Week 3 thus finds Cincinnati truly desperate for a win. As a reminder, since 1990 only 4 of 162 teams have made the playoffs after starting a season with three consecutive losses (2.5%). On the other side of the field, Washington looks to add to any momentum gained in last week’s win and to keep pace atop the NFC East with Philadelphia and Dallas.

The Commanders rack up 20.5 points per game, comparable to the 21 the Bengals allow. Washington racks up 362 yards per game, 74 more yards than the 288 Cincinnati gives up. The Commanders have turned the ball over zero times, three fewer times than the Bengals have forced turnovers (3).

The Cincinnati Bengals are big favorites to beat the Washington Commanders on “Monday Night Football” in Week 3. In fact, one has to look pretty hard to find a pick that says otherwise. Over at USA Today, all six of the experts polled take the Bengals over the Commanders and only one of the score projections is within six points.