AJ McCarron will be watching from the sideline this time – at least, that’s what the Bengals hope – when Von Miller and company go after the quarterback.
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-Broncos CBs Aqib Talib, Bradley Roby and Chris Harris Jr. vs. Bengals WR A.J. Green.
Denver is also 2-0, and that’s most important.
After the Bengals went ahead 17-16 eight seconds into the fourth quarter on Mike Nugent’s 34-yard field goal, Siemian rallied the Broncos by completing 11 of his last 12 passes while engineering a pair of 82-yard touchdown drives.
The first-year starter took those blessings, though, and he turned them into points.
The Bengals, on the other hand, could be in a bit more trouble after having failed two big tests in successive weeks. However, it will be tough for him to surpass his projected totals given that Denver is on fire defensively and boasts one of the best secondary units in the game of football.
While the Bengals passing game is among the best in the league, the team has struggled out of the gate running the ball in much the same way they did in 2015. “Hats off to our guys handling the noise and it was a good, good team win for us”. “He has full hold of the offense. This offense runs through me, and I’ve got to do better”. He’s able to run the ball. Broncos have won five of the last six. They had to get touchdowns. Bengals right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi didn’t have quite the third National Football League start that Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian had, but he certainly held his own against the National Football League sack leader. In his first road game, Trevor Siemian answered emphatically and impressively.
Best of all, he was almost flawless under the most intense pressure, going completing 11 of 12 passes while leading Denver (3-0) to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns.
NOTES: The last Broncos QB to throw four touchdowns in a game was Peyton Manning in 2014. “We’re knocking on the door to being a special group, finishing those drives”. You’re always gonna have that, but as a group I think we did a lot of good things.
“I love him to death, and I feel like he’s kind of the little brother”, Miller said. With how good the New England Patriots have looked, the fact Denver keeps pace with the Patriots is huge.
One sequence in particular showed both Siemian’s ability and the coaching staff’s faith in the young quarterback.
So the Broncos, who were so effective in run-blocking schemes over two games, adjusted into a pass-blocking front. On the defense, Cincinnati is allowing 23.0 points and 357.0 yards agains their opponents. Ware and Stephenson are expected to miss Sunday’s road game against Cincinnati. Dalton was 21 of 31 for 206 yards and one interception – of the those yards came on the last desperate drive.
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The Broncos had trouble running the ball in the first half as Anderson and Booker combined for just 22 yards on nine carries. Remember, this series includes the 278-yard rushing game by Corey Dillon, an 87-yard tipped pass to Brandon Stokley, a bad snap on a PAT that would’ve forced overtime, Dre Kirkpatrick picking off Peyton Manning twice to clinch the playoffs and Brandon McManus shanking the overtime victor.
