Joe Burrow led two scoring drives, an undrafted wide receiver caught two touchdowns and the Cincinnati Bengals won their first preseason game of 2025 on Monday, beating the Washington Commanders 31-17 at Northwest Stadium.

The Bengals and Commanders met in Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season on 'Monday Night Football.' Now, they are facing off in a preseason battle.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt will make his debut this season for the Commanders, but he wants NFL fans to call him by his preferred name.

Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor isn’t putting as much stock in what he’s seeing from his defense this preseason, but the snaps with starters on the field haven’t looked good.

Cin_Tinsley 13 pass from Browning (McPherson kick), :34. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 00:49. Key Plays: Browning 23 pass to Tinsley; Browning 20 pass to Pryor on 3rd-and-6. Cincinnati 21, Washington 14.

The Cincinnati Bengals face the Washington Commanders on Saturday, August 26, 2023 (8/26/23) at FedExField in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

While the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense overcame mistakes to score two touchdowns on Joe Burrow’s three drives, the starters on defense don’t seem to be learning from theirs.

Bengals star defensive end Trey Hendrickson is in Washington for Monday night's preseason game against the Commanders. The majority of the Bengals starters will play on Monday, but Hendrickson remains out.