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 The Cincinnati Bengals dropped to 0-3 to begin the 2024 season after a stunning 38-33 upset at the hands of the Washington Commanders.

The Bengals entered their Week 3 home matchup expected to defeat a Commanders squad that had issues on defense against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Giants to open the season.

Instead, it was Cincinnati's defense that faltered. The Bengals were unable to stop the Jayden Daniels-led Washington offense throughout their matchup, as the Commanders racked up 356 yards and scored touchdowns on all three of their red-zone possessions.

Daniels ended his day with more total touchdowns (three) than incompletions (two). He led Washington in both passing yards (254) and rushing yards (39) while completing 91 percent of his passes, which set a rookie record.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals were also able to move the ball throughout the Monday night clash. They simply weren't as efficient in the red zone, as they were just 2-for-4 in scoring touchdowns. That, plus an early missed field goal by Evan McPherson, put the Bengals behind, and they weren't able to recover.

The Cincinnati and Washington offenses combined to achieve something not seen at the NFL level since 1940: neither team punted during the game and neither turned the ball over.

 Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season comes to a close tonight with a Monday Night Football doubleheader, starting with a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills. The Jaguars are 2-0 and looking to make a comeback, the Bills are 2-0 and heavily favored to win tonight's game. Are you ready to tune in? Here's what you need to know about the Jaguars vs. Bills Monday Night Football game, plus the rest of the Week 3 NFL schedule.

Date: Monday, Sept. 23, 2024

Kickoff time: 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT

Game: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills

Location: Highmark Stadium

TV channel: ESPN

Streaming: Fubo, DirecTV, NFL+

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 It's been dubbed Invest 97L, a convention used by the National Hurricane Center to identify features they are monitoring for future development.

The NHC also scheduled its first Hurricane Hunter mission to the western Caribbean Sea for this afternoon.

Here is when a storm could form and where it could track:

-​ Monday-Tuesday: The latest computer forecast models suggest a tropical depression or storm could form as soon as late Monday or Tuesday. By late Tuesday, Helene could near Cancún, Cozumel and western Cuba as either a tropical storm or even a Category 1 hurricane. Locally heavy rain and strong wind gusts are possible in those areas.

-​ Wednesday: Helene could have some lingering impacts in Cancún, Cozumel and western Cuba, especially early. We then expect Helene to enter the southern Gulf of Mexico, most likely as a hurricane. Some high surf and outer rainbands could reach parts of Florida's Gulf Coast from the Keys to the Panhandle.

-​ Friday: This system is most likely to continue inland with weakening winds, but locally flooding rain over parts of the Southeast.

How strong could it become: Helene could become a formidably strong hurricane in the Gulf.

That's because heat content is one favorable ingredient for intensification, and the map below shows there is plenty of deep, warm water in the northwest Caribbean and parts of the Gulf of Mexico. In fact, Gulf of Mexico heat content is at record high levels for this time of year, according to University of Miami tropical scientist Brian McNoldy.

B​ut it's not just warm water.

Some forecast models suggest upper level winds could spread apart over Helene, which is favorable for strengthening, instead of shearing and tilting Helene's circulation.

F​or those reasons, Helene could reach Category 3 intensity in the eastern Gulf of Mexico before landfall.

R​ainfall potential: While it's too soon for specifics on other impacts - including storm surge and winds - we expect Helene to produce heavy rainfall generally along and to the east of its track.

T​he heaviest rain is expected Thursday into Friday in parts of the Southeast, but some bands of heavy rain could arrive as early as Wednesday. This rain could lead to flash flooding, especially where it combines with storm surge and over higher terrain.