Siemian now has more touchdowns (five) than interceptions (three) this season.
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Now the rest of the National Football League is beginning to believe in Siemian, especially after he went 23-of-35 for 312 yards and four touchdowns in a 29-17 victory on Sunday at Cincinnati.
Yeah, call it Manning-esque.
“The first five years he’s done a tremendous job”, Elway said, “but I really believe that he’s just touched the surface and has a chance to get even better”.
And the Broncos had something more – their third win, accomplished in a manner that will open up horizons for Siemian and the offense.
The Dodgers took off their caps, turned toward Scully’s broadcasting booth and held them in a salute to the 88-year-old Hall of Famer, who has just three games at San Francisco next weekend before ending his 67-year career. That’s a huge step forward for our team to do that on the road versus a playoff-contending team every year.
For the Bengals (1-2), it was another ominous afternoon. That defense, coupled with Cincinnati’s struggles on offense, could be the difference again.
Andre Smith was the right tackle last December 28 when the Bengals went to Denver (2-0) and lost in overtime 20-17.
“He hit us in the chest a couple times, and we didn’t come down with it”, Lewis said. “We’re still trying to find ourselves”.
Part of the Bengals’ success against Miller was an early commitment to the run game – something Cincinnati hadn’t done well for the first two weeks of the season. The club record is a 6-0 start, by Craig Morton in 1977 and Kyle Orton in 2009.
After the Bengals punted it away, Denver marched down the field for the second straight possession and scored a TD to put the game out of reach. He finished 23 of 35, including touchdowns of 41 and 55 yards.
Eifert, who was listed as doubtful on Friday’s injury report, returned to practice Wednesday and was a limited participant for all three sessions.
ON THE RUN: The Broncos have taken a lot of the pressure off their young quarterback by running the ball very well. He’s always confident and collected. They tightened up late in the game, but relinquished 143 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.
Jones did redeem himself a bit, causing a fumble on the Broncos first play from scrimmage in the second half, stripping Thomas while Karlos Dansby recovered.
“We planned all week on the double moves”, Sanders said. The first two games combined they ran for 138 yards and a 2.8 YPC average. After that, Denver clamped down.
Aaron Rodgers threw all four of his touchdown passes before half-time as the Green Bay Packers beat divisional rivals the Detroit Lions 34-27.
“People want to know why I still play this game, and it’s because I want to be the best to ever do it – the best”, Dansby told Katherine Terrell of ESPN. With the now 1-2 Bengals set to face the Miami Dolphins, this coming Thursday night in Cincinnati.
Last season, Cincinnati had the league’s most efficient offense, registering first in Football Outsiders’ Defense-adjusted Value Above Replacement metric, a stat which measures the efficiency of an offense in terms of how and when yards and points are gained.
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From dropped interceptions, to dropped passes to penalties, the Bengals didn’t do themselves any favors in this game.
