2014 Broncos @ Bengals

the National Football League mostly cloudy 49 degrees at Paul Brown Stadium here in Cincinnati if John Fox and the Broncos win they clinch a five alive for the number one seed in the AFC playoffs they're already in Marvin Lewis and Cincinnati get into the playoffs if they win tonight they can win the division only with a win next week at Pittsburgh if the Bengals win not only do they get in but New England clinches the number one seed in the AFC plus one by Denver defer to the second half so the leading kickoff return man in the NFL Adam Jones set to bring it back Brandon McManus set to kick it off for Denver final act of week 16 17 games left to the playoff and I think one here in Cincinnati Jones won't bring it back as with most big madness kickoffs it's a touchdown Andy Dalton's been here in Cincinnati since the Bengals took him in the second round in 2011 every year he's been in he's taken his team to the playoffs John trying to do it again and get win 40 of his career yes and under offensive coordinator Hugh Jackson this is a run first offense and it's important they have such success running the football Eric Winston at right tackle has only been here for ten days [Applause] we drive through 20 lot of bodies come to the right for the Whoopie Hill Denver knows he's gonna get the ball TJ Wharton von miller stop him no game Denver Broncos have the number two rushing defense in football led by Terrance Knighton their star defensive tackle and DeMarcus Ware and von Miller get a lot of attention as pass rushers but both of these men are outstanding run defenders and they set the edge extremely well forcing the ball back inside right here the full-back comes to block Hill with a cut upfield for a gain of 3 yards what a couple of things here for the Bengals Jon mentioned Eric Whitsett out of football most of the year is now the starting right tackle played a bit last week Whitworth they're besties the left angle you'll see Hill is the feature back Giovanni Bernard in third down situations AJ Green's back from his injury in toe injury is that to a jade green form Pete Jackson says I go to that guy our best receiver in the big spots and he comes up with big ways third and seventh empty backfield Dalton's got across our expression we should the first down he's two yards short his Todd Davis the rookie at a Sacramento State he starts this week because of Denver injuries makes the tackle and Gresham slow to get up that's impressive tackling by the Broncos Davis rookie Bradley Roby gang tackle Gresham short of the first down three and out Mike and that's what the Bronco defense does better than any group in football last few weeks west Wilkers become the punt return man Kevin Huber at the best necks in the NFL is a high snap able to get it off it deflects off of a Broncos player or rather a Bengals player to 38 and Welker finally gets on it over the 29 yard line let's see where that ball will be marked it will be marked at the 38 but you saw the pressure off the high snap as Denver is David Bruton jr. outstanding special teamer got in there you'll benefit to our referee tonight during the kick holding receiving team number 36 10-yard felon from the end of the kick first out bump Kayvon Webster it's a big flag it'll push the Broncos back as paint Maddie gets set to come out let's look at the hold dark plays Denard the gunner was grabbed and brought down [Applause] so Manning will start from his own 20 and Cincinnati being heard at his opening drive already have six offensive linemen on the field Mike this is an area that Denver has gone to in recent weeks to run the football from the 20-man a pressured puts it up to the air and it's put a first down by Sanders across the 40 to the 41 yard line bearing down on Manning was Wallace Gilberry but he got it away for 21 yards they're lucky they avoided a catastrophe here pressure comes right up the middle and Peyton Manning gets hit as he delivers this ball anticipation paramount here and Emmanuel Sanders on a deep cross gets a first down for bender they see why they're running the ball so much this offensive line not as good as those have a protected Manning before [Applause] to the ground the 41 day adverse in maybe a yard maybe to Malaga makes the tackle god this is the king of the road is Peyton Manning h's 250 v NFL star T as the most road wins in NFL history and look where he is he's in the huddle this is a complete change for Peyton Manning it's not a no huddle up-tempo offense anymore it's a ball control system they've averaged only 55 plays a game the last two weeks and I think this is an area where Peyton struggled a little bit in this slow down rhythm again six offensive lineman to block Anderson the first madness gets it to the 46 yard line on the beginning of about four yards some of his offensive line John detail the changes to that group at the Oakland game the one after the loss to England allowing the skill position players to get out there the three receivers Welker Demaryius Thomas Emmanuel Sanders tight end Julius Thomas not all the way back from that left ankle injury that has limited him but you'll see him in peace spots tonight he's at the top of the screen number 80 13:5 and Mattie rose quartz time is nearly intercepted and that hurts Newman a corner over there covering the tight end by name in Thomas defensive coordinator vault Gunther with a lot of disguises is Terrence Newman one-on-one with Julius Thomas and that's what Marvin Lewis wants to do get four corners on the field big corners Newman Kirkpatrick use Leon Hall inside and they like those matchups against these big Denver receivers working Colquitt to take it away Brandon take back to the sea [Applause] let it go we'll be able to bring it down inside the goal line it was 54 the net was 34 that again what first out of the drive 10 per ball when we come back north busting Paul Brown Stadium downtown Cincinnati Don Fox had a bow to film in dimension three of the other officials conversational from the Broncos sideline that is broken up and should be the third Drive of the game all three starting teams own 20-yard line [Applause] don't think since that he's done these struggles in prime time games and playoff games since Dalton and Greene have been here for early starts Dalton slack deflected interception fire keep the lead inside the 20 inside the 10 touchdown to lead and that's the problem they've turned it over too often in these big spots and Dalton gets a pick six and Green is hurt and keep the lid AFC Defensive Player of the Week last week and you see why it's a slant route the ball sprawled high it's tipped and intercepted by believing he was an outstanding offensive player at Kansas and he showcases they stuff right there cuts down tenderly poor throw by anti Dalton you expose your receiver in the middle of field there's PJ Ward one of the biggest hitters in pro football let's hope AJ Green is alright but it's this Denver defense Mike that has made a huge impact that'll be an interesting one John because as he catches it the ball the nose of the ball hits the ground and then moves if you can keep firm control underneath with the hand there and it doesn't move then they were keeping an ear since they can touch the ground as long as you have control meantime does major concern about greens with the ward head it's a turnover and a score automatically being reviewed ruled the touchdown on the field bill vinovich has just completed his look in consultation with the gameday central league office in new york it stands it when the tip of the ball hits the ground and it moves the question is the control does he maintain the control with his hand with pressure on the ball and again it was a call that stood not a call that was confirmed so it had to be a hundred percent evidence that you saw that it should be incomplete so the call stands on the field it's a 33 yard pick six four to leave his second pick six of the year Connor Barth adds the extra point it's seven nothing and Cincinnati also has the concern of AJ Green who took that exposed shot John that you said by the safety wore also poor throw AJ goes up to get it it's a legal hit by TJ Ward and Mike in big games the Cincinnati Bengals have struggled that's all we've heard since we've been in town and the big reason for that is they can't start games in a catastrophic error by Daulton at home you don't want to fall behind to this Bronco pass rush in Peyton Manning Lisa Salters down on the sidelines watching what they're doing with AJ Green well Mike AJ Green is still over here on the bench it looks like they're working on his right shoulder we don't have any official word on what but the injury happened right in front of me I saw the look of just pain and discomfort on his face when he came off of the field and he has had that same look on his face and even right now as they're working on the team medical staff was all over there in consultation and their long looks as well h8 green such an impact receiver for this team one of the top receivers in the category as you look at since he came in the league four years ago but when he was out with the toe injury they relied on Mohamed Sanu to become their top pass-catching threat but you take a jade green out of the line of a man you've got issues Adam Jones on the return strung out nicely and brought down at the 15 yard line by Andre Caldwell of Denver what we were talking about John these primetime and playoff games 2 & 9 record when broken down with Andy Dalton low completion percentage relative to the league average and more touchdowns and interceptions and you know the to Houston games in the San Diego wildcard weekend losses the last three years the major mistakes and that was deflected ball but as you said that's too hot you've got to deliver that slant on time and on target but he can't throw the ball in the middle of building high or your receiver will pay for it less so Green is OK important Dolph Dalton gets out of the funk here and sun-sin Bakker the former Ohio State Buckeye comes that was the third receiver they run with the rookie him to the right who's into the secondary and there goes big field using Sanu accelerating hill is gone jeremyhill shows his vision speed and strength on an 80 yard touchdown run it's a counter play you're going to see left Clark went bowling left tackle Andrew Whitworth pull good patience by he'll miss tackle and how about this finishing speed nice downfield watch by Mohamed Sanu and Jeremy hill is closing in on 1000 yards hard to do against the number two rushing defensive football an 80 yard house fall every Giovanni Bernard had a long kick at UH tricked our run this year of 89 Jeremy hill adds his