Jayden Daniels made his debut on Monday Night Football and showed why the Commanders targeted him with the second overall pick.

Daniels outpaced the quarterback he was compared to last season at LSU, moving Daniels to follow Joe Burrow as the Heisman Trophy winner in Baton Rouge.

Daniels threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another, leading the Commanders to a convincing 38-33 victory over the Bengals.

The Commanders are 2-1, while the Bengals have fallen to 0-3. The 2018 Texans are the only 0-3 team to make the postseason since 2000.

The Commanders scored on all six possessions, ignoring a one-play kneel down to end the half and a one-play kneel down to end the game. They finished it with a 12-play, 70-yard drive that ate up 7:32 in the fourth quarter, overcoming two penalties, a sack and a fourth down.

Terry McLaurin caught a 27-yard touchdown pass from Daniels with 2:10 left in the game, giving the Commanders a 38-26 lead. McLaurin finished with four catches for 100 yards.

The Bengals scored a touchdown on a Zack Moss run with 40 seconds left, but the Commanders recovered the onside kick.

Daniels had a near-perfect night, completing 21 of 23 passes and rushing for 40 yards on 11 carries. His first career touchdown went to offensive lineman Trent Scott for a 1-yard score.

The Bengals outscored the Commanders 436 to 356, with neither team giving up a point, but Cincinnati saw drives end at Washington’s 30, 9 and 13 yard lines. Evan McPherson missed a field goal from 48 yards and made kicks from 28 and 31.

Burrow went 29 of 38 for 324 yards and three touchdowns, with Ja’Marr Chase catching six for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Chase Brown rushed for 62 yards on seven carries, and Moss was 12 of 58 and a touchdown.

According to the ESPN broadcast, it was the first game since 1940 without turnovers and punts.