The Bengals running game will chew up clock and tire out the Denver defense. They’ve both been officially ruled out of Monday’s game.
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While the storylines pertaining the Denver Broncos have been related to the offense in particular the quarterback position, the Denver Broncos have, in my opinion, quietly housed an elite, Super Bowl caliber defense. It will be a big test for McCarron against the defense of the Broncos. That’s the way they’re winning games: with timely plays and mental toughness, style points be damned. Osweiler will likely have to beat this defense, making the Bengals D/ST a startable group in fantasy leagues. For me to sit here and say we don’t pay attention to that, that’s a lie. “In the fourth quarter, we want our ears pinned back, rushing the quarterback because they are in a situation where they have to throw the ball”. And they’ve held six of their past nine opponents to 14 points or fewer.
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If the Broncos win both of their remaining games, they’ll clinch the AFC West and finish with a first-round bye at no worse than the No. 2 seed. It also would end a long streak – Cincinnati hasn’t won a Monday night game on the road since 1990.
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Bush played against the Bengals while in Buffalo, so he said this week’s game is kind of like a divisional rematch for him. Denver hosts San Diego in the regular-season finale.
JEKYLL & HYDE: The Broncos have had trouble after halftime. After halftime, they have permitted a Total QBR of 37.0.
“He had a good week”, told the head coach.
“We’ve got a lot of good things right now that we need to hang onto”, Denver coach Gary Kubiak said. “I feel good about his work”. Our execution in the second half was poor.
“You can’t mention pass-rushers and not mention his name”, Gilberry said of Ware.
“We have some guys who have gritted it out, that are playing with some injuries, some bumps and bruises”, Lewis said.
BATTLE OF BACKUPS: For once, Osweiler will be the most experienced quarterback on the field. Osweiler is 3-2 since taking over for an injured Manning in mid-November after the five-time MVP tore the plantar fascia in his left foot. That’s ever so crucial for Cincy’s playoff hopes as that bye week may give quarterback Andy Dalton enough time to recover from his fractured thumb and return to the starting lineup. He got into the game in the second quarter and carried 19 times for only 31 yards, his latest disappointing showing. Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard will probably have a ton of opportunities on Monday night as the Bengals will probably limit what they allow A.J. McCarron to do. The Denver defense will come out and play well after getting ripped up in Pittsburgh last week.
Safeties T.J. Ward (ankle) and Darian Stewart (hamstring) both practiced in a limited capacity on Saturday and are officially listed as questionable against the Cincinnati Bengals on the team’s Week 16 injury report.
AP Sports Writer Joe Kay contributed.
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Eifert, who has a dozen TD catches, is out with a concussion.