long run to that he Jackson over for a word with the rookie out of LSU with the fifth pick taken in the most recent trap he's electrified this crowd now Mike Nugent to tie the game [Applause] electrifying back-to-back snaps 23 seconds after the to leave pick six jeremyhill is her from our games tied at 7 about 85 yards and Hill after the pick 6 thrown by Andy Dalton taken by team to leave they continue to look at the right arm of AJ Green is the man who stepped step in that big spot next to him as the top runner and then they give him this Cincinnati offensive jolt at John a time they really needed it because all these players and coaches they've heard the conversation all week about their four starts and their turnovers in these big stage games they knew they couldn't be in a hole and that was a big play for the bankers [Applause] like meetin's picking off - Omar Holden of Denver Holden past 20 you tackle that 2003 let's go back to that touchdown run counter play and you're gonna see jeremy hill miss tackle 51 davis 26 were he more and Jeremy hill 85 yards against the number two ranked run deep Batson there's Von Miller number 58 it's blowing up in the hole the ball bounces outside and therefore he more 26 he's got to make that cat boy here's Peyton Manning [Applause] taking over from there Oh 22 and they'll respond with a rug and it's a good one with CJ Anderson very close to the first down second you're back out of Cal another undrafted player who's coming and emerged you remember the running back depth chart here you had Monta ball yet Ronnie Hillman who's out again tonight six straight game he's missed as Hillman gets closer to health Anderson who was just a bit player has become a lead player in this Denver run based attack the last four weeks mislead gain am 9 now let's try to pick up the first out on his own and don't get it let me at the 33-yard line now look in there we'll attack let's introduce you to the Cincinnati defense good up front the best pass rusher Carlos Dunlap linebackers but if conserve with the loss of but says perfect Ramallah Luka calls the signals it's a secondary with a bunch of number one picks former first rounders in the lineup Manning throws to the other side like it it was Demaryius Thomas that's incomplete we showed those cheap corners who start John Adam Jones was out there in coverage he's another former first-round pick if they have at their disposal against demper they've got six first rounders in their secondary Pacman Jones Adam Jones plays right corner in the nickel they put Leon Hall inside on Wes Welker and Anthony Newman is at the top of the screen against Emmanuel Sanders they like their matchups Melaleuca not appearing in changing the call Cincinnati moving its look against Maddie Anderson at know where to go Carlos Dunlap had it strung out it's a loss of yardage that's his great defense by Cincinnati they show a double a gap blitz and then they stem out of the Blitz and then Peyton Manning has to run the play against a look that he didn't want to run the ball against so Cincinnati has shown on one thing and right before the ball is snapped they shift seven of their defenders and it confused Denver twice six defensive backs 13 13 we both drifting out into 4-man rush manic sit at the screens Anderson trying to pick his way through he'll be two yards shy of the first down for 41 yard line Taylor Mays don't make the stop he's going to play a big role tonight former USC safety I promise if Peyton Manning will go right to the sidelines yet with all offensive coordinator Adam GaSe hit take a look at some of the deployments that the Bengals have shown him on the first do series a lot of movement a lot of disguises and they disarm Denver frustration you see on the sidelines with the offensive coaching staff put the Colquitt for the second time [Applause] Jones takes it on the hop as it comes back to him the 15 with his back to the odd charging Broncos secures it with just one yard on the return we'll talk about what the Bengals are doing trying to mix up the looks against Manning John for years we've seen Peyton mountain man and confound the opponent at the line of scrimmage it's being done to him here tonight only of this they show him a double a gat blitz then they stem into an odd look and they show three Blitzers on the right of the screen then they bail out of that and they bring two off the left side is the four-man rush incomplete pass in the last series they pulled him again but Peyton Manning is going to continue to study it see if he can make the adjustments and defensive coordinator Paul Gunther and his Bengals are excited any time you could fool Peyton Manning that'll get you excited they're gonna have to keep mixing it up you don't want the sheriff to get a beat on you AJ Green still on the bench he'll have the chunk out a moment ago that time Sylvester Williams on the other side of the line loss of it of three Sylvester Williams another first round draft choice the X Carolina Tar Heel number 92 very good run defender he and parents nightmare blocks try to keep their linebackers free that time nice penetration second and long three receivers with Samson Bakr Muhammad's Anu and Brandon Tate this is Gresham the tight end this game of limited to a yard as a key to lead they have to stop again all these disguises on both names are fooling both quarterbacks and the Denver defense in that boat as well DeMarcus Ware is a pass rush situation he and von Miller off of opposite sides Myrna called Todd Davis is in the lineup because of multiple injuries at the linebacker spot to leave as the pick six he warned Moore and Harris to be well-represented one would imagine on the pro ball teams that get announced here tomorrow third and 12 Bernard is the back Dalton gets its aggression little middle screen for the tight end very close to the first down it's up to the line judge mark and he gives it to him first down Cincinnati it's a good call by Cincinnati's just out of respect to this Denver pass Russ they're gonna fake a little quick screen over here did Giovanni Bernard and they just throw a tight end screen that your main Brescia you see number 69 you look block downfield and good conservative call a screen and long yardage the neutralizes Denver pass rush Bernards give state is the back sunson boxer across the middle has the first down at the 38 yard line 8th catch of the year for gain sons and Barker I like the way you say that Susan Baca and there's AJ Green trying to get himself loose on the sidelines it looks like there's a chance he will return the first time he's gotten off the bench since the injury on that pick six it out that wrap around the bicep area and the RV's put the gloves on when they try to catch a few passes here push off a little bit see what kind of strength he has in that right arm Bernard Oh big man was there not rose Terrance Knighton somebody else going to get credit for the tackle but Nitin blocked out the Sun for the running back is he really 335 pounds watch us get off incredible hand usage he can go from gap to gap in a hurry and that's what they've done an excellent job of shutting you out on early downs and getting any second long situations let's see if they can unleash we're and Von Miller at the bottom of the screen second and 11 flip it out to Barnard couldn't get out to his tight end Hewitt locking forum it'll be no game Giovanni Bernard this second year out of North Carolina missed three games the middle of this year in the hip and clavicle entering really good impact last year Johnny was a top receiver out of the backfield for this team but with his size but feeling that maybe he can't be the every down between the tackles back so good balance with the rookie no now and Bernard that's a nice way of saying we're playing fiddle because he's a better runner at third and long and you got to be careful with this pass run kidnap his hands quick it's Bernard again game tracked and chased down by Chris Harris jr. the Broncos just gave him five years and 42 million dollars he's gone from undrafted player to excellent corner for Denver well Cincinnati is going to have to do more than throw screen passes that's the fourth screen in the first quarter you're gonna see Bernard slide across the formation and Denver does an excellent job rallying for the screening back Harris Roby's collision tackle here to burr step was high last time this time good pass back to the Cincinnati native Huber welfare from the nine gets what he can he gets out of boughs and Denver will start inside of its own twenty another first round corner great kirkpatrick on specialty Peyton's undefeated against the Bengals trying to get number nine here tonight across the bridge from Kentucky into Ohio and Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati Carlos Dunlap at the top sack man for the home team he's got seven this year MVP of the national championship game when he played a florida second-round pick and jog this is the guy whose engine has to start for this Cincinnati defense to be a high impact defense yes it does he's improved as a run defender and they need him the key off tonight ten play for Denver it's the sixth run and it's all Anderson amma carries pulled back now Eluga and I Luca with the tackle the gain of about seven on first down this running game is much more extensive than I've seen it in the last three years since Peyton Manning's been in Denver you see counter plays misdirection runs a lot of different types of plays in this Bronco running game and they're using six offensive lineman baton and he's got to be careful what audibles he gets to with an extra tackle playing tight in [Applause] give me extra offensive lineman out there Anderson that time denied by Vincent Ray missed the end of the Cleveland game after taking a hit to the head what a great story Vincent ray is Montes perfect over 200 tackles is out they need somebody to step up at inside linebacker and Vincent Ray the X Duke Blue Devil lead Cincinnati in tackles and here we go again it's third and long and again it's sixty minutes what's these bangles move around in an attempt to confuse Peyton Manning in their protection [Applause] see the signals being communicated Manning quickly gets it out gets it there Sanders and Manuel goes nowhere Oh Reggie Nelson forces the three and out Cincinnati as another first round draft choice and reggie nelson has lateral range and he's a very good tackler he's going to come from inside out and wrap up Emmanuel Sanders they disguised the overlay rich the Peyton Manning's left Manning thought he had the perfect play and it's almost like Reggie Nelson had the Denver playbook Cincinnati has a beat on Denver's throughout