Overview
- Joe Burrow played three series, went 9-of-14 for 62 yards with a touchdown, took two big sacks and led two scoring drives.
- Jayden Daniels made his preseason debut with a four-play, 74-yard drive capped by a 14-yard rushing touchdown before exiting.
- Undrafted receiver Mitchell Tinsley posted five catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns, strengthening his case for Cincinnati's 53-man roster.
- Jake Browning delivered both Tinsley scores as the Bengals kept their backup quarterback competition with Desmond Ridder unresolved.
- Washington held out Brian Robinson Jr. as a trade candidate while Chris Rodriguez Jr. and rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt flashed in an early ground-game surge.