The Denver Broncos go into Week 17 in playoff mode. With a roadway tilt vs. the Cincinnati Bengals, the Broncos remain in a do-or-die circumstance.
9 wins is good. Providing the very first winning season considering that 2016 isn't absolutely nothing. It's a far cry from a playoff berth.
Win simply another video game and you're in. The playoffs wait for. The Bengals are even more playoff-desperate.
How will this video game clean? Let's walk around the table to see how the Mile High Huddle personnel visualizes this one cleaning.
Scott Kennedy (@ScoutKennedy) 12-3: Any harsh weather condition most likely injures the Bengals' death video game more than it injures the Broncos offense. Cincinnati has actually done a much better task this season of safeguarding Joe Burrow, however they're still just about league average in sacks permitted (18th, 37 sacks permitted). With more to bet, Denver leans on its pass rush and running video game to get the win and clinch a playoff area.
Choose: Broncos 24, Bengals 20
Bob Morris (@BobMorrisSports) 11-4: The Bengals have actually won 3 in a row however all versus groups who run out the playoffs. This isn't to state they're a piece of cake however the Bengals have not been beating leading groups just recently. The offense is great however the defense is bad. The secret for the Broncos is to carry out on offense. Do that and the Broncos will protect a playoff berth. Here's wagering they do.
Choose: Broncos 27, Bengals 24
Nick Kendell (@NickKendellMHH) 10-5: The Broncos defense has actually fallen significantly over the last month. Unlikely turnovers and protective goals have actually kept the system afloat while the total protective output has actually faded. For the Broncos Riley Moss will be back this week. Will that suffice for the defense to springboard back into a leading 5 system or will their current play of mediocrity continue versus among the very best offenses in football in Cincinnati? Time for Sean Payton and Bo Nix to step upand clinch that playoff berth.
Select: Broncos 34, Bengals 27
Thomas Hall (@ThomasHallNFL) 10-5: Denver is going to take Broncos Country to the playoff wire. The Broncos will remain in a must-win scenario in the last week of the season to punch their ticket to the postseason. The defense hasn't been playing like it did previously in the season and the offense has actually ended up being scared to be aggressive which spells catastrophe versus a Bengals group still in the hunt.
Choose: Bengals 27, Broncos 20
James Campbell (@JamesC_MHH) 10-5: The Broncos have actually had a fantastic season which has actually defied expectations however deal with an exceptionally uphill struggle versus the Bengals. In this one, Burrow seals his MVP qualifications by sculpting up the Broncos' secondary, with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins supplying an extremely challenging match for Denver's secondary regardless of Moss' return. The Broncos need to have their wins versus the Bengals' defense,
