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Preseason football may not measure up to what we’ll see in the regular season, but the third preseason game is as close as it gets.
This is typically when teams play their starters for an entire half, if not longer. This gives us the best chance to gauge just how good (or bad) NFL teams are. That will be the case this Sunday when the Bengals face Washington.
Sunday is expected to see the debut of Bengals first round rookie wide receiver John Ross. The ninth-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft has yet to see preseason action and he’s hoping to have a major role in this offense, not to mention be an X-factor in an offense that has the potential to carry Cincinnati back to the playoffs.
In addition to Sunday’s game being that all-important dress rehearsal, it will tell us a lot about the 2017 Bengals. They’re coming off a disastrous performance at the hands of the Chiefs, who some experts consider a top-10 team this season. Getting beat by a team like that happens (especially with no gameplan in the preseason), but the Bengals must respond and have a good showing in Washington get that bad taste out of their mouths.
This also serves as a good barometer for how good the Bengals are since Washington is coming off consecutive winning seasons and should be in the playoff mix this season. The Bengals are hoping to get back into the postseason, so how well they play at Washington could indicate how close that is to becoming a reality.
Here is everything you'll need to watch and follow these two teams square off in Week 3 of the preseason.
How to Watch Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Redskins
Date: Sunday, August 27, 2017
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: FedExField in Landover, Maryland
TV Channel: National FOX broadcast.
The FOX affiliate in Cincinnati is WXIX-TV (Channel 19). Additional regional FOX affiliates include WGRT-TV (Ch. 45) in Dayton, WTTE-TV (Ch. 28) in Columbus, WLIO-TV (Ch. 8.2) in Lima, WDKY-TV (Ch. 56) in Lexington, Ky. and WDRB-TV (Ch. 41) in Louisville, Ky.
Announcers: Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) and Erin Andrews (sideline reporter).
Online Stream: NFL Game Pass
Radio: Coverage on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship stations WCKY-AM (ESPN 1530; all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). Flagship station WLW-AM (700) will join the Bengals broadcast as soon as Cincinnati Reds game coverage is over (the Reds play at 1:10 p.m., with postgame show to follow).
Odds: Washington (-3), Over/Under 44, via OddsShark.com.
Replay: Monday, August 30, 1 p.m. on NFL Network. You can also watch a replay with NFL Game Pass.
Bengals 90 Man Roster 2017
| 61 | Bodine, Russell | C | 6-3 | 308 | 25 | 4 | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Bodine, Russell | C | 6-3 | 308 | 25 | 4 | North Carolina |
| 60 | Johnson, T.J. | C | 6-4 | 300 | 27 | 4 | South Carolina |
| 23 | Benwikere, Bene | CB | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | 4 | San Jose State |
| 21 | Dennard, Darqueze | CB | 5-11 | 198 | 25 | 4 | Michigan State |
| 22 | Jackson, William | CB | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | 2 | Houston |
| 24 | Jones, Adam | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 33 | 11 | West Virginia |
| 27 | Kirkpatrick, Dre | CB | 6-2 | 185 | 27 | 6 | Alabama |
| 29 | McRae, Tony | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | 1 | North Carolina A&T |
| 20 | Russell, KeiVarae | CB | 5-11 | 196 | 23 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 26 | Shaw, Josh | CB | 6-1 | 200 | 25 | 3 | Southern California |
| 37 | Cox, Demetrious | DB | 6-1 | 198 | 23 | R | Michigan State |
| 76 | Brown, Ryan | DE | 6-6 | 276 | 23 | 1 | Mississippi State |
| 93 | Clarke, Will | DE | 6-6 | 280 | 26 | 4 | West Virginia |
| 96 | Dunlap, Carlos | DE | 6-6 | 280 | 28 | 8 | Florida |
| 95 | Gilberry, Wallace | DE | 6-2 | 270 | 32 | 10 | Alabama |
| 91 | Hardison, Marcus | DE | 6-3 | 310 | 25 | 3 | Arizona State |
| 90 | Johnson, Michael | DE | 6-7 | 272 | 30 | 9 | Georgia Tech |
| 94 | Smith, Chris | DE | 6-1 | 266 | 25 | 4 | Arkansas |
| 99 | Willis, Jordan | DE | 6-4 | 255 | 22 | R | Kansas State |
| 97 | Atkins, Geno | DT | 6-1 | 300 | 29 | 8 | Georgia |
| 75 | Billings, Andrew | DT | 6-1 | 325 | 22 | 2 | Baylor |
| 79 | Dean, David | DT | 6-1 | 302 | 24 | 1 | Virginia |