the first quarter on the crust Britton Colquitt pickings to atom Joe it was 49 [Applause] picking up what's down the sideline Adam Jones could return to the 45 yard line of tinder that'll be the best starting field position of the night Adam Jones he does it as a kick returner and a punt return what a weapon he is on special teams and he sets up Cincinnati with great field position good news for Cincinnati good field position when we come back [Music] just twelve plays in forty-five yards for Denver so far assistant Haddie's got a bead on them watch all these bengals on the left side of the screen and as soon as Manning signals they're all going to take off to the right they know what the play is it's almost like they know manning signals and reggie nelson read his tip sheet the bengals have something on the Broncos in the first quarter i'm anxious to see the adjustments on that denver sideline paul gunter has done a great job the defensive coordinator of the bengals saw Paul over to the left he had a white sleeves in the vest on 88 green back on the field for Cincinnati is Jeremy hill running left there are a couple of Broncos making a stop there just a game for two yards as we get to the end of the first quarter you know we had this Jeremy hill in the Outback Bowl Mike he was the MVP of the game in Tampa and he has picked up right where he left off what a year it is for LSU Tigers I'm watching Odell Beckham and Landry down in Miami Jeremy hill that might be a job we look at trying to get down there at LSU go coach those guys you're here now we're here last week you're staying here now for a while having that kind of talent in college football of course Zach Mettenberger got hurt that's right and he went late in the draft means two starter now at Tennessee hurt at the end of the year off even at seven after one in Cincinnati ESPN celebrating 45 years of Monday Night Football back in Cincinnati all tied at 7 the two touchdowns came within a 23 second stretch the Broncos 12 plays in 45 yards Bengals getting most of their yards on that 85 yard touchdown by the rookie Jeremy Hill Cincinnati of the best field position any of the eight drives of the game one yard gain on first down this is second [Music] [Applause] [Music] waketa green gives a hill to the left he's close to the first down by the yard short has to leave makes his third tackle be opening good to see AJ Green back in there they use him as a diversion on a fake end around try to slow down the backside pursuit they give Hill the football to set up a short yardage situation and here comes the big boys for the Denver Broncos where and nitin give Denver some girth inside let's see if Andy Dalton he likes to take shots in these short yardage situations against one-on-one coverage gives AJ Green a look later over the top of the screen defended by keeps a leap Dalton he's trying to sneak it forward keeps going since he's laying on other bodies he can still advance and we'll see where the line touch marks [Applause] this is a MIDI shorten first down mark is sitting right up a 35-yard line right where that yellow line is it'll be fourth down what do you do here field goal will be 53 yards her Mike Nugent play clocks already running now they've reap UMP did back up to 25 seconds as Marvin Lewis faces the choice says let's go he's gonna go for it here comes Andy Dalton Ryan he wouldn't fold back been an excellent lead blocker you have a hot tailback I say run behind your best blockers that would be Kevin Zeidler number 68 at right guard [Applause] Churchill has a he'll second effort gets the first down the other tight end Kevin Brock was pushed back on to their side of the line of scrimmage but Hill kept the feet moving bill is showing me something Mike this is an impressive short yardage run Gresham gets stuck right into the backfield and Jeremy hill keeps his feet alive in the hole and searches for a critical first down all three tight ends Rock Huard aggression stops but what do they say about this 6 1 to 35 running back for this Lakes give him that power speed combination and we see both on display of his first half now at the 34 to first out play-action tossed aggression and a man miss got to the 30 yard line with a aggression who was inactive last week because of a toe injury folks were disappointed they thought he was going to try to push through the injury and right before kick he said I can't go they get him back in the lineup here tonight well seven-point yards 7.4 yards a catch he has not been the vertical threat that they had hoped he would be but some of that is by design second and six Gudrun good basic move by Hill it's so nice just some cuts to the right accelerates forward it gets another first down creative design and how Cincinnati blocks the backside that time Jermaine Gresham comes across the formation and cuts down von Miller that's a nice cutback run by Jeremy hill this is tough on any defensive end when a big tight end crosses in formation and you don't see him coming over 100 yards already from 223 it first down Dalton throw scrambling on the movie fires sitting incomplete John everywhere 18 in black is 21 in white is what a matchup of AJ green and a keep to leave we're watching here tonight not only that Mike I love the matchup of Andrew Whitworth the heart and soul of the Cincinnati Bengals past protecting here you see green against the liebe and that's a nice job plastering by a keep to leave but look at Andrew Whitworth one-on-one against the Marcus where Whitworth has had one of his finest seasons the ninth year Pro out of LSU [Applause] Renard the background second and tenth and Giovanni Bernard the quick opening will make it third just about five yards here for Cincinnati you know when Bernard comes in the game his running plays is different they're almost like college spread offense runs they have a built-in quick screen here they can hand the ball to Bernard and Andy Dalton looks like he's back at TCU but they have the inside physical presence of jeremyhill and then they have the explosive open formation runs for Giovanni Bernard hard to defend nard comes out wide third and six Dalton again plus he's five Miller just it gets rid of it and will keep alive the chance for go-ahead field goal pressured by von Miller shut down third down von Miller his signature is his effort here he is working a spin move against Eric Winston nice finish by von Miller and here's Nugent he's hit his last 11 straight it's that potential game-winning field goal the end of the game gets Carolina that forced the tie that both teams have as of missense as you said this from 37 and Nugent Centerville Ohio native the Ohio fans reason to cure singles week [Music] some of the families the children the wives and spouses of those of us who are on the road every week three and a half days a week to bring in Monday Night Football those are our MVPs and we wish them a Happy Holidays and thank them for all their support for our entire cruise we check out and get to tour the NFL and see some of the best stadiums and the best players every Monday night those folks keep the home fires go and we say thank and lovely 10-7 Cincinnati after the Akita Lee picked six the Bengals have scored the last tend to take the lead my drive boot either by Nugent and five deep of thought by Bolden but he decides to stay in Peyton Manning three of 530 yards three drives John no down field passing threat thus far can sustain anything cincinnati has fooled him there's a double a gap look Peyton Annie sees it he goes right to his best run audible and as soon as CJ Anderson lines up in the I formation they check out of the Blitz they changed the front and now they're blocking up front that they weren't prepared to handle it Vantage Cincinnati so far Mike and where are they going now they're going back to where we see Manning so often spread three receivers shotgun turn up the tempo in let's Cincinnati have a dose of their own medicine [Applause] with time as the crossroads of areas Thomas who's checked by Leon Hall and the game is fine Cincinnati does not play a lot of man-to-man coverage they lits but they play zone blitz coverages they play three deep for deep to deep they disguise they have a number of talented first rounders in their secondary Mami's got his hands full tonight Jeff both going this is Thomas has it ripped out of his hands who's got the possession of the sideline notes and took it out of his hands and they say Cincinnati ball Julius Thomas had it notes and ripping it out of his hands trying to keep his feet inbounds they rule he secured it it will be reviewed for the moment single ball what a great effort by reggie nelson this will be challenge for the next couple minutes I'm sure of that Mike but what an effort by Nelson to rip the ball away from Julius Thomas their jobs as Thomas ever have the ball long enough it seems like if you assign possession to the ball Nelson has it longer although Thomas's hands remain on it throughout given the way replay is going is there anything there that says it should be overturned if anything definitive there that might be one that stands the previous play is under review so bill vinovich will join Dean Blandino the NFL VP of officiating in New York to take a look Bill vinovich has had a look here's his call [Applause] confirmed not stance and it's a turnover for Denver baton just misses this throw in the flat to his left ball thrown behind Julius Thomas and reggie nelson makes a great break on the football and in a sudden change here's Andy Dalton AJ Green off the field went back for precautionary x-rays Dalton being led by Grissom slides right at the line think they'll give him the first down at the 12 they run this zone read in the red zone with Andy Dalton you saw Gresham come across the formation and block von Miller a play ago now he Bluffs pond Miller and he becomes the read blocker on this beat option with AV button carrying the football nice design by the Cincinnati Bengals and Andy Dalton has hurt people with the zone read particularly in the red zone [Applause] it's a hill inside Hill Gate about a yard with Terrance Knighton the defensive captain making the tackle the combat Dalton here for a minute Johnny he's done everything thrown and obviously four touchdowns he's run it he's even caught one from Mohamed Sanu but he bears a lot of the weight of their struggles on the big stage but you see with that run right there his talents they're right there at the edge can they just make the breakthroughs in the big games to elevate this scene one more level well they haven't asked him to do a lot for all the football but in the fake money games he's going to have to make some critical throws perhaps