home when they host the Cincinnati Bengals.

Commanders quarterback Sam Howell won't play after solidifying his status as the team's starting quarterback on Monday against the Baltimore Ravens. He was 19 of 25 for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the 29-28 victory.

Other key skill position players that won't play are receivers Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson and running back Brian Robinson Jr. among others. 

Offensive linemen Charles Leno Jr. and Andrew Wylie are also out.

With Howell out, Jacoby Brissett and Jake Fromm figure to see all of the action under center. Receiver Dyami Brown will likely be a focal point with most of Washington's weapons out. 

Washington will also be without most of their defensive starters, including rookie cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, and defensive linemen Chase Young, Da'Ron Payne, Jonathan Allen and Montez Sweat. 

The Bengals aren't playing any of their starters.

WHAT: Cincinnati Bengals (0-1-1) at Washington Commanders (2-0)

WHERE: FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland (67,617)

WHEN: Saturday, August 26, 2023, 6:05 p.m. ET

TELEVISION: WRC-TV, Channel 4 / FuboTV (try it free)

RADIO: WMAL 105.9

Betting via SI SportsBook

SPREAD: Bengals +5.5 (-111), Commanders -5.5 (-111)

TOTAL: 35.5 (o -111, u -111)

MONEYLINE: Bengals +188, Commanders -250

Make sure to follow along with in-game updates as they happen with Commander Country.

First Quarter:

The Commanders get the ball to start the game. Kazmeir Allen is back to receive and Even McPherson's kick goes through the end zone for a touchback. 

Jacoby Brissett passes on first down and finds Brycen Tremayne for four yards. Brissett goes deep for Byron Pringle but the pass is incomplete. On third and six, Brissett's pass to Dyami Brown is complete for seven yards and a first down. 

Chris Rodriguez runs for two yards. Brissett looks for Brown again but the pass falls incomplete. On third and eight, Brissett finds Dax Milne for eight yards to extend the drive as Washington nears midfield. 

Rodriguez runs for nine yards to Cincinnati's 45-yard-line. Brissett rolls right then throws a short pass to Cole Turner for two yards to move the chains. 

Rodriguez gains one yard on the carry. Rodriguez gets another handoff and runs for three yards to make it third and six. Brissett looks for Milne on a slant but the pass is dropped. 

Washington goes for it but Brissett's pass is batted into the air before it falls incomplete for a turnover on downs. 

End of possession

Chase Brown runs for nine yards. Jake Browning's pass to Kwamie Lassiter II gains six yards to Washington's 46-yard-line. 

Brown runs for two yards. He gets another carry and runs for five yards. On third and three, Browning finds Andrei Iosivas on a back-shoulder pass for 25 yards to the Commanders' 14-yard-line.

Brown runs for four yards. Browning's pass to Trent Taylor gains four yards. On third and two, Brown runs for three yards to Washington's three-yard-line. 

On first and goal from the three, Brown is tackled for a three-yard loss by Khaleke Hudson. Browning finds a wide-open Iosivas in the back of the end zone for a touchdown. 

The extra point is good with 3:59 left in the first quarter.

Bengals 7, Commanders 0

End of possession

McPherson's kickoff goes for a touchback. 

Brissett's pass to Pringle gains 10 yards and a first down. 

Jonathan Williams runs for four yards. Brissett is under pressure and then looks for Pringle again but the pass is incomplete. On third and six, Brissett dumps it off to Williams and he breaks multiple tackles to gain seven yards and extend the drive. 

Brissett dumps it off to Marcus Kemp for five yards to Cincinnati's 49-yard-line. Williams runs for a yard to make it third and four. Brissett is sacked by Owen Carney for a four-yard loss. 

Tress Way's punt goes to the Bengals' 11-yard-line where Charlie Jones is stopped on the final play of the quarter.

End of the quarter

Second Quarter:

Browning's pass to Stanley Morgan gains five yards. Brown runs for two yards before taking a big hit from Christian Holmes. On third and three, Browning goes deep for Morgan but it's incomplete. Defensive pass interference on Holmes extends the drive. 

Brown runs for five yards. Brown gets another carry and gains two yards. On third and three, Browning finds Tanner Hudson for a big gain across midfield. A facemask on Cincinnati's offensive lineman negates the play and pushes them back 15 yards. Browning dumps it off to Brown but he loses four yards after getting tackled by Hudson. 

