Clelin Ferrell is out for Commanders Monday night
Defensive end Clelin Ferrell has the only two sacks of the season for the Commanders through the first two weeks of the season, but someone else is going to have to step up if the Commanders are going to drop Joe Burrow on Monday night.
Ferrell has been ruled out of the Commanders’ lineup for their road game in Cincinnati. Ferrell missed practice on Thursday and Saturday with a knee injury, but he was able to work on a limited basis on Friday.
Jamin Davis, Jer’Zhan Newton, and Javontae Jean-Baptiste are the defensive end options on the active roster.
Cornerback Emmanuel Forbes is the only other Commanders player with an injury designation. He missed last week’s game after having thumb surgery and is listed as questionable for Monday.
Commanders Face Hungry, Winless Bengals in Week 3
The Washington Commanders are preparing to play the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, and their opponent is still looking for their first win of the season.
After a tough Week 1 loss to the New England Patriots, the Bengals fought tooth and nail against the Kansas City Chiefs on the road, but they came up short. Now, the Bengals are 0-2, nearly in a must-win situation when they take on the Commanders.
Commanders coach Dan Quinn isn’t looking at the Bengals record when preparing against them.
“Whether they were 2-0, or 0-2, I sense that we would get the same hard, tough, really good performance from Cincinnati,” Quinn said. “That’s kind of who they are. They’re a really good team, and so sometimes the really good teams and there’s a record here where we are just two games in, would you expect them to have two losses? Probably not. But that’s where it is and once eight o’clock or whatever comes, you’re not thinking about records. You’re just thinking about how do we go win and we’re really pumped to go battle with them, and we’ve got respect for them, but we’ll be ready to fight as well.”
A win for the Commanders would be just as crucial, trying to pick up a victory on the road and to get over .500. While it is a storyline going into the game, it doesn’t change the fact that the Bengals are a threat to the Commanders and Washington has to find a way to win against them.
Kickoff between the Commanders and Bengals is set for 8:15 p.m. ET on Monday Night Football.
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