Bengals at WFT Postgame

By Liam Sullivan

The Bengals were shocked by the Washington Football Team’s eight-point fourth quarter to lose their first preseason game at FedEx Field in Landover, MD. It was a victorious moment for WFT Head Coach Ron Rivera.

The Rookie out of Buffalo, Jaret Patterson, had a tremendous run into the end zone during the fourth quarter, followed by a successful two-point conversion scored by Antonio Gandy-Golden, the second-year player out of Liberty.

Patterson was the most productive running back for WFT with 16 carries for 71 yards, an average of 4.4 yards per carry.

Gandy-golden had three receptions for 38 yards, an average of 12.7 yards per reception.

Will Bradley-King, the Rookie out of Baylor, forced a fumble when he strip-sacked Kyle Shurmur.

Head Coach Zac Taylor described his team as “just not there.”

Joe Burrow sat out of the game, leaving most of the QB duties to Brandon Allen.

It was a showdown of the Allens as Kyle Allen was the QB for Washington.

Taylor Heinicke had the highest pass completion percentage at 84.6%, while Ryan Fitzpatrick averaged the most yards per completion, averaging 13.7 yards.

Jacques Patrick was the most productive Bengal in the ground game, running the rock with 42 yards on six carries, an average of seven yards per carry.

The wide receiving corps was very silent for Cincinnati. Trenton Irwin had two receptions for 24 yards, an average of 12 yards per carry.

One positive note for the defense was that Darius Phillips and Keandre Jones had five tackles each.

Overall, it was not a productive night for Cincinnati.

Next week the Washington Football Team (1-1) will close out the preseason when they host the Baltimore Ravens (2-0) at home, on Saturday, August 28th, at 6 PM.

The Bengals (1-1) will finish out their preseason when they head home to Paul Brown Stadium to host the Miami Dolphins (1-1) on Sunday, August 29th, at 4 PM.