The punt goes out of bounds at Washington's 45-yard-line.

End of possession

Rodriguez breaks a big gain for 11 yards but holding on Chris Paul will make it first and 16. Rodriguez runs for eight yards on first down. Brissett's pass to Turner gains five yards. On third and three, Brissett navigates pressure and then finds Turner for nine yards to extend the drive. Defensive holding on Cincinnati is declined. 

Brissett rolls right then goes deep for a wide-open Mitchell Tinsley for a 39-yard touchdown. 

The extra point by Joey Slye is good with 9:01 left in the half.

Commanders 7, Bengals 7

End of possession

Slye's kick goes through the end zone for a touchback. Trevor Siemian is in at quarterback. Brown runs for seven yards. He gets another handoff and gains four yards for a first down. 

A false start moves Cincinnati back five yards. Siemian's pass to Brown gains four yards. Siemian drops back and finds Hudson for a 20-yard gain to Washington's 45-yard-line. 

Jacob Saylors runs for four yards. Siemian's deep pass intended for Iosivas falls incomplete. On third and six, Siemian's pass intended for Hudson is high and falls incomplete. 

McPherson comes out to attempt a 58-yard field goal and it's good with 5:26 left in the first half.

Bengals 10, Commanders 7

End of possession

Allen takes the kickoff to Washington's 25-yard-line. Jake Fromm is in the game for Washington. Williams runs for five yards. Fromm's pass to Alex Armah gains six yards to move the chains. 

Williams runs for eight yards. Fromm's pass to Allen falls incomplete. On third and two, Fromm looks for Allen again but the pass is dropped. 

Way's punt is run back by Jones to the Bengals' 14-yard-line with 3:06 left in the first half.

End of possession 

Saylors runs for four yards. Siemian drops back and is forced to scramble for seven yards before going out of bounds to move the chains. The game has reached the two-minute warning. 

Siemian's pass to Jones is complete for eight yards. Siemian finds Shedrick Jackson for 16 yards near midfield. 

Siemian's pass to Jones is complete for four yards to Washington's 47-yard-line. Cincinnati calls a timeout with 1:08 left in the first half. On second and six from Wahsington's 46-yard-line, Saylors breaks a huge gain for 26 yards but holding moves Cincinnati back. On second and 16, Siemian finds Jones for 20 yards and a first down. 

Siemian's pass to Iosivas is complete for three yards. The Bengals call their second timeout with 33 seconds left in the half. On second and seven, Siemian's pass to Saylors gains eight yards. Cincinnati calls its last timeout with 27 seconds left.

Siemian's pass intended for Huson in the end zone on first down is broken up by Terrell Burgess. Siemian goes deep again and it hits off Kendall Smith's hands before Jace Whittaker intercepts it in the end zone. 

End of possession

Fromm's pass to Tremayne gains 16 yards. Washington calls its first timeout with 10 seconds left in the half. Fromm's rolls left then throws it away. Rodriguez runs for 25 yards on the final play of the first half.

Halftime: Bengals 10, Commanders 7

Third Quarter:

Cincinnati gets the ball to start the second half after the touchback. 

Siemian keeps it and runs for six yards. Saylors runs for three yards. On third and one, Saylors gains three to move the chains.

Siemian rolls right and is under pressure before throwing it away on first down. Siemian's pass is deflected in the air but Hudson catches it for six yards before going out of bounds. On third and four, Siemian's pass falls incomplete after Whittaker breaks it up.

Allen calls for a fair catch at Washington's five-yard-line.

End of possession 

Fromm finds Derrick Gore on a swing route for 23 yards. 

Fromm's pass to Kyric McGowan gains nine yards. Gore runs for five yards to move the chains. 

Fromm's pass to Tremayne gains nine yards and moves past midfield. Fromm looks for Tremayne again but the pass is incomplete. On third and one, Fore runs for two yards to Cincinnati's 47-yard-line to extend the drive. 

Jaret Patterson runs for nine yards. After a play-fake, Fromm goes deep and finds Tinsley for a 38-yard touchdown. The play is under further review. Tinsley was ruled out at the one-yard line. 

Fromm's pass to Tremayne is complete in the end zone for a touchdown. 

The extra point by Slye is good with 7:45 left in the third quarter.

