Bengals at Commanders: Week 11 preview, odds and injuries

Week 11 · Mon, Nov 23 · Northwest Stadium8:15 PM ET

at8:15 PMET · ESPN

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 5:20 PM ET

The Cincinnati Bengals (6-2) visit the Washington Commanders (2-5-1) on Mon, Nov 23, 8:15 PM ET at Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD (Week 11, 2026 season), on ESPN.

When and where is Bengals vs Commanders?

Mon, Nov 23, 8:15 PM ET at Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD. TV: ESPN.

Who is injured for Bengals vs Commanders?

Bengals: Kyle Dugger (S, questionable, quadriceps). Commanders: Lucas Patrick (G, doubtful, concussion), Chig Okonkwo (TE, questionable, hip), Colson Yankoff (TE, questionable, knee), Shy Tuttle (DT, questionable, shoulder) and Treylon Burks (WR, questionable, foot).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Bengals at Commanders: Week 11 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-11-23-cin-at-wsh (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 10 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Bengals red-zone offense vs Commanders red-zone defense
The Bengals' red-zone offense ranks 5th in red-zone touchdown rate (66%, 32 trips) against a Commanders red-zone defense ranked 29th (75% allowed, 28 trips faced).
5thCIN offense24 spots apart29thWSH defense
2Bengals dropback offense vs Commanders pass defense
The Bengals' dropback offense ranks 3rd in EPA per dropback (+0.26, 322 dropbacks) against a Commanders pass defense ranked 19th (+0.07 allowed, 333 dropbacks faced).
3rdCIN offense16 spots apart19thWSH defense
3Bengals third-down offense vs Commanders third-down defense
The Bengals' third-down offense ranks 1st in third-down conversion rate (54.6%, 97 third downs) against a Commanders third-down defense ranked 18th (41.3% allowed, 109 third downs faced).
1stCIN offense17 spots apart18thWSH defense

When the Bengals have the ballEdge CIN · +16 ranks

CIN dropback offenseEPA per dropbackWSH pass defense

3rd+0.26322 dropbacks

CIN +16

+0.07 allowed333 dropbacks faced19th

CIN run gameEPA per rushWSH run defense

18th-0.10162 rushes

-0.06 allowed183 rushes faced23rd

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Commanders have the ballNo big edge

WSH dropback offenseEPA per dropbackCIN pass defense

19th+0.03314 dropbacks

+0.03 allowed316 dropbacks faced14th

WSH run gameEPA per rushCIN run defense

23rd-0.13178 rushes

-0.04 allowed176 rushes faced24th

Third downEdge CIN · +17 ranks

CIN third-down offensethird-down conversion rateWSH third-down defense

1st54.6%97 third downs

CIN +17

41.3% allowed109 third downs faced18th

WSH third-down offensethird-down conversion rateCIN third-down defense

32nd31.1%106 third downs

47.5% allowed101 third downs faced28th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge CIN · +24 ranks

CIN red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateWSH red-zone defense

5th66%32 trips

CIN +24

75% allowed28 trips faced29th

WSH red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateCIN red-zone defense

18th55%22 trips

CIN +13

41% allowed29 trips faced5th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge WSH · +12 ranks

CIN big-play offenseexplosive-play rateWSH defense against big plays

17th9.3%484 plays

WSH +9

7.8% allowed516 plays faced8th

WSH big-play offenseexplosive-play rateCIN defense against big plays

18th9.1%492 plays

WSH +12

11.2% allowed492 plays faced30th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge CIN · +16 ranks

CIN pass protectionsack rateWSH pass rush

8th4.7% sacked322 dropbacks

CIN +16

5.1% of dropbacks333 dropbacks faced24th

WSH pass protectionsack rateCIN pass rush

20th6.4% sacked314 dropbacks

CIN +11

7.3% of dropbacks316 dropbacks faced9th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge WSH · +11 ranks

CIN ball securityturnovers per gameWSH takeaway defense

16th1.1 giveaways a game8 games

WSH +11

1.5 takeaways a game8 games5th

WSH ball securityturnovers per gameCIN takeaway defense

2nd0.6 giveaways a game8 games

1.5 takeaways a game8 games5th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesCIN 0 · WSH 1 regulars out or doubtful

Bengals1 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QKyle DuggerS66% defense · 4 wk

Commanders5 listed

1 of them is a regular ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

DLucas PatrickG90% offense · 7 wk
QChig OkonkwoTE69% offense · 6 wk
QTreylon BurksWR53% offense · 6 wk
QShy TuttleDT39% defense · 8 wk
QColson YankoffTE14% offense · 8 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelWSH +3 days of rest · CIN travels 411 mi

AwayBengals

8days since last game

411miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 10 vs PIT · 13,298 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edge+3WSH daysTravel gap 411 mi

HomeCommanders

11days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Thu wk 10 at NYG · East Rutherford · 14,813 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: CIN 8 games, 484 offensive and 492 defensive plays · WSH 8 games, 492 offensive and 516 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32