Commanders and Bengals mix to make NFL historical past with this uncommon feat not seen in at the least 84 years

The NFL has existed for 104 years and in that point, nobody has ever seen a recreation just like the one we obtained on Monday evening in Cincinnati. Through the Commanders‘ shocking 38-33 win over the Bengals, the 2 groups mixed for zero punts and 0 turnovers, which is sort of remarkable. 

Truly, it’s remarkable. Based on our CBS Sports activities analysis staff, it was the primary recreation since at the least 1940 to characteristic zero punts AND zero turnovers, which makes it the ONLY recreation over the previous 84 years the place that is occurred. The detailed information solely return to 1940, so it’s extremely doable that this was the primary recreation in NFL historical past to characteristic zero punts and 0 turnovers. 

The Commanders had eight possessions within the recreation and 6 of these possessions ended with a rating. The 2 drives that did not finish with factors got here on the finish of every half. The Commanders confronted simply 4 fourth downs within the recreation and so they truly went for it — AND CONVERTED — on three of these. On the opposite one, Austin Seibert kicked a 42-yard discipline purpose. 

Jayden Daniels was nearly perfect against the Bengals, going 21 of 23 for 254 yards and two touchdowns, and that is a giant motive why the Commanders have been by no means actually ready the place they needed to fear about sending out their punt staff. 

The Commanders solely confronted one third down on their facet of the sector, which was a third-and-1 that they transformed from their very own 34 within the second quarter. This was truly the second straight recreation for the Commanders the place they did not punt or have a turnover, which made them the primary staff since at least 1966 to pull off that feat in consecutive video games. 

On the Bengals’ finish, they solely confronted one difficult third down on their facet of the sector, which got here on a third-and-10 from their very own 38 within the third quarter. Joe Burrow stored the drive alive by hitting Tee Higgins for a 16-yard achieve. 

The Bengals additionally made some historical past that they don’t seem to be going to be pleased with: They turned the primary staff in NFL historical past to lose a recreation the place they scored at the least 33 factors with no punt or a turnover. In accordance to Pro Football Reference, NFL groups have been 112-0 in that scenario since 1920, however they’re now 112-1 because of the Bengals’ loss. 

This recreation actually was a rarity. 

Two groups making it by means of a complete recreation with out punting is sort of remarkable. The Commanders-Bengals recreation marked simply the seventh time in NFL historical past that there is been a recreation with no punts. Two of the prior video games solely featured one turnover, which was the closest the NFL had come to seeing a no-punt, no-turnover recreation over the previous 84 years. 

Here is a take a look at all of the no-punt video games together with the overall turnover quantity from these video games: 

1992: Bills 34-31 over 49ers (six turnovers)
2003: Colts 38-31 over Chiefs (one turnover)
2014: Packers 38-17 over Bears (two turnovers)
2014: Saints 44-23 over Packers (4 turnovers)
2021: Chiefs 42-30 over Eagles (one turnover)
2023: Cowboys 41-35 over Seahawks (one turnover)
2024: Commanders 38-33 over Bengals (zero turnovers)

What the Commanders and Bengals did Monday evening is one thing that solely occurs as soon as in a lifetime within the NFL, so hopefully you have been in a position to get pleasure from it.