Mile High Report
The Denver Broncos are in major need of a win.
It’s a good thing the Cincinnati Bengals are coming to town sans quarterback Joe Burrow. Yes, the NFL is a week-to-week league, but the Bengals were just flogged 48-10 by the Minnesota Vikings. Obviously, that kind of lopsided outcome this Sunday shouldn’t be expected; however, Denver is the favorite.
The Broncos enter Monday night’s game as -7-point favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook over Cincinnati. The total sits at over/under 43.5 points.
This goes without saying, but Denver will need to walk out of Mile High on Sunday with a win.
Cincinnati: Thirty-second in total offense (220.7 yards per game), 32nd in rushing offense (49 YPG), 27th in passing offense (171.7 YPG), 24th in scoring offense (19.3 points per game).
Denver: Tied for nineteenth in total offense (302 yards per game), eighth in rushing offense (129 YPG), 25th in passing offense (186 YPG), seventeenth in scoring offense (22.7 points per game).
Cincinnati: Twenty-fifth in total offense (359.7 yards per game), 21st in rushing defense (119 YPG), 25th in passing defense (240.7 YPG), 26th in scoring defense (30.3 points per game).
Denver: Nineteenth in total defense (327.3 yards per game), 20th in rushing defense (114.7 YPG), 18th in passing defense (212.7 YPG), 16th in scoring defense (21.3 points per game).
Here are the MHR staff’s keys to Monday’s game.
As huge favorites and playing a team without its star quarterback, the Broncos don’t need to do Cincy any favors. That means winning the turnover battle, no costly/dumb penalties, or unforced errors. Basically, all of the things that cost Denver in its last two games. The Broncos can also start to establish some positive habits this Sunday that they can improve on for the rest of the season. — Ian St. Clair
This team is in complete disarray without Joe Burrow. I don’t need any one specific key to this game. The Broncos should completely dominate this team from start to finish. It’s a home game and on prime time. I don’t care how it gets done, but they must humiliate and dominate in all phases. Anything less is just an addition to the already many concerns we have with this team. — Tim Lynch
They need to revisit what they did in Week 1 and score more points than their opponent. They were doing this in the previous two games, but let the other team score in the final seconds. So it’s simple! Score more points than the Bengals, and we can get back to .500. — Scotty Payne
I’m gonna build on Scotty’s point. They have to finish. It’s a sarcastic response to a legitimate question, but it’s the right response. The Broncos have failed to put teams away when they had them on the ropes. That’s a sign of a team that doesn’t know how to win. Up...
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