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Freakish play helps Denver Broncos clinch a playoff spot

The Broncos snapped a two-game skid with its third overtime win of the season.

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It was another tale of two halves, another down-to-the-wire roller-coaster ride the Broncos and their fans have grown accustomed to.


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In the second half, whenever the Bengals completed a pass, the Broncos would respond with a signature big pass break up.


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The victory showed the Broncos could score in the second half and that quarterback Brock Osweiler could win a crucial contest with late-game dramatics. The energy, crackling at kickoff, barely rippled. The ball ended up being recovered at the CIN 23 yard line by Broncos outside linebacker DEMARCUS WARE. “We thought we were going to finish it with the field goal at the end (of regulation), but it’s all about that win”. You do things to know and remember when they come about later in the season.

This is what the team was built for. Then Anderson got to the second level and appeared to split Nelson and cornerback Adam Jones. Those words hang over the 2015 Broncos like low clouds on a snowy night. If you’re taking a snap against them, you better be damn sure you’re ready to receive the ball.

In overtime of Monday Night Football between the Bengals and Broncos, Denver was up 20-17 and could win and clinch a playoff berth by getting a stop.

Or a huge fumble by C.J.

It’s OK to be real about it. Chances are, the Broncos aren’t going anywhere in the postseason. “We didn’t plan on doing that but it’s good to know that we can adjust”. “It was an old-school type of game”. The Broncos also clinched a playoff spot with the win.

Denver kicker Brandon McManus badly missed a 45-yard attempt on the final play of regulation, but he redeemed himself with a 37-yarder on the opening possession of overtime.

The momentum seemed to swing on that miss, with Denver quarterback Brock Osweiler driving the Broncos for a field goal right before halftime.

After the Broncos forced a punt, Denver took over on its 48. The quarterback capped a great drive off with a TD pass to Sanders and the game was close.

“We loaded the box”.

“We’ve won in a lot of ways this year”, Broncos safety T.J. Ward said. “That was the key”.

The offense’s tweaks were familiar to all who watched the Broncos’ Week 2 comeback at Kansas City. At times, they employed a no-huddle attack and ran plays quickly, denying the Bengals opportunities to make defensive substitutions.

“Sometimes, that’s just how the game goes”, Osweiler said.

The Bengals had won 15 of their last 16 games in which they led by at least seven points after one quarter, and they had a 7-0 after 15 minutes Monday.

“I think it caught them off guard a lot”, Anderson said.

Unlike in year’s past, Denver get didn’t caught off guard.

“That’s not a Kubiak-style system that they’re used to seeing”. “Here we go again”.

“I didn’t point my toe down at all”, he said. Everything on top of the playoffs is gravy after the way these two teams started. Osweiler, making his sixth straight start in place of Peyton Manning, played with a sore left shoulder and banged his left elbow in the frenetic final minutes but stayed in.

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And finally, if only temporarily, the second-half struggles of the Broncos over the past three weeks – during which they were held scoreless – were forgotten.

Denver Broncos cornerback Chris Harris takes a break during drills at the team's NFL football training camp session in Englewood Colo. Denver's defense is ranked first in stopping both the passing and