| 67 | Glasgow, Ryan | DT | 6-3 | 302 | 23 | R | Michigan |
| 92 | Sims, Pat | DT | 6-2 | 330 | 31 | 10 | Auburn |
| 68 | Tupou, Josh | DT | 6-3 | 350 | 23 | R | Colorado |
| 69 | Williams, DeShawn | DT | 6-1 | 295 | 24 | 2 | Clemson |
| 44 | Laufasa, Darrin | FB | 6-1 | 235 | 22 | R | Texas-El Paso |
| 65 | Boling, Clint | G | 6-5 | 305 | 28 | 7 | Georgia |
| 64 | Dielman, J.J | G | 6-5 | 309 | 23 | R | Utah |
| 66 | Hopkins, Trey | G | 6-3 | 310 | 25 | 2 | Texas |
| 79 | Lee, Cameron | G | 6-5 | 312 | 23 | R | Illinois State |
| 62 | Redmond, Alex | G | 6-5 | 310 | 22 | 1 | UCLA |
| 71 | Smith, Andre | G | 6-4 | 325 | 30 | 9 | Alabama |
| 72 | Stanton, Dustin | G | 6-4 | 298 | 23 | R | Oregon State |
| 63 | Westerman, Christian | G | 6-3 | 300 | 24 | 2 | Arizona State |
| 82 | Carter, Cethan | H-B | 6-3 | 241 | 23 | R | Nebraska |
| 89 | Hewitt, Ryan | H-B | 6-4 | 255 | 26 | 4 | Stanford |
| 25 | Bernard, Giovani | HB | 5-9 | 205 | 25 | 5 | North Carolina |
| 32 | Hill, Jeremy | HB | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | 4 | Louisiana State |
| 28 | Mixon, Joe | HB | 6-1 | 228 | 21 | R | Oklahoma |
| 30 | Peerman, Cedric | HB | 5-10 | 212 | 30 | 8 | Virginia |
| 39 | Williams, Jarveon | HB | 5-9 | 202 | 22 | R | Texas- San Antonio |
| 4 | Bullock, Randy | K | 5-9 | 206 | 27 | 6 | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Elliott, Jake | K | 5-9 | 167 | 22 | R | Memphis |
| 49 | Albright, Bryson | LB | 6-5 | 225 | 23 | 1 | Miami (Ohio) |
| 52 | Bell, Brandon | LB | 6-1 | 229 | 22 | R | Penn State |
| 55 | Burfict, Vontaze | LB | 6-1 | 255 | 26 | 6 | Arizona State |
| 47 | Dawson, P.J. | LB | 6-0 | 240 | 24 | 2 | Texas Christian |
| 50 | Evans, Jordan | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 22 | R | Oklahoma |
| 53 | Flowers, Marquis | LB | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | 4 | Arizona |
| 58 | Lawson, Carl | LB | 6-2 | 261 | 22 | R | Auburn |
| 51 | Minter, Kevin | LB | 6-0 | 246 | 26 | 5 | LSU |
| 56 | Nickerson, Hardy | LB | 6-0 | 232 | 23 | R | Illinois |
| 57 | Rey, Vincent | LB | 6-0 | 250 | 29 | 7 | Duke |
| 59 | Vigil, Nick | LB | 6-2 | 239 | 23 | 2 | Utah State |
| 46 | Harris, Clark | LS | 6-5 | 250 | 33 | 9 | Rutgers |
| 74 | Fisher, Jake | OT | 6-6 | 305 | 24 | 3 | Oregon |
| 77 | Lechler, Landon | OT | 6-7 | 317 | 23 | R | North Dakota State |
| 70 | Ogbuehi, Cedric | OT | 6-5 | 310 | 25 | 3 | Texas A&M |
| 78 | Perkins, Kent | OT | 6-5 | 320 | 22 | R | Texas |
| 73 | Winston, Eric | OT | 6-7 | 310 | 33 | 11 | Miami (Fla.) |
| 10 | Huber, Kevin | P | 6-1 | 211 | 32 | 9 | Cincinnati |
| # | NAME | POS. | HT. | WT. | AGE | EXP. | COLLEGE |
| 14 | Dalton, Andy | QB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | 7 | Texas Christian |
| 6 | Driskel, Jeff | QB | 6-4 | 231 | 24 | 2 | Louisiana Tech |
| 5 | McCarron, AJ | QB | 6-3 | 220 | 26 | 3 | Alabama |
| 33 | Carson, Tra | RB | 5-11 | 231 | 24 | 1 | Texas A&M |
| 42 | Fejedelem, Clayton | S | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | 2 | Illinois |
| 43 | Iloka, George | S | 6-4 | 225 | 27 | 6 | Boise State |
| 31 | Smith, Derron | S | 5-10 | 200 | 25 | 3 | Fresno State |
| 36 | Williams, Shawn | S | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | 5 | Georgia |
| 40 | Wilson, Brandon | S | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | R | Houston |
| 85 | Eifert, Tyler | TE | 6-6 | 255 | 26 | 5 | Notre Dame |
| 81 | Kroft, Tyler | TE | 6-6 | 250 | 24 | 3 | Rutgers |
| 86 | Schreck, Mason | TE | 6-5 | 258 | 23 | R | Buffalo |
| 87 | Uzomah, C.J. | TE | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | 3 | Auburn |
| 83 | Boyd, Tyler | WR | 6-2 | 197 | 22 | 2 | Pittsburgh |
| 88 | Brown, Chris | WR | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 16 | Core, Cody | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | 2 | Mississippi |
| 12 | Erickson, Alex | WR | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | 2 | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Green, A.J. | WR | 6-4 | 210 | 29 | 7 | Georgia |
| 11 | LaFell, Brandon | WR | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | 8 | Louisiana State |
| 80 | Malone, Josh | WR | 6-3 | 208 | 21 | R | Tennessee |
| 15 | Ross, John | WR | 5-11 | 188 | 22 | R | Washington |
| 17 | Russell, Alonzo | WR | 6-4 | 206 | 24 | 1 | Toledo |
| 13 | Whitfield, Kermit | WR | 5-8 | 184 | 23 | R | Florida State |