right here in the red zone change in the formation Rex Burkhead the former Nebraska running back is down at the bottom of the screen Dahle gets out pumps runs to the 2 spot will depend if he has the first down or not unlike quarterbacks with mobility you get everybody out in a passing game nobody's open watch Andy Dalton protection holds up I don't see a primary receiver I don't see my complement I'm taking off and running for the first down and he's been durable as well Mike this is his 63rd straight start he can hurt you throwing it and with his legs and gonna get a measurement here John is he's so close to the first down so off the officials can look with their eye and get a sense of where the marker is they're gonna have to come out and expect a bit closer again Cincinnati gets in the playoffs with a victory here tonight you don't want to mess with going to Pittsburgh and having a win on Sunday that's still for the division but you're at home where you've lost badly the last two games so there's a lot of pressure on these guys as they have the first down now they're sitting on 1st and goal to go up 10 points on them I think this is just where Cincinnati wants to be they've been on the brink for the last couple years you have the defending AFC champion right here on Monday Night Football you can exercise a lot of demons right here tonight in the jungle again with their best offensive player AJ Green back in the locker room limited impact with his arm injury first and goal Cincinnati the heaviest run first and goal team in the league throws it for the touchdown to Gretchen to get the running game boy and some of these play actions and bootlegs are hard to stop Manny throws the interception and Cincinnati puts their foot down to take it to score lead play-action pass the Marcus where unblocked Andy Dalton faded away from where he knew exactly where to go under pressure and nobody covered Jermaine Gresham good put town by a coaching staff he Jackson's offense first and goal had run it almost 75% of time most in the league they know their tendencies they break them their Gresham's fourth touchdown catch of the year and a red rocket Andy Thomas got the Bengals going Cincinnati [Music] Saturday the third floor perhaps Sunday the fourth we'll have our first ever playoff day work forward to the wild card that Cincinnati tried to get into the postseason with a win they've scored 17 in a row to take a 10 point a 2000 Mar Bolden that takeaway by reggie nelson officially characterized as an interception thrown by manning as it's taken right out of the hands of Thomas and now John this Denver team that has not been in the led to the touchdowns this Denver team that has not been at a passing rhythm has to start doing that they're down 10 here will they open it up again or do they go back to the run base game well I keep waiting but they have six offensive linemen in there again and this has been a run formation period [Applause] but his Sanders comes in motion managing the 20 surgeons to CJ Anderson just under three yards I go back to this offensive line you changed three positions in the middle of the season you're asking for trouble will Montgomery its Center they moved their center but Ramirez to right guard Vasquez the right guard to right tackle and they have another tackle plant tight end it's hard to throw the football successfully against good teams on the road [Applause] adding adjust the play it's play action on sick of its seventh in the backfield its Anderson tries to pull away from the bar keys flowers tackled with rookie from Arizona brings him down to shy of the first down it just seems that every time Manning throws the football there's a defender in his face at time Gill berry again closing in on Manning just as he releases the football it's hard to get good looks down the field with defensive lineman breathing down your neck the one completion their first pass of the game Gill very leveled manner through it in one and a big opening now for Anderson past the 42 the 41 yard line first down was Cincinnati gambled in that short yardage situation and lost and they're lucky CJ Anderson slip they're gonna run ray Malaga through a gap they cover all the offensive lineman and you see ho Montgomery that Center get it done and fortunately for Bengal fan CJ Anderson slip [Applause] we've been a while if the megabits/second drive the last time then we picked up the first down now Jeremy Stewart checks in the backfield for the Broncos Manning on the run flag down he's got Thomas down feel and Demaryius Thomas is down inside the 10 at the 8 yard line however this may come back this on Ryan Clady at left tackle it's not even close in races what would have been a 15 yard game it's just not good pass protection Mike you see left tackle Ryan Clady clearly holding gets beat on an inside move and officials all over that support pass that lady left last week's game with a sore quad missed all of last season with a Liz Frank foot injury and the Denver Bronco offensive line has not played well and you wonder why why are they running more and everyone wants to say isn't manning is he okay hope wise but you see they're having trouble passed protecting year and that was the story in st. Louis when Manning took a beating back to CJ Anderson on the ground across the 35 to the 36 yard line to pick up a four you don't want to fall behind in the down and distance against the Cincinnati Bengals you remember those Cincinnati Reds they called him the nasty boys yeah those relievers please I robbed nipples Bengals have some nasty boys as well Carlos Dunlap mal ooga don't hit you [Applause] second at sixteen and many again it's Anderson out of the backfield but it's grown to be third and one I think bate got not found again like he can't even get to his second or third read ever done laugh working against Vasquez it's just too easy every time they throw the ball Manning is under siege quick count 30 16 Maddie into coverage incomplete Adam Jones towards I look up on the comforts Denver doesn't have an offensive answer right now where they tried to use a gimmick their quick count maybe get Cincinnati napping but you see the range of Iloka and Peyton's lucky that ball wasn't intercepted lack of pass protection terrible holding call nullifies a big gain and Cincinnati good get good field position again Evan Jones also lucky to get a flag there's and about ready to tackle Thomas before the ball got to him Colquitt said hi not very deep contact he's Jones was running up Brandon tape and Andre Caldwell both bump into Jones the return man no disaster goes on the bounds of the 15-yard line five possessions for Denver their furthest offensive advance their own 46 Cincinnati Sports 17 in a row the only Bronco points scored by the Denver defense tonight number four pick overall in the draft in 2011 three-time pro-bowler 88 Green major target for the Bengals and his play against to keep to leave was going to be very big in this game tonight but an early injury sidelined Green went back to the locker room a short time ago for a precautionary x-ray and obviously the results were good his greens breaking the huddle and back on the field for Cincinnati and keep to leave is going to go everywhere AJ Green goes I promise you that so right arm injury laughter he went out Cincinnati got going here 17 points a lot of it at 85 yard touchdown run by Hillel this time it's Barnard who stopped at the line of scrimmage and thrown back for no game so here is what happened this is the fourth play the Bengals ran high throw by Dalton on the slant deflected by Green to lead made the pick six but the hit by TJ Ward led to the major pain from green missed a couple of series came back for series you can see it was still bothering in that's when they took him back to the locker room to get checked on doesn't look a hundred percent obviously in pain but out there trying to go through it Barnard up the middle Giovanni Bernard to the 38 air line first down she's only plays with Giovanni Bernard that are killing Denver Dalton is going to put the ball in the chest of Bernard and read the back side and a good read by Dalton a little back way by the Cincinnati Bengal offensive line 23 they're told you earlier he had a lump touchdown run at 89 yards this year against Carolina this time Dalton Peaks read it very well job and about eight yards so this solar read giving the Broncos problem oh that's been a lot of time with Andy Dalton he ran these exact plays at TCU they are not going to block the Marcus where they're going to read them and they're going to bring rush them from the backside as a lead blocker and if we're closes Dalton keeps it and then he picks up a second-level blocker these plays got a drive von Miller and DeMarcus Ware crazy screams and zone reads no fun first out picked up on the ground by Bernard into Denver Territory at the 49 yard line I mentioned Bernard had that 89 yard run hill at the 85 yard run of note it's the first time in the history of the NFL that teammates had 85 plus yard touchdown runs in the same season Hill 85 tonight Bernard 89 against Carolina in that tie back to October three credit for those and for a lot of the work tonight too that offensive line course we give them tip of the cap and they move off our office number 68 five-yard penalty still first out go back to that offensive line when you're averaging nine yards a carry against the Denver Broncos you gotta tip your hat to him it Whitworth the left tackle is a mauler cycler a first-round pick from Wisconsin a well-known mauler and they like this physical in your face style and you see the change of pace they have with Bernard and halfback now they're back to the big back Hill and a play-action of Dalton is a wicked combination back on their side of midfield towards midfield for Hill will take us to the two-minute warning angles Paul they lead by 10 as he'll hobbles off to the sideline here it's it and we remind you that tonight comforts from Spyder cabbage brought to you by DIRECTV C second and long situations Cincinnati has done a nice job running screen passes they've run about four screens to slow the pass rush now they ran a number of zone reads and so far Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware have had no chance to impact this game [Applause] they was up 205 yards in this first half second and 11 and they get it out quick peek and Barnard's got a block downfield Giovanni Bernard to the 33 in the first down quick bowling the guard was out there to pave the way that's the middle screen another screen second and long Denver's got to expect the screen it's a no back set they lured the defensive ends up the field and they just drop a