Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals Preview:
The 9-6 Denver Broncos will play the Bengals on Saturday in Cincinnati in hopes of clinching a playoff berth. With a win, they are in, and the Bengals are mathematically eliminated.
A win this weekend would end the second-longest active playoff drought in the NFL. This will be their first playoff berth since 2015. Which happens to be the year of their last Super Bowl win.
For Cincinnati to make the playoffs, they would need to win out, have Denver lose in Week 18 to the Kansas City Chiefs, and have Miami and Indianapolis lose/tie one game.
It’s a long road that will require a lot of good fortune for the Bengals, but at the end of the day, they have no one to blame but themselves. Joe Burrow is playing at an MVP level, while their defense is putting up horrid numbers this season.
The Bengals are the favorites this weekend while they aim for their fourth straight win.
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How to Watch Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals Live on Saturday:
- Date: Saturday, December 28th, 2024
- Time: 1:30 PM ET
- Site: Paycor Stadium
- City: Cincinnati, OH
- TV/Streaming: NFL Network
Latest Game Odds for Broncos at Bengals - Week 17:
The latest odds as of Thursday morning, courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: Denver Broncos (+145), Cincinnati Bengals (-170)
- Spread: Bengals -3.5
- Total: 49.5
NBC Sports Bet Best Bets:
NBC Sports analyst Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) recommends betting on the over 92.5 receiving yards for Ja’Marr Chase…
Thomas: “In what could be considered a must-win for both teams, it’s not crazy to think there is one team who might play with a bit more urgency. A loss and the Bengals are eliminated. They are playing at home and have an offense that can absolutely hum.
Naturally, you’d think that betting an over on a wide receiver against the Broncos is nonsense. However, we’ve seen this season that wide receivers who travel typically have big games against the Broncos. That’s mainly because Patrick Surtain II does not travel with the best wide receiver. So, if you have a great receiver who lines up in the slot and out wide, you can find solid matchups to exploit.
Two recent games come to mind when looking for wide receivers that qualified for that criteria. Zay Flowers went for 127 yards, and Jerry Jeudy went for over 200.
Chase ran 31.5% of his routes from the slot. He’s had a slot rate as high as 38% this season. He’s gone over this number in four of his last six games, and the weather should be solid in the afternoon for this game.
It makes sense to target Chase this weekend.”
Broncos at Bengals Team Stats, Betting Trends:
- Denver are 1-2 ATS in their last three as road underdogs
- The Broncos have lost 8 of their last 10 games as an underdog
- The Over is 7-3 in the Bengals’ matchups against AFC teams this season
- Ja’Marr Chase leads in the NFL in receptions (108), receiving yards (1,510), and receiving touchdowns (16)
Quarterback Matchup for Broncos at Bengals:
- Broncos: Bo Nix – Nix has looked great as an NFL rookie. He’s thrown for 3,235 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
- Bengals: Joe Burrow – Burrow leads the NFL in passing yards (4,229) and passing touchdowns (39)
Player News & Injuries:
Broncos:
- RB Tyler Badie (back) is on the IR
- S Delarrin Turner-Yell (knee) is on the PUP
- LB Alex Singleton (knee) is on the IR
- OT Quinn Bailey (ankle) is on the IR
Bengals:
- QB Joe Burrow (wrist) is questionable
- DE Joseph Ossai (illness) is questionable
- TE Tanner Hudson (knee) is questionable
- WR Tee Higgins (ankle/knee) is questionable
- DE Sam Hubbard (knee) is doubtful
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