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Posts Tagged ‘Cincinnati Bengals’
Broncos at Bengals: Participation Breakdown
November 7th, 2012 - 8:21am by Sam DavisOther posts by Sam Davis
Inside the Numbers: Week 9
November 5th, 2012 - 11:11am by Stuart ZaasOther posts by Stuart Zaas
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Over the past two games, Broncos opponents have returned four punts for a total of -2 yards. Punter Britton Colquitt ranks third in the NFL with a 43.1 net-punting average this season, and is one of five players to post 15-or-more punts inside the 20 with three-or-fewer touchbacks. Colquitt leads the league with opponents averaging just 3.6 yards per punt return in 2012.
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The Broncos offensive line didn’t allow a sack for the third consecutive game, marking just the fourth time in team history that the line has kept the quarterback clean for three straight games. It is the first such streak since the 2008 season.
Linebacker Von Miller set a career high with three sacks against fellow second-year player Andy Dalton. Miller is now tied with Texans defensive end J.J. Watt for the NFL lead with 17 tackles for a loss through Week 9 of the 2012 season.
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Wide receiver Eric Decker is tied for first in the NFL with seven receiving touchdowns since Week 4 of the 2012 season. He caught eight passes for 99 yards with two touchdowns at Cincinnati, tying for the most receptions and touchdowns among AFC players in Week 9. Sunday marked the fifth consecutive contest with at least one receiving touchdown for Decker, which is one shy of the Broncos’ all-time record. He now has 16 career receiving touchdowns, which ties him for the most receiving scores by a Bronco during his first three professional seasons (Lionel Taylor, 1960-61).
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Wesley Woodyard finished with a game-high 14 tackles in Denver’s win at Cincinnati. Woodyard now has 72 tackles on the season according to press box totals, which ranks eighth in the NFL through Week 9.
Battle of Bulldogs Takes Center Stage
November 4th, 2012 - 6:39pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell
One of the most anticipated matchups on Sunday was between two former Georgia Bulldogs — Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green and Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey.
Having watched Green play since his days at Sanford Stadium, Bailey expected a busy day.
“I expected it, and he didn’t let me down,” he smiled.
Green was targeted nine times, and for the majority of the game, Bailey was matched up in man coverage on the second-year receiver.
The 14th-year cornerback said it was “definitely” the most times he has been thrown to in a game this season.
“I like that, though,” he said. “I love to put myself in position to get the ball thrown my way, whatever it takes.”
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Broncos at Bengals: Key Plays
November 4th, 2012 - 5:48pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by Stuart Zaas
Third-and-4 from the Denver 26: Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense set the tone early, converting their first third-down attempt of the game on a 5-yard pass to Demaryius Thomas. The team would also convert its next third-down attempt with a 7-yard completion from Manning to Lance Ball. That drive culminated in a 43-yard field goal by Matt Prater.
Third-and-2 from the Denver 28: Tied 3-3, the Broncos were looking to get some momentum on offense on their first drive of the second quarter. Manning delivered a strike to Thomas and the third-year wideout fought off Bengals defenders to gain three yards for the first down.
Second-and-7 from the Denver 34: Manning dialed up his first deep ball of the day and found Thomas streaking open down the left sideline. Forty-five yards later, the Broncos were in business and ended up taking a 10-3 lead later in the drive when wide receiver Eric Decker caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Manning.
First-and-10 from the Cincinnati 23: With Cincinnati looking to cut into Denver’s 10-3 lead with a two-minute drive at the end of the first half, linebacker Von Miller sacked Andy Dalton for a 3-yard loss. The play kept the clock ticking and stopped the Bengals from getting momentum going to end the half. Kicker Mike Nugent missed a 46-yard field goal attempt as time expired to keep the score 10-3 in favor of the Broncos at the intermission.
Broncos at Bengals: Quotables
November 4th, 2012 - 3:48pm by Sam DavisOther posts by Sam Davis
HEAD COACH JOHN FOX
On if he’s proud of how the team persevered
“Yeah, we knew this was going to be a tough game and a team that is (coming in) on three losses in a row and had a bye week. You’re kind of coming into a hornets nest, and they’re a talented football team. You saw examples of that out there today. (They are) well-coached, I think Marvin (Lewis) had them ready to play. I was proud of our guys just to hang in there and find a way to get that score at the end.”
On Manning keeping his composure despite two interceptions
“He’s special. As far as having a guy under center in that fourth quarter when a lot of games are won and lost in this league, he finishes the race pretty well.”
