Bengals blown out in Denver by Bo Nix and Broncos, 28-3
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Consider Vic Fangio a fan of Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix. With the Broncos set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the veteran defensive coordinator weighed in on the Nix subject, comparing him to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield.
Denver Broncos veteran J.K. Dobbins remains the team's starting running back -- for good reason -- but rookie second-round draft pick RJ Harvey is starting to carve out a notable role as well.
Jake Browning completed 14 of his 25 passes for 125 yards in the losing effort. The Bengals quarterback, who entered Week 4 with a NFL-high five interceptions, didn't commit a turnover in this game, but that was largely due to conservative pass attempts.
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The Denver Broncos are fresh off a Week 4 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in a bounce-back game for quarterback Bo Nix and the offense. The second-year signal-caller had career highs in completions (29) and yards (326) and was able to find the end zone twice as a passer and once as a rusher.
Bo Nix was supposed to be too old, or not have the arm strength, or any number of other things that were nitpicked about his game coming out of college. But the Denver Broncos' second-year QB keeps proving people wrong. On Monday night, Nix dominated the Bengals in a 28-3 win.
Nix remained underwater in September as Denver stumbled clumsily into the national spotlight with one win. Despite the penalties, self-inflicted wounds and general offensive awfulness on early downs, the Broncos were two walk-off field goals from being undefeated.
Bo Nix spoke candidly about one of his Denver Broncos teammates after the win over the Cincinnati Bengals on “Monday Night Football.”
The Denver Broncos quarterback had been struggling, so his wife Izzy wasn't showing off her game-day looks like usual.
The Broncos pulverized Cincinnati on Monday night, racking up 500-plus yards of offense and holding the Bengals to eight punts on nine possessions in a 28-3 win. Sean Payton’s team improved to 2-2 on the season.
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