little middle screen in there the QI Avani bernard denver is getting ready with screen passes and zone reads they must adjust quickly go 8-8 green on the field he'll stone the sideline for an arc pulled down up high by Malik Jackson limiting the game didn't get the facemask we don't like when you have 13 sacks in your von Miller you have 10 and your DeMarcus Ware opposing coaches they have to do something to slow these men down let's see if Cincinnati runs another screen they've already run 5 [Applause] former Cincinnati Bearcats brought though defensive end Derrick wolf ran off the field a couple of plays ago to be a bit injured thought taking his shot that grow and nearly intercepted Sampson backers to receive her over there but some leave in coverage almost had his second pick of the half for this downfield past game of the Cincinnati Bengals needs work and a keep to leave almost has his second interception that's a bad decision there by Andy Dalton third down and nine in field goal range Cincinnati must be careful that they don't want to get knocked out a field goal range with a sack your goal from here be just about 49 yards green back in bottom of the screen against to lead [Applause] dal-gu fires middle to colony complete he was being rushed he got hit as he threw sea-green stilt grimacing in pain and here comes the field goal attempt from Nugent I think an adult needs to make this throw you're gonna see an overload here on the right side it's a stunt AJ Green coming left to right Heena keep to leave have had quite a battle once again a ball shown high in the middle of the field and you're asking for trouble with poor throws in the middle of field Nugent's made 49-yard field goals as long as this season twice snap wasn't great good job by Huber to get it down and meet it knocks it through the bagels have scored 20 in a row five of 10 for 41 yards the first half passing stats for Peyton Manning's Broncos offense even balanced 10 runs 10 passes ineffective really in both regards [Music] vision kicks it off to the way for Bolden was so no one catches it Denver will take over at the 20 we get the ball to start the third quarter as well and in between Chris Berman has the Toyota halftime Orton Adam dialing up the inside of the notes heading to the final week of the regular season the latest on Jim Harbaugh and what happened in sports recap today on SportsCenter Harbaugh in that great quote today about his future potentially taking the Michigan job another NFL job what will happen will happen and what won't happen whoa one of the great non-answers in a while dart question art backup corner leg injury Wallace Gilberry hamstring banged up on that last Drive and special chance kill berries back in as madding blows to Wes Welker for the first time tonight close to the first down Loker only has 31 catches last 10 and a half games Cincinnati and they're dime defense tailor-mades have converted safety playing the linebacker position the Bengals are short-handed batting Anderson in Jays head turner out quickly enough incomplete full complement of timeouts 40 seconds remaining as good as CJ Anderson is as a running back he's a work in progress in the passing game that time he's late getting his head around and that's frustrating for any quarterback the timing is just not there than I in this Denver pass offense more than one day run with Anderson just gets the first down Broncos should take a timeout and they went with 35 seconds and will be back in 30 Denver earns a buy alive for the number one seed in the AFC playoffs with a win Cincinnati maintains this leap New England will lock down the number one seed heading into the tournament a dozen days away from starting theirs down many collapsing pocket in the middle of top on the tight end Julius Thomas into Bengal territory at the 43 Julius Thomas runs right down the seam how does that happen Taylor Mays and underneath his own defender number 26 didn't carry him up the seam and that shortage of inside linebackers could come back to haunt the Bengals let's see if Thomas is okay that ankle has bothered them for weeks Mike 26 yarder the athletic trainer the longtime athletic trainer with Denver Steve Antonopoulos there for a word you just know that impact of Thomas was big plays down the field have not been there because of that injury John we have not seen a lot of down field passing either way here tonight you don't see much of it pro football either Mike there's a lot of quick streets perimeter bubble screens things of that nature but outside of a bunch of screens Andy Dalton has been very quiet throwing the football and Peyton Manning has had very little pass protection until that last roll to Thomas Jacob Tamme has come in at tight end with Manning in Indianapolis for four years replacing Thomas throws complete to chat it's a gain of about seven and in this two minute you see a little more of that typical payton rhythm down to one timeout in twenty seconds you can see man and in his comfort zone here got a hurry taking along - there's a blitz coming it's picked up and well Curry's got it right near the 31 yard line you take the final time out here and try a 48-yard field goal with five seconds remaining and that's a perfect indication of what the Bengals do on defense it's a crazy blitz but it's not man-to-man coverage and Manny throws the ball to Welker ripe into his own defender and Walker is lucky he didn't get hit real hard he saw Manning make a comment as the kicking unit was coming on last week in San Diego he looked over at Connor bars and said you got this and bars could walk away wait a minute Barth this is his fourth game they moved Brandon McManus to just the kickoff duty because he missed four field goals in the first ten weeks all bartha's done has come in here and not miss a field goal 11 for 11 I was released by Tampa Bay after he tore his Achilles playing in a charity basketball game in the offseason a year ago Marvin Lewis will let him think about this field goal with the timeout Barth has made a lot of close-range field goals Mike this Bronco offense has struggled in the red zone and he's hit a number of mid-range field goals let's see if Bart has that long-range ability they hit 219 yarders last week and this this has become one of those themes in the NFL you score you go to halftime with momentum which this team did not have offensively they get the ball to start the second half and they can make a choice we want to come back and do what you just saw in that Drive what Peyton's done for a generation what do you want to bring the extra offensive lineman and run decisions to be made with momentum or not far through 49 wide left go get what a great first half of Defense by the Cincinnati Bengals and I would not have thought the Bengals would run the football for a hundred and sixty six for 166 yards in a half Cincinnati scores 20 in a row Manning gets the ball first to the second half here's Chris Berman with the Toyota it makes what concerts look like tea party [Music] [Applause] tear down this wall [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] sit for the second half after a first half highlighted by an 85 yard touchdown run that tied the game at 7 the big run by Jeremy hill backed up by pressure on Peyton Manning and frustration with no answers right now for what Cincinnati's doing and the Broncos looking for a rhythm it is a Bengals lead here at the break 3rd quarter set to start Mike Tirico Jon Gruden and our Zales extraordinary moments very extraordinary but Cincinnati is confusing Bateman here's a double a gap blitz look then they stem out of it they show three Blitzers on the right then they shift out of that and they bring two rushers on the left coverage changes front changes confusing the track goes there Peyton Manning audibles to a quick screen to his right and as soon as Reggie melson hears and sees the signal he brings his Bengals to the quick screen and they reject that play so Cincinnati has read some of the hand signals they disguise fronts and coverages they have confused Peyton Manning in his Bronco offense John you talked about the different looks of five or six defensive backs when they've been in four DB looks it's been more effective for the Denver offense but the Bengals defense allowing under three yards when they're playing five DBS and when they're playing six that was part of the game plan and right now it's working because John to get pressure on Manning when they're in those 6 DB loops in Denver's offensive lines got a block better and Cincinnati's got to continue to mix up the looks they played a number of different kinds of zone coverages and they've used flinches as well second half underway Newton picks first return opportunity for Omar Bolden got a big opening folded 40 midfield Bolden 40 30 down the sideline and brought down inside the 25 yard line that's one way that creates some emotion on your sideline Omar Portland's a reserve cornerback yet does this ball at the numbers starts to cross the field and he hits it he outruns Dre Kirkpatrick he gets the corner and here's Denver in the red zone mutant and Shawn Williams the kicker in the backup safety pursued Williams was the one who would look injured he has come across the field under his own power but what a chance was Denver to get right back in this game after six and a DS scored 20 in a row Broncos offense has not put up any points tonight [Applause] Manning first down fires and open at the five is Thomas out of bounds at the two miss Demaryius Thomas he's not your everyday route runner what a beautiful double move he's going to break sharp to the post back to the corner and then he broke back to the outside I've not seen that route run ever every week they have a game plan specialty pattern for Demaryius Thomas and for a six-foot four wide out he has a huge inventory of patterns bursting goaltender at the two - Thomas again trying to pay it off at the pylon covered by Terrence Neumann is still going strong with his 12th year in the league that's just a high point fade this is an area where Denver has really struggled in a tight red zone usually Demaryius Thomas brings that ball down but San Diego rejected Denver twice last week inside the 5-yard line and they continue to use these open formations with multiple receivers sometimes they just don't have enough blockers Mike three receivers again [Applause] second goal fake to Anderson over the top - Chavez interfered with you she call on Terrence Newman it'll be first and goal - what what I want coverage and Peyton Manning is gonna find his favorite target who has a size advantage against anybody he plays against that time just the simple slant route Newman clearly