On using Miller creatively leading to success
“He does a lot of it on his own too. He is a very gifted player. We’re proud to have him here with the Denver Broncos. He came up big. We had our moments defensively as well, and he was part of those positive moments, along with Champ getting that big interception late.”
QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING
On keeping his composure
“I’ve certainly been there before. My dad always talked about, ‘You have to get back to level 0. You have to erase the play from your mind – a good play or a bad play – and move on to the next one. Not the scenario that we wanted. Any time that you’re on the road and you have a chance to put a team away, you’d like to. You hate to give them a little life, which we did, and give credit to them for responding. But, when we had to, our team responded as well and that was important.”
On common traits that good fourth-quarter QBs have
“I don’t know. I think all football players, when the fourth quarter comes around, the pressure is on – that’s when you want to rely on your fundamentals and techniques. I had an old coach tell me, ‘That’s why you treat practice like a game. Put yourself in those pressure situations during the week, so when those fourth quarters come around, you feel like you’re prepared.’ I think we can draw on this type of game today. We knew it was going to be tough and we have another tough road game next week, so it was good to come out with a win today.”
Broncos at Bengals: Gameday Coverage
November 4th, 2012 - 3:18pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by Tyler Everett
BRONCOS AT BENGALS:
BRONCOS BEAT BENGALS 31-23: A pair of Peyton Manning fourth-quarter touchdown passes helped Denver defeat Cincinnati 31-23 at Paul Brown Stadium.
Stay tuned to DenverBroncos.com throughout the day and night for all of the latest coverage on the win.
BRONCOS AT BENGALS PREVIEW: Watch NFL Films’ preview of today’s game and read DenverBroncos.com’s breakdown to get ready for kickoff.
BRONCOS ON TWITTER: Follow the action on Twitter, as well, via the Broncos’ official gameday account. @BroncosGameday will keep fans updated with live, in-game updates throughout tonight’s matchup. To chime in with your tweets, use #DENvsCIN.
NFL GAMEPASS: For international Broncos fans located outside the United States and Mexico, watch tonight’s game live and in HD with NFL GamePass.
BRONCOS MOBILE APP: For those of you who follow the action on your smartphone, there’s a free official Broncos mobile app. On your smartphone, visit BroncosMobile.com to download it.
BRONCOS TV: ON SITE: PAUL BROWN STADIUM: Check out this week’s episode of Broncos TV: On Site as Chris Hall and Gray Caldwell preview this afternoon’s showdown between the Broncos and Bengals.
BRONCOS ON INSTAGRAM: The Broncos have joined Instagram. Follow the team’s account, DenverBroncos, for exclusive, behind-the-scenes photos from Dove Valley, road trips and gameday.
PREGAME PHOTO GALLERY: Take a look at photos from pregame as the Broncos get ready to take on the Bengals.
INACTIVES: The Broncos and Bengals have announced the players who will be inactive for today’s contest.
BRONCOS WIN TOSS, DEFER: After winning the coin toss, the Broncos chose to defer to the second half, starting the game on defense. Click here for a list of the captains and starters.
BRONCOS STRIKE FIRST WITH FIELD GOAL: Denver has a 3-0 lead after a 12-play, 55-yard drive set up a 43-yard field goal by kicker Matt Prater.
BENGALS EVEN SCORE AT 3-3: On a drive highlighted by a long pass from quarterback Andy Dalton to wide receiver A.J. Green, the Bengals moved into position for a game-tying 28-yard field goal by kicker Mike Nugent.
BRONCOS GO UP 10-3: Denver now leads 10-3 after an 80-yard scoring drive culminating in a 13-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Peyton Manning to wide receiver Eric Decker.
MISSED FIELD GOAL KEEPS IT 10-3:Cincinnati moved into position for a field goal just before halftime, but was unable to convert.
FIRST HALF AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS: Click here to listen to audio highlights from the first half.
HOLLIDAY GIVES DENVER 14-POINT LEAD:Wide receiver Trindon Holliday returned the opening kickoff of the second half 105 yards for a record-breaking touchdown.
CINCINNATI MAKES IT 17-10: Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton found wide receiver A.J. Green for a 10-yard touchdown that capped a 6-play, 80-yard drive that makes it a one-possession game.
INJURY UPDATE: Tight end Jacob Tamme has injured his left elbow and his return is probable.
DRIVE ENDS WITH INTERCEPTION: A promising 74-yard drive by Denver that penetrated the Bengals’ 10-yard line ended in an interception by Cincinnati cornerback Terence Newman.
BENGALS CUT LEAD TO 17-13: With a 49-yard field goal by kicker Mike Nugent, Cincinnati now trails by just four points.
