The Demain Playbook #3: Mile High Mayhem

Denver, Colorado, 5,280 ft above sea level- The 2-1 Cincinnati Bengals faced off against the defense powerhouse of the 1-2 Denver Broncos. The Bengals had a 12-play, 62-yard drive, which led to a 25-yard field goal. 

The Broncos followed 3 drives later with a 9-play, 54-yard touchdown run in by Bo Nix. In the previous Bengal drive, the Broncos almost had a false start called on them, but instead, it was called on Ted Karras. 

In an 8-play, 80-yard, 3:04 Marvin Mims snuck through defenders to get a rushing touchdown, their second of the night. The next time the Broncos were at the 2-yard line in the red zone, it resulted in an interception and a touchback. Although the Broncos quickly took back the ball, which led to a Courtland Sutton (#14) 20-yard passing TD. 

After halftime, a kickoff to Marvin Mims Jr., Mims called a fair catch, but the Bengals grabbed the ball from his hands, resulting in a flag followed by a series of flags on the Broncos, which led to a punt. But it was not just directed at the Broncos in the next drive; the Bengals got pushed back to second and 27 to the first down. 

The third quarter was scoreless, the teams entered the 4th, 21-3 Broncos. The Broncos then secured a touchdown in the hands of R. J. Harvey. 

If I could hand out a game MVP, I would hand it to Courtland Sutton or Bo Nix, who helped this Broncos team storm to a win. The Broncos are now 2-2, tied for second in the conference behind the Los Angeles Chargers. This seems to be a team that is playoff-ready if they can find a strong offensive footing. 

Week 4 was definitely eventful. Here is the list of games. The Seahawks (3-1) beat the Cardinals (2-2) 23-20, the Steelers (3-1) edged the Vikings (2-2) 24-21, the Falcons (2-2) topped the Commanders (2-2) 34-27, the Bills (4-0) handled the Saints (0-4) 31-19, the Lions (3-1) cruised past the Browns (1-3) 34-10, the Texans (1-3) shut out the Titans (0-4) 26-0, the Patriots (2-2) dominated the Panthers (1-3) 42-13, the Giants (1-3) slipped by the Chargers (3-1) 21-18, the Eagles (4-0) stayed perfect with a 31-25 win over the Buccaneers (3-1), the Rams (3-1) defeated the Colts (3-1) 27-20, the Jaguars (3-1) edged the 49ers (3-1) 26-21, the Chiefs (2-2) rolled past the Ravens (1-3) 37-20, the Bears (2-2) squeezed by the Raiders (1-3) 25-24, the Packers (2-1-1) and Cowboys (1-2-1) tied 40-40 in overtime, and the Dolphins (1-3) beat the Jets (0-4) 27-21.