interferes but inside the one best interference defense number 23 violet Cooper in the end zone follow the plates at the one-yard line automatic first down inside the one you'd like to see Denver come out in some conventional goal line front here they have number 63 Ben garland at fullback every offensive lineman eligibles out there fighting at the tight ends organize he have an eligible receiver on the end of the line first in goal and garland leads and Anderson scores CJ Anderson and just 48 seconds into the second half the Broncos get back in this one and a great way to come out of the locker room golden with a huge kickoff return and then Ben garland a reserve offensive lineman on a lead blocking CJ Anderson scores good push up front by the Denver Bronco offensive line there better run blockers and pass protectors and that's a huge momentum shift for this Denver Bronco football team the point tacked on by counterpart Omar Bolden 77 yard kickoff return with Anderson in place for the school sent our Christmas cards back to everyone with love and great to give those special people some airtime here tonight the Omar Bolden kickoff return so huge with his Denver team they were in desperate need of a spark you got it and the ball comes down off the tee just as McManus was about to kick it so it's the old place play yard a school yard do over here and John Fox he carries two kickers he really believes in field position and when you coach in Denver you need a kicker that can put the ball off of the field of play McManus has about 75% touch back so let Connor bark through the field goal kicking but it says a lot about the commitment to special teams when you dress two kickers and a punter Mike Fox he did that in Carolina 2008 through 2010 with John Casey didn't have to Lake to get the touch backs it's interesting with a Denver team who's at home you can hit those touchbacks usually because the altitude tougher on the road and here Adam Jones going to take it from eight deep Jose picking up lots and Adam Jones get spent booming and looking at him Jones take it to the 30 and to the 26 yard line take that Omar Bolden he might be the first returner in a long time to lead the NFL at punt return yardage and kickoff return yardage from 8 yards deep Adam Jones hits the gas pedal over 30 yards in return quite a weapon for the Cincinnati Bengals in Andy Dalton is knocking on the door again with great field position officially 80 on the kickoff return Mel gray of the Lions in 91 the last to lead and kickoff returns and punt returns Jones has to his kickoff return lead he's third in front return average this year and that is Hill with a good point with a loss Todd Davis made the good play I won't go to Lisa Salters right now find out what's going on with AJ great yeah Mike I had a chance to talk to Marvin Lewis going into the locker room and I asked more they Jay Green status is and he says he has an arm bruised and says right now AJ's just trying to work through it he's just trying to get the blood circulating through that arm again a total of 61 receptions on the year and it missed nearly a quarter of the season with a toe injury tonight he's got the arm to deal with and a key to leave at the bottom of the screen maybe don't be going the other way Jermaine Gresham part of the mix here this week some of the lost yards on first down back at its third and manageable for us into that very important as Cincinnati stays in these manageable third downs try to take the edge off of these Denver Bronco pass rushers who've really been no factor tonight DeMarcus Ware von Miller have been neutralized with screen passes and zone reads let's see if they get cut one loose here [Applause] turn around [Applause] let me snap count so he can adjust the block in Bernard out of the backfield it's out of ten in the end zone Cincinnati responds with the touchdown all about matchups and with Giovanni Bernard healthy we said it last year the Bengals have not had a running back like this in a long time he gives them sit Darren Sproles tight Jukes you can line him up in these Novak sets and number 53 Stephen Johnson has no chance to cover Giovanni Bernard and John they're really missing Brandon Marshall and Danny Trevathan those linebackers zone replays big openings trying to trail these running backs those injuries are really crushing the Denver defense here tonight Nugent tough snap Huber got it down at just sneaked in while I was some whole second time in a row been a bad snappy life apart Harris minute 37 after the Broncos score Dalton and the Bengals respond both these coaches have been around for a while and they know in big games what you have to do the test your mettle as a championship team division or larger is a response and Marvin Lewis's team has responded 23 seconds after the pick six in the first quarter the 85 yard run by Hill and now a minute 37 John after Denver gets the big kick return and scores a touchdown since then does the exact same thing now to give him credit Emmanuel Sanders has gone back to get this pick off a new return it from the lung Sanders moves to the legs plucked out the 20 include special teams play for first harder linebacker for Cincinnati will shake it up as Peyton brings the Denver offense back on the field [Applause] their second Drive of this second half Beit Manny had a lot of success at the end of the first half when he jumped into that two-minute offense where he has made quite a living in that no huddle offense Peyton Manning talked to Adam GaSe his offensive coordinator and let's see if they get back to that no huddle offense Mike saw Shawn Williams was down he was the player who got hurt on that kick return to start the second half injury time it is - in all the new years six ball games the best games of the college football season New Year's Eve New Year's Day on ESPN Manning takes over from his own 21 down 13 to the air sideline class odd time to Marius Thomas games 10 wears down after the Vincent ray tackle they move Demaryius Thomas all over the place that time he's in the slot they get him one-on-one against Vincent ray a linebacker and it's stealing when you get a great receiver move him around and Denver has done an outstanding job with Demaryius Thomas in the last two seasons his statistics frugal Cincinnati gets a five defensive bags back on the field with CJ Anderson up the middle and the two linebackers left grandma'll Eluga tackle him at the 36 yard line pickup of about five and watch Peyton Manning go to work areas at his comfort zone no huddle let him use all 40 seconds to pick the best play five quick slant Thomas again in front of Jones first down at the 45 and now John the first time tonight I'm seeing some rhythm from Manning in the Broncos well he got fooled a couple of times in the first half with all these crazy disguises he's going to pick up the tempo and say no more of that [Applause] - Anderson managed getting time now that's also part of the equation check down for about 3 yards to the running back so what you have to do you have to turn the game over to Peyton Manning when you see a defense that's given you multiple looks and disguises pick up the tempo and let Kate Manning get on the gas pedal 7:3 runners tailor-mades coming out of it he almost threw an interception great defense there bring a DP drop alignment and coverage in kill berry almost had it was Leon Hall a bigger part nutmegs Ulta blitz you see Hall unblocked and Peyton Manning is throwing the ball into his own blitz coverage Gill berry number 95 the defensive lineman shows up covering the tight end [Applause] more than seven we've got moving up front Carlos Dunlap the defensive end start his charge was he induced mucho diffraction defense number 95 five-yard penalty still third down Gil berry inside instead of Dunlap on the edge and that will change the equation significantly for third down stop call these days the offensive linemen get protection [Applause] now Eluga off the peel for Cincinnati we need some attention bagels getting dinged up here 33 for madam bearing down on the right side line one on long headed grab by Manuel senators forget the flag he made the play at the 16 yard line big pickup of 33 yeah Wes Welker in the slot on third and three and normally that's where the ball goes baton man he says not when I have heat on the outside Emanuel Sanders defense number 23 first out goodness what a play Daniel Sanders continues to light people up what an acquisition he has been coming over from the Pittsburgh Steelers you have speed on the outside on both sides of the formation with the merriest Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders those 20-plus catches almost as much as anyone in the league this year that last one went to 33 Denver's in the rental until on Thompson the college creates is under a stood out of Duke for a gain of a few yards as he spells CJ Anderson on this Drive here comes small and luga the linebacker back in for Cincinnati this is an area that Denver loves to use Julius Thomas their touchdown scoring tight end he's got nine touchdown receptions in the red zone and in his absence in the last few weeks the Broncos have struggled so manning Shakey's head the head bobbing looks right fires by Sanders inside the five first and goal some manual Sanders if you're a young receiver and you catch the ball against the zone defense no wasted motion north-south and split defenders very decisive after the catch receiver with blazing speed and no fear so I'm adding down 13s comeback seventeen times you've experienced it firsthand Dan Marino's second all-time in league history with twelve so Peyton's comeback five more times than any other quarterback when his team's been down thirteen trying to do it again slip Sanders back in his way into the end zone for a Bronco touchdown they have so many plays hard to defend hey Danny has a bunch formation three receivers stacked he sees the Bengals walked off in zone coverage he flips it out the Sanders picks up Huli blockers and you see the tenacity of Emmanuel Sanders I think we're in for an exciting finish Mike the middle is pretty darn good this is quite a start to the third quarter next appoint not through by counterparts aitmatov ties Andrew Luck 38 touchdown passes this season 8 1 to 7 [Music] eight Manning has never lost to the Cincinnati Bengals is one of the many pages in the Peyton Manning record book about this one touchdown passes in a three season spread of course the record 55 in a season last year boosting the number that was just number 130 and when he threw a touchdown last week it broke through breezes recent record of most touchdown passes in a three season stretch here's the rest of this game