With less than two minutes remaining, as the Bengals grew desperate, Ray sacked Dalton again on a first down.
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Part of that difficulty stemmed from the raucous environment of Paul Brown Stadium.
The Bengals’ offense was more efficient against the Broncos than it was against the Steelers, so hopefully they can continue to clean things up, even with a quick turnaround.
The Bengals (1-1) host the Broncos (2-0) at 1 p.m. on Sunday on CBS.
The rematch could turn on the two biggest changes. Dalton has returned from broken thumb. The game will also be aired on a live stream online. “It was a good team win for us”. “He has full hold of the offense”. We trust him with the ball and that’s all over the field. Broncos have won five of the last six. But the reality is you won’t win them all. Brock Osweiler led the Broncos’ comeback in Denver last December and was later replaced by Peyton Manning, who retired after winning the Super Bowl. Things didn’t look great early for Denver as the Bengals shut down the Broncos initial drive in just three plays, then turned around and ran the ball right down the throat of the vaunted Denver defense, taking a 7-0 lead on a drive that featured a 50-yard scamper from Jeremy Hill.
But even after a 312-yard performance that Siemian paired with four touchdowns and a 132.1 quarterback rating, he said he still felt like there were areas in which he could improve.
After two weeks, the Broncos find themselves on top of the AFC West with a 2-0 record.
Siemian didn’t look great in Denver’s opening-week victory over the Carolina Panthers, but he appears to be growing into the starting role. “We’re knocking on the door to being a special group, finishing those drives”.
Give me Denver and the points in a game I think the Broncos win outright.
AGGIES HEAD-TO-HEAD: Bengals right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi makes his third National Football League start. OLB Von Miller had three sacks vs. Colts, matching career high. “I taught him everything I know pass-rush wise”. I don’t know the problem why the ball isn’t coming my way, but it’s not a big deal.
Andre: Broncos. Denver has allowed 4.4 yards per play this season, and that came against Cam Newton and Andrew Luck.
GOING NOWHERE: By contrast, Cincinnati has gotten next to nothing out of its run game. He has yet to break 100 yards rushing in a game, but he might flirt with 150 total yards, which is good enough to start him in most formats.
“It’s a point of emphasis”, Dalton said. “I wanted to step up”, Ray said.
After a run went for a loss and an incompletion, Siemian went deep on third-and-long, finding Demaryius Thomas on a 55-yard bomb for a touchdown to make it 29-17.
The Bengals have made the National Football League playoffs for five consecutive seasons, mostly due to their balance on offensive side of the ball. It got further out of reach when Dalton threw an interception two plays after the second TD.
On the road against the Bengals’ stout defensive line, Siemian will need all the help he can get from Paradis, the rest of the Broncos’ line and their receiving targets if they are to stay unbeaten.
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The Bengals got their dormant running game going, but were still out of sync as they fell to 1-2 for the first time in five years.