Commanders 14, Bengals 10

End of possession

Slye's kickoff goes through the end zone for a touchback. 

Siemian's pass intended for Lassiter is incomplete. Saylors runs for two yards to make it third and eight. Siemian's pass to Saylors gains six yards to make it fourth and two. 

Allen muffs the punt at Wahsington's 10-yard-line and they recover it at the five.

End of possession

Gore is stopped for no gain. Fromm's pass to Curtis Hodges gains seven yards. On third and three, Fromm's pass to Gore only gains a yard.

Way's punt is returned to the Bengals' 41-yard-line with 3:54 left in the quarter.

End of possession

Saylors gains a yard on the carry. Siemian's pass to Taylor is complete for 14 yards to Wahsington's 44-yard-line. 

Saylors is stopped for no gain. Siemian's pass to Malachi Carter is complete for 13 yards. 

Siemian finds Taylor again for eight yards. Saylors runs for three yards to move the chains. 

Siemian's pass intended for Shedrick Jackson is incomplete. Siemian drops back to pass again and it's complete to Hudson for six yards on the final play of the third quarter.

End of the quarter

Fourth Quarter:

On third and five, Siemian rolls right and the pass intended for Taylor is incomplete.

McPherson attempts a 35-yard field goal and it's good.

Commanders 14, Bengals 13

End of possession

Washington's drive begins at its 25 after the touchback. 

Fromm rolls right and is hit as he goes out of bounds leading to a skirmish. An unsportsmanlike conduct on Cincinnati adds 15 yards to the play and gives Washington a first down. 

Patterson breaks a big gain for 19 yards to the Bengals' 44. 

Patterson is stopped for a one-yard gain. Fromm's pass to Gore goes for no gain. On third and nine, Fromm finds Tinsley again for 13 yards to extend the drive. 

Fromm's pass to Brandon Dillon gains 16 yards to Cincinnati's 14-yard-line. 

Patterson gets another carry and runs for seven yards. On second and three, Fromm finds Dillon in the end zone for a seven-yard touchdown. 

Slye's extra point is good with 10:16 left in the game.

Commanders 21, Bengals 13

End of possession

Slye's extra point goes through the end zone for a touchback.

Reid Sinnett is on the game at quarterback. He finds Carter for 14 yards on his first play. 

Sinnett's pass intended for Lassiter is incomplete. Calvin Tyler Jr. runs for eight yards on second down, making it third and two. Tyler gets another handoff and gains three yards to midfield to move the chains. 

Sinnett's pass sails out of bounds on first down. Tyler runs for three yards. On third and seven, Sinnett finds Carter for 12 yards to Washington's 35-yard-line. 

Sinnett's pass to Jackson gains six yards. Illegal substitution on Cincinnati moves them back five yards. On second and nine, Sinnett goes deep and finds Jackson for a 34-yard touchdown. 

The Bengals go for a two-point conversion but Sinnett's pass is knocked down by Whittaker with 6:29 left in the game.

Commanders 21, Bengals 19

End of possession

Allen runs the kickoff back to Washington's 31. 

Gore runs for six yards on first down. He gets another handoff and breaks a big gain for 14 yards just past midfield. 

Gore gets another carry and runs for a yard. Fromm's pass to Tremayne is broken up. On third and nine, Fromm is sacked for a 10-yard loss. 

Lassiter runs the punt back to the Bengals' 27-yard-line with 3:10 left in the game.

End of possession

Tyler runs for two yards. Sinnett's pass to Tyler is complete but doesn't gain anything. On third and eight, Sinnett finds Hudson for 11 yards to move the chains on the final play before the two-minute warning.

On first and 10 from Cincinnati's 40, Sinnett is sacked by Will Bradley-King for a five-yard loss. Sinnett's pass intended for Jackson is nearly intercepted but falls incomplete. On third and 15, Sinnett looks for Hudson but the pass is also incomplete. Sinnett goes deep but the pass is broken up for a turnover on downs. 

End of possession.

Gore runs for three yards. Cincinnati calls its first timeout with 1:34 left in the game. Gore breaks off a big gain for 12 yards to Cincinnati's 20 for a first down. The Bengals call their second timeout. 

Gore is stopped for no gain. Cincinnati doesn't use its timeout. Patterson gains just a yard on second down. That's the final play of the game. 

Final: Commanders 21, Bengals 19 

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