and next week against Oakland potentially to add to it Broncos would stay alive for that number one overall seed in the AFC if they win this game New England still with control because they have the tiebreaker Patriots play Buffalo on Sunday Adam Jones after his last good richer this time stretched out but keeps going across the 30 the leading kickoff return man the league up to the 31 we're talking about those maddening comes back come come back 2013 I don't know if you know this jollies had a couple of Monday night comebacks he's shown every time late I mean you know mm we were down twenty four to seven we came back and beat the Colts but you always show me getting drilled by the sheriff what do you feel better it's not just you yeah you were there in San Diego we have this game that incredible to come back down 24 nothing at the half third and five in the second half the pleasure watching him play quarterback a pleasure and he looks like the Peyton Manning we've seen for 16 17 years in this third quarter with the tempo going Cincinnati respond again and again in his Hill with the carry across the 40 and to the 41 pickup of nearly eight for Jeremy Hill the rookie you draft the guard in the first round from Wisconsin and they say he's a run blocker let's pull him let's bring a three hundred and twenty pound Kevin Zeidler to the party double-team at the point of attack pulled the backside guard and hand the ball to Jeremy Hill it's been very successful this way they give Hill 9 Hewitt the pullback tries to lead the way and Jeremy hill gets a first down I love fullbacks Mike this pullback this rookie from Stanford Ryan Hewitt listen to this in the hole that's that tough way to make a living but I really like what Cincinnati's done bring in a 255 pounds roll back in user Hewitt his high school coach in the Denver area ball in high school is Dave Logan former Bronco does a terrific job as their radio play-by-play man Eric Winston moved early the right time off number 73 5-yard penalty still first down he got one more note on Hewitt Dave Logan was telling me before the game today of it he goes to Stanford Jim Harbaugh still the coach there and Harbaugh was surveying the tight ends and he says you Hewitt you're gonna be a fullback why he's the shortest one sup with him he goes back and plays a little bit of a fullback role of Stanford and Logan told he would hey any way you could stay on the field that's gonna be important for you but look where he is now a key role on this Bengals team trying to lock down a playoff spot here as it starts to rain in Cincinnati and it's Mohamed Sanu over the middle into Branko territory for the first half the 45 yard line that's not good fire heat more than the safety third the skies in disguise in and more has man coverage and he gets beat badly by a sharp slant route by some new you you can disguise coverages but eventually you've got to get in position and cover your man at time war was late what pass it's screens and ones Cincinnati's taking it to this Denver defense they clean back out of the game for the Bengals that right arm dangling every time he jogs off the field this is only going to be a yard for Hill and Malik Jackson a guy who stepped up his play John as the third defensive end may be stopped they look at AJ trying to play through that arm injuries suffered in the first quarter no AJ Greene's hurt and they already are missing Marvin Jones Jones had over ten receptions for touchdowns last year for the Bengals some of these young receivers are going to have to step up is it going to be cape sands in Bakker or is it going to be soon ooh somebody's got to assume some major responsibility [Applause] and I will read by salt on the runny throws outside and complete it is branded tape for the first down the former Patriot takes it to the 32 yard line Cincinnati loves to run this counter play and off of it you get some nice play action opportunities we just talked about it if there's no AJ green and there's no Marvin Jones hate somebody got to step up for the Bengals nice work it's been good offense from Cincinnati tonight they're averaging seven yards per play sons and bucer come around to take it put it back up and about no gain we're stayed home late flag thrown one of the Bengals offensive line moves down and looking for penalty against the Broncos the play was over personal foul unnecessary roughness deep this number 95 zombie Ohio native former city Bearcat Derek wolf once again Cincinnati is responding when Denver makes a score Cincinnati has answered and right here you see a foolish penalty by Derek wolf there's no there's no no reason for that kind of playing football [Applause] Camping's idler was laying on the ground trying to maximize the effect of the push and looking back towards the officials with his arms over his head now the entire officiating crew coming in for a conference as the Bengals have taken it into the red zone here Cincinnati has frustrated Denver and you see the frustration and wolf sight luring Whitworth physically taking it to the Bronco front they're not used to this the Denver defense in the last three games in seven games total this year John keeping the opponents under 17 points Buffalo 17 San Diego 10 Kansas City 16 before that not tonight though the end for Jeremy he'll run it hard down inside the 9 and since he was rolling over bodies its first and goal if he ate all the misdirection is driving Denver crazy they're bringing receivers on top there fool in the back side they're handing the ball off you see number 25 Chris Harris totally he's unlocked at the point of attack he saw way too much and jeremyhill is shredding Denver 14 carries 116 yards here he goes again the six yard line ball come out yes it did Denver's got it that's a game-changer and that's the one thing Hill has done Mike that's his fifth fumble he fumbled twice last week against the Cleveland Browns this one's really costly second time he's lost one von Miller taking it away ripping it from his hands he's fighting for the extra yard huge turnover for the Denver defense down six [Music] huge play by Sean Miller most of his forced fumbles come rushing the passer that want to take away but what happened well Jermaine Gresham got to finish this block Mike we said it earlier if you don't finish on the edge against Vaughn Miller and DeMarcus Ware they're gonna cause strips sex and problems and that time Gresham beaten badly by von Miller and Miller is a savage around the football not good enough rain coming down heavier step temperatures still in the 40s but now the weather a bit more of a factor here as Manning and the Broncos and score touchdowns on their first two drives in the second half over nine baby looking right and the various Thomas gets the feet down in balance skate of eleven first down Pretender Terence Newton took about it's just hard to defend timing and location and when you throw an outside breaking route everything has to be right depth by the receiver dropped by the quarterback and the throw beautiful thing and point to the ball didn't have the hands around the fat part of the football we were able to secure it long it up [Applause] this down from the 20 CJ Anderson working right would he do a nice job reading the blocks to find space outside and get the first down at the 30 and the Broncos roll it in this half holds this up-tempo offense they've adjusted quick up and atom tight plays snap after snap they've eliminated the disguise and Peyton Manning looks like he's back in Indianapolis he's hot right now in this no huddle offense and he's made famous clearly his comfort zone [Applause] we Salon Thompson's the back is his third snap of the night fake to him he's got time Manning's going downfield and there goes Thomas to the 23 to Marius Thomas on a big catch I give this offensive line credit we criticize him in the first half they had a key penalty they didn't protect very well that time Peyton man he has a chance to stride up in the pocket and unload it and Demaryius Thomas has twice beaten Anthony Newman [Applause] parents Newman down the field for big plays 46 on that one take Thomas to 100 yards for the second time in as many weeks [Applause] for a temple record within a season - 400 yard games Danny looking for the lead incomplete intended for Emmanuel Sanders inside of three minutes here in the third C Manning gesturing to Sanders not quite sure they're on the same page there but when Peyton Manning gets in this no huddle offense Mike you don't know how fast he's going to snap it you might see a dummy snap count a dummy audible a dummy hands signal the offensive line have fake counts but when he gets it going hard to defend and here they are coming out of the huddle again they've slowed it down [Applause] even out Kirkpatrick Dre Kirkpatrick in a corner with Hall and Jones as the Bengals have five defensive backs on the field and to bring it pressure batting throws two on top sit out of the backfield dropped it only four receptions on the year coming in again undrafted rookie out of Duke well they're missing Ronnie Hillman Knowshon Moreno left they don't have a lot of accomplished receiving threats coming out of the backfield and a third down and 10 done laughs at the top of the screen and Tino Atkins number 97 got to earn their keep at crunch time [Applause] fire drill dug netting loads and throws not by Thomas stops on a dime to Marius inside the ten bursting goal for the Broncos knocking on the door of taking the lead here in the third I'll have to see Dunlap rush Mike they dropped them in coverage on his own blitz and he's responsible for Demaryius Thomas might have gotten a little too cute there the Blitz comes off the right side they dropped Dunlap and he's got to match up against the Marius Thomas good luck as you like to say indeed [Applause] what a third quarter here for the Broncos [Applause] that a complete so Welker out-of-balance at the seventh or the second and goal just wanna let you know him looking at the radar up here in the booth there's a cluster of showers moving up from Louisville toward Cincinnati I get the feeling we may be in a pocket of rain here through the rest of the game showers are on the edge of the forecast 20 or 30% but Abner meteorological guess is we're going to see radio good part of the fourth quarter [Applause] and a wearing that glove on his right hand it doesn't seem to bother one bit mic warrant last week in San Diego's well been wearing it a lot since coming back from the neck procedures and he's got a puddle Indians own feet her down for Sanders Denver's tied the game sharp post pattern in the tight red zone he just ran right through a double thing uptempo has really helped