Cincinnati Bengals vs Washington Commanders Prediction 8/18/2025 Today’s NFL Picks

The Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders meet in week 2 NFL Preseason action from FedEx Field on Monday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cincinnati Bengals vs. Washington Commanders prediction.

Cincinnati Bengals Recap

The Cincinnati Bengals come into this game looking to rebound from their opening loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles last time out by a final score of 34-27 to start the preseason 0-1. After this game the Bengals will finish the preseason with a home game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Bengals Looking To Respond In Week 2

Joe Burrow threw for 123 yards and 2 TDs on 9 of 10 passing while Desmond Ridder threw for 91 yards and a score on 7 of 16 passing and Jake Browning had 62 passing yards and an INT on 6 of 14 passing. Tahj Brooks led the Bengals with 26 rushing yards and Chase Brown had 23 rushing yards. Ja’Marr Chase led the Bengals with 77 receiving yards and a score while Tanner Hudson had a team-high 6 receptions for 62 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jamoi Hayes had 48 receiving yards and Charlie Jones added 3 receptions for 41 yards. On defense, PJ Jules had a team-high 6 solo tackles while Shaka Heyward had 6 total tackles of his own. Taven Bryan and Barrett Carter each had a sack while Joe Giles-Harris added an interception in the losing effort.

Washington Commanders Recap

The Washington Commanders will be out to rebound from a frustrating 48-18 blowout loss to the New England Patriots to kick off the preseason at 0-1. After this game, the Commanders will finish the preseason with a home game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Commanders Looking For Opposite Showing In Week 2

Josh Johnson threw for 173 yards, a touchdown and an INT on 15 of 22 passing while Sam Hartman threw for 64 yards and an interception on 9 of 19 passing. Demetric Felton had 42 rushing yards while Jeremy McNichols added Washington’s rushing TD in the losing effort. Ja’Corey Brooks led the Commanders with 5 grabs for 59 yards while Tay Martin had 3 receptions for 36 yards and Lawrence Cager chipped in 2 catches for 35 yards. On defense, Car’lin Vigers had a team-high 8 solo tackles while Jer’zhan Newton added a sack for the Commanders in the losing effort.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Washington Commanders Prediction

I’m on the over here. I get the case to be made for each side and to be frank, I don’t love the QBs further down these teams respective depth charts. However, these two teams couldn’t stop a nose bleed in week one, and I just think this is one of those games where zero defense is going to be played once again. This should be one of the more entertaining games of the entire preseason, so I’ll side with the over in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Over 43.5