BENGALS TAKE 20-17 LEAD: After an interception, the Bengals took advantage of good field position with a 27-yard touchdown drive culminating in a 2-yard TD run by BenJarvus Green-Ellis.
BRONCOS REGAIN LEAD: Denver is back in front after an 80-yard scoring march that ended with quarterback Peyton Manning finding tight end Joel Dreessen open in the end zone for the 1-yard, go-ahead score.
PICK SETS UP SECOND STRAIGHT BRONCOS TD: After an interception by cornerback Champ Bailey, quarterback Peyton Manning and the offense took over in Bengals territory and stretched the lead to 11 points on a short TD pass to wide receiver Eric Decker.
BENGALS PULL WITHIN 31-23: Quarterback Andy Dalton led the Bengals down the field for a last-minute field goal to cut the lead to 8 points.
Broncos Beat Bengals 31-23
November 4th, 2012 - 3:15pm by Sam DavisOther posts by Sam Davis
The Broncos leave Cincinnati with a 31-23 victory against the Bengals after another strong fourth quarter.
Denver jumped out to a 10-3 first-half lead with a 13-yard touchdown connection from quarterback Peyton Manning to wide receiver Eric Decker.
With the touchdown, Decker became the fifth player in team history to catch a touchdown in five straight games.
Wide receiver Trindon Holliday put the Broncos up 17-3 with a 105-yard kick return touchdown to open the second half, but the Bengals rallied to score the next 17 points and take a 20-17 lead early in the fourth quarter.
But from there, it was all Denver as the Broncos scored the next 14 points of the game on touchdown passes to tight end Joel Dreessen and Eric Decker.
Manning finished with 27-of-35 passing for 291 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
The Denver defense put forth a five-sack effort led by linebacker Von Miller who had three of them.
Cornerback Champ Bailey made his first interception of the season and tied former Bronco Mike Harden for the fifth-most interceptions in team history with 33.
Bengals Pull Within 31-23
November 4th, 2012 - 3:11pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by Tyler Everett
Taking over at their own 30-yard line with 3:32 to play, Cincinnati moved into field goal range, and kicker Mike Nugent booted the ball through the uprights from 41 yards out to make it 31-23, Denver.
The drive covered 47 yards in 12 plays and saw Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton complete a number of short passes, including a 10-yarder to tight end Jermaine Gresham to get the ball past midfield. Green also completed passes to running back Brian Leonhard and wide receiver A.J. Green to get into field goal range.
Pick Sets Up Second Straight Broncos TD
November 4th, 2012 - 2:54pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by Tyler Everett
Denver holds a 31-20 advantage with 3:31 remaining after capitalizing on good field position. The drive culminated in a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning to wide receiver Eric Decker.
The Broncos defense found itself in a favorable down-and-distance situation after linebacker Von Miller drew a holding penalty that made it 3rd-and-25. Needing a big play, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton looked deep for wide receiver A.J. Green, but was picked off by cornerback Champ Bailey.
The pick is Bailey’s first of the season and 33rd as a Bronco, tying him for fifth all-time in franchise history. For his career, Bailey has 51, which is third-most in the NFL since he entered the league in 1999.
Taking over in Bengals territory at the 46-yard line, the Broncos moved the chains on third-and-5 when Manning found Brandon Stokley, who turned the short pass into a 15-yard completion.
Facing another third down after two runs by running back Willis McGahee, the Broncos gave it to McGahee again, with McGahee bursting up the middle for 12 yards, giving Denver first-and-goal from the Cincinnati 5-yard line. That made Denver 9-for-14 (64 percent) on third downs.
Two plays later, Manning found Decker in the corner of the end zone, who made the catch despite defensive pass interference against the Bengals.
It marks Manning’s fifth consecutive game with three touchdown passes.
Broncos Regain Lead
November 4th, 2012 - 2:36pm by Tyler EverettOther posts by Tyler Everett
Denver once again has a 4-point lead after an 80-yard scoring march ending in a 1-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning to tight end Joel Dreessen.
On a crucial third-and-3 from their own 27, Manning completed a short pass over the middle to a well-covered Eric Decker, who made the reception in traffic and shed multiple tacklers on his way to a 30-yard gain to the Cincinnati 43-yard line.
Denver got into a scoring position on a 13-yard pass over the middle to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas that was followed by a 29-yard pass interference penalty that Thomas drew in the end zone to put the ball on the 1-yard line. Manning found Dreessen open in the back of the end zone on the following play to finish the drive.
Entering the game, Dreessen was third among tight ends in percentage of catches for a touchdown since 2010 at 16 percent (13-of-81 receptions for touchdowns). His score gives him four on the season.