For the Washington Commanders and the Cincinnati Bengals, the biggest storylines for Monday's preseason game were the players not playing. Cincinnati star edge defender Trey Hendrickson remains a hold-in at training camp,

The Cincinnati Bengals hit primetime on Monday night in preseason Week 2 against the Washington Commanders and won, 31-17. Those Bengals will rolled out Joe Burrow and the starters again for the second straight preseason game while attempting to fix the slow starts to regular seasons.

Both teams enter the matchup at 0-1 after losses in their preseason openers, with kickoff set for 8 p.m. ET at Northwest Stadium in Summerfield.

The Washington Commanders face the Cincinnati Bengals in an NFL preseason game on Monday, August 18, 2025 (8/18/25) at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.

Those in favor of their quarterbacks playing limited to zero snaps in the preseason can just point to this one Joe Burrow play to defend their logic.

A couple of receivers make strong cases while the starting defense is once again woeful in 31-17 win over the Commanders.

"GMFB" picks which team are you more eager to see in Week 1 between the Cincinnati Bengals or the Washington Commanders.

Could Joe Burrow soon have a new wide receiver target this season?The Cincinnati Bengals took on the Washington Commanders Monday night in their second preseason game and one wideout stole the show in the first half.