The Washington Commanders have managed to stun yet another promising contender in the 2024 NFL season with a massive demolition of the Cincinnati Bengals. The Commanders struck hard and pulled off a 38-33 win, bringing themselves to the cusp of another impressive win to begin the season behind Jayden Daniels’ impressive stride in the game.

The Commanders' offense was highly commendable in this game as they managed to break through the praised Bengals' defense – who now fell 0-3 in the season to wrap up their third week in the campaign. So far, the Bengals are yet to come up with a promising performance, and it was the Commanders who took over the game to pull off a much-needed win.

Jayden Daniels was the star of the show, and he definitely made it clear that the Commanders can count on him to run the offense to the highest level. Now it seems that the squad has seen a reinvigorated pace to take on the campaign with a much bigger focus now more than ever. Who knows, maybe they can even make a deep push to the playoffs this time around.

Jayden Daniels’ Big Game

Daniels punched through the defense of the Bengals all game long, and they were definitely staggered to come up with a response. Washington’s offense was clearly on the attack for the whole game as they racked up a total of 356 yards and nailed touchdowns in all of their three possessions in the red zone.

If you are not impressed, Daniels wrapped up the game with three touchdowns to just two incompletions. He pushed the Commander for the whole night and led the team in both passing yards with 254 and rushing yards with 39, showcasing his impressive performance and the ability to take over massive games when needed most.

At best, this is the rookie night that Daniels has been gunning for. His passing game was on display, setting a rookie record of a 91% pass completion rate. It is also worth noting that he has certainly outplayed Joe Burrow and the whole Bengals squad in the game, which is a massive feat for a rookie who is just making his adjustments in his third pro game in the NFL.

A Massive Choke from the Bengals

The Bengals were in control of the game early before they finally let go of it in the later quarters. Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow collaborated to score an early touchdown to claim a 7-0 lead in the first in addition to Evan McPherson’s kick, but Brian Robinson later tied it up together with a kick from Austin Seibert.

The second quarter would prove to be a twist in momentum as the Commanders would jump to a 21-13 lead over the Bengals, thanks to a 24-yard run from Austin Ekeler and a timely touchdown from Daniels. Further touchdowns from Daniels and impressive field goals from the rest of the team would see the Commanders sit up top by 38-26 with 2:10 left in the game. The Bengals desperately tried to make a comeback, but could not make the most of their chances as they simply ran out of time to cut the lead, even with Zack Moss scoring a touchdown and McPherson trimming the lead to 38-33.

Cincinnati is yet to win a game in three weeks now, and this is starting to be quite a problematic trend for a team that is expected to catapult its status on the big stage, powered by the return of Joe Burrow to the lineup.