Broncos vs. Bengals: Playoff Implications & Key Matchups

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00:00The Denver Broncos rolling into Cincinnati to take on the Bengals opened at three sits

00:11at three minus 178 there for Joe Burrow and the boys.

00:15Can they get it done at home with a healthy total of 49 and a half Joe Ranieri, both teams

00:20have been pretty strong ATS, but a lot of juice for this one.

00:25It is, but I mean, I don't think it's even close, uh, Dobbs, if we're being honest here,

00:29I think Cincinnati and their ability to be able to score, uh, at will.

00:35I mean, Burrow is now what, uh, as he thrown three touchdowns, uh, what in six, seven straight

00:42games now, uh, they are an interesting team.

00:46They're a dangerous team.

00:47They're an interesting team.

00:48And the Denver Broncos have backed themselves into a corner.

00:51They still control their own destiny, meaning all you got to do is win this game.

00:56You win this game and you're in the playoffs.

00:58End of story.

00:59If you lose this game, then you have to win next week.

01:03And maybe this is the luckiest thing that's happened for, uh, this, the Denver Broncos

01:08is that they're going to be taking on a Kansas city chiefs team that has absolutely nothing

01:12to play for.

01:13So, uh, if that is the case, then Denver will have to wait until week 18 to give themselves

01:19a chance to actually clinch a playoff spot.

01:23So they haven't done themselves any favors as of late, but I don't like the matchup for

01:27Denver here.

01:30Everybody thinks that this is a great defense and it was at one point it was carrying his

01:34team, but it is not as of late, a lot of holes in this defense teams are starting to light

01:39them up.

01:40They're running out of gas.

01:41Uh, and I would not want to have a sluggish defense having to stop Joe burrow and that

01:47offense in Cincinnati and put my money on it and hope that they figure it out.

01:52They're not going to figure it out.

01:54I think Cincinnati rolls them.

01:56Uh, and I probably would look at the over, uh, doves because I Cincinnati's defense can't

02:01stop a nosebleed either.

02:02So I would imagine we're probably getting some points in that game.

02:07Yeah.

02:08It's a, it's a hefty total.

02:10And you know, when I was thinking about this game early in the week, I felt like it's all

02:13about the, uh, you know, the Broncos trying to keep this as a low scorer, but looking

02:17at the last five games, Denver haven't scored any less on their side than 27 points.

02:23So suddenly that offense is starting to put up a few and Bo Nix, you know, a lot of talk

02:29this season, Jaden Daniels, Caleb Williams, but Bo Nix as at times look like he may be

02:35the best rookie of the class at other times, it sort of gets a little stagnant with that

02:40offense.

02:41But what do you make a Bose play first year at the helm for the Denver Broncos have really

02:44had no expectations.

02:46Five and a half was their wind total coming in for this year after losing Russ player

02:52with house money, right?

02:53A rookie quarterback who was, I believe the last quarterback, uh, chosen in the first

02:58round there, uh, a guy that has, and I'll never forget bill Parcells, uh, one of the

03:05all time.

03:06I mean, he had so many, uh, great statements over the years, but he had always said when

03:12he was recruiting quarterbacks out of college, he always wanted only looked at the guys that

03:17played a ton of college football.

03:20He wanted quarterbacks that had the most experience, the most snaps.

03:25He would have never drafted Richardson in Indy, right?

03:29Well, nobody played more college football than Bo Nix over five, six years, uh, dubs.

03:35He was in the college game forever.

03:37Uh, and he had, I believe the most starts or at that when the season started or at least

03:42during the draft, nobody had played more college football than he did, except for, I think

03:46Dylan Gabriel now, uh, at Oregon of all places.

03:50So I think this is what you're seeing.

03:52He's much more prepared for the NFL, even at his rookie season with the right head coach.

03:58And I think that's what you're seeing with Bo Nix.

04:00And that's why you're not seeing it with Anthony Richardson, who has a total of one year of

04:05starting quarterback college football experience under his belt.

04:08And then he was thrown in under center for the Indianapolis Colts.

04:12And it's a shock that that has been a total train wreck.

04:15What a shock that Bo Nix is finding success here with Sean Payton.

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