in ver but they had a manual standard jump if I don't know what Reggie Nelson his sinker since the night defense had played so well really add Denver on the ropes and Confused here this third quarter Denver's had it three times three touchdowns the point for Bart puts the Broncos on top by one for the minute twenty-nine left here in the third they get down in a tight red zone and Peyton Manning audibles he sees the coverage he wants he makes sure everybody has it he's got his club on his right hand he doesn't need to play in a dome mic but look at the right side of the screen you see Reggie Nelson they have Emmanuel Sanders doubled but a post corner post move by Emmanuel Sanders froze Reggie Nelson and the Denver Broncos have can't come storming back this is really interesting to watch job because off air we're talking there during the first half the Broncos just didn't look the same and we know Peyton Manning got beat up against st. Louis we set that up at the start of the game against Miami they had a really good mix of pass and run and coming into this game Cincinnati did that thing that just hit Scratchy they said we've got to stop the run first against Peyton Manning of all people so they did but halftime adjustments how often do we talk about it and the reservoir knowledge Adam GaSe the offensive coordinator and Peyton Manning go in let's go back and open it up and three touchdowns here in the third you just show them beat me up in the second half that's what Manny does he gets a feel for you in the first half and then he punches you in the nose in the second half he's done long time 12 of 16 in this quarter for 168 yards and with two touchdowns and we really have not seen this type of Denver offense since that Miami game which came right on the heels of st. Louis that up-tempo and began the frenetic stuff at the line of scrimmage where it's all in his hands let's not forget he had four IVs last week he was sick the Buffalo Bills have proven they can play good defense against Aaron Rodgers Peyton Manning or anybody but tonight you're right we've seen more of the old Peyton Manning and now we get to see what Andy Dalton and these Cincinnati Bengals are made from Batum Bengals had the long pick return to start this third quarter turned it into a touchdown then a great drive going until the fumble happened inside the 10 yard line Dalton over the top Gresham heads on and stays the play for a gain of 20 yards to the 40 good job by Chris and we'll miss the block a moment ago as you said that's what you want to see from Jermaine Gresham play-action pass out of the shotgun you're gonna see Gresham on a seam route looks like they fooled TJ Ward who's playing linebacker in this nickel package and it's a nice throw by Andy Dalton and we're here more Steven Johnson to lead Hardman to bring down Green comes out again he keeps trying to go trying to go and just having such a tough top toss to Giovanni Bernard uses Sampson Bakker coming back to block there and able to game 3 in the final minute of the third Bernard takes most of the one back runs you see Ryan Hewitt the full-back has checked back in Cincinnati has stayed true to the game plan they've been very persistent running the football on early downs [Applause] loose if that continues seconded seven guard the full-back come along to the right for Bernard but Denver getting through the traffic with TJ warden David Burton junior to end this third quarter Denver has not had a safety like this is Brian Dawkins retired TJ Ward making his president [Music] two spots left in the tournament New England Denver Indianapolis and Pittsburg already in Cincinnati's in and faking a rally from down one here in the fourth quarter Chargers in control of their destiny they win they get in with the Ravens to the Texans of the Chiefs still alive here heading to the final 16 games and a quarter of this 2014 regular season that quarter starts now Mike Tirico John Gurdon Lisa Salters Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati Bengals once led by 13 the Denver outscore them 21 to 7 in that third quarter and at Ignis one point lead and Andy Dalton companies start the fourth quarter were third and six five the patters for don't even throws expression we'll get there lost the ball on the way the Broncos might be on a big pile at the 48 precious Titans will the extra yards TJ Ward made the initial hit look at what goes on down look at Bo dime the center trying to pull it out mode I'll have the center 61 comes out of the pile with it that's careless ball security by Gresham Cincinnati dodged a bullet that's the 11th fumble that this Ronco secondary has caused and at the end of the play you got a really secure that football at time Gresham lucky that ball wasn't turned over you say 11 fungus force that's all 11 troubles after receptions that's amazing Mike we used to go through a year or two and not get four or five of those but 11 in 15 games is amazing it's the most in the league and Cincinnati has none of those fumbles force after reception this year Welker in the wet conditions returns at 6 yards and Denver will take over at the 21 yard line the last time the Cincinnati fans were here this other Penguins in position in the fourth we're up 1 and then to melt down this handle ball there and then levy off Bell and the Steelers started pounding away near watch this game is post and then chested a couple of minutes the Roethlisberger home run shot there you look up and the steel is a 229 yards of offense it was a blowout 4221 Marvin Lewis's team has lost their last two home games by more than 20 points they led by 13 here but now they're trying to hold on against Denver and medic Anderson runs West Hill Barry's receipts helps people to a loss of two yards and since then that is bench Terrence Newman they put Dre Kirkpatrick in at left corner Demaryius Thomas beat Newman deep Newman's had a heck of a year he's been injured too last couple weeks had two interceptions against Manning the last time he faced them second and 11 matric 27 bottom of your screen [Applause] besides it's just as madding to the flag down throws off the hands of the Mary's Thomas had it completely I thought it was a false start against Denver I double-clutch to finally saw the flag come in nobody came down with a whistle to kill the play yeah we'll see what Bill vinovich as here their 2002 play won by each team offside defense number 95 holding office number 78 by rule or penalties declined to play second down they offset second time tonight ranked lady has been called for holding and second down 11 has been a blitz down for ball gunther defensive coordinator of the bengals let's see if he tries to confuse Manning coming out of the huddle like he had success with in the first half empty backfield CJ Anderson's at the bottom of the screen the running backs without [Applause] lately knows so he thinks she knows Adam Jones is coming it's why he saves a mic to cross back in coverage picks him up at the 23 yard line Adam Jones having quite a night as a returner and a coverage man and just picked up a taunting flag as he ran down the Denver sideline towards one of his fellow DBS so they're going to lose yardage here but let's go back to what happened pre-snap in the play well you're going to see Thomas running outside break and round Adam Jones bluffed the Blitz disguised it came back into coverage it's too deep in under he undercut the marios comet and peyton manning just missed the grow 15 from the end the one Cincinnati keeps away first out Cincinnati can't have penalties like that in moments like this you're gonna get into some big games you got to act like you've been there before great delay by Jones but a terrible penalty I'm sorry John you just took your team out of field goals Mike Mike new team by the way their kicker has been struggling with a hamstring in the second half so you need every yard you can get and for whatever reason they're involved in the most of the game but they went all the way down the sidelines here and that Jones is taking the football somewhere long history and passed it kind of got it figured out Marvin Lewis had good things to say about how involved Adam Jones in a positive way throughout the year big play there cost his team 15 Darby Hill goes down quickly without contact at the 40-yard line Denver's getting ready for these early bound running calls that time fullback Ryan Hewitt smashed in the hole and Terrance Knighton the ex Jacksonville Jaguar has been a run stuffing supreme for Denver got to be alert for a screen Cincinnati ran 5 of them in these second and long situations and AJ Green is back at the top of the screen I gave him a lot of credit just ran back in and I'm still dangling he's trying to fight through the pain to be a factor in this big game talking for three nothing that is a bad decision by Andy Golf should have been intercepted you got to know who you're messing with I know AJ Green is your go-to target but do not mess around with a Keith to lead late in the doubt to leave almost has another end of center so a green did a good job there plain DB to make sure he couldn't get the pick and use the right arm and may have bothered it even more again huge silly taunting penalty took about a field goal range third and 12 [Applause] well he's got time off the hands of Gresham and Inc completes Cincinnati fans look for a flag they say the coverage of Ward and David Bruton were good it was good and because of the penalty they're going to be forced to punt the ball third down in 12 Group E and Ward the broncos use six defensive backs the majority of time in these passing situations and what a great 3 and out stop after the interception and costly penalty by Jones so the sexual enclosure for net punching Huber's go try to pin Welker LeBron's inside the five where Patrick trying to run it down he couldn't get to it a flag is down back at the 12 yard line his dark quest Denard and Kirk Hatcher two excellent Gunners who try to get down there [Applause] during the kick illegal block in the back receiving team number 36 the 10-yard penalty for the 20 yard line Denver keeps the ball first down starts at its own ten three minutes into the fourth big pick of Manning in field goal range but Nelson taunts along with pac-man and it cost him the field or in I families back at home thank you for in homegoing as we've enjoyed our wonderful tour on the road 45th season of Monday Night Football with a great concluding act here in Cincinnati [Music] [Applause] it was Matty with CJ Anderson the penetration from Petco and forced them back Anderson fights back to get a yard or two so one more time job where the ball would have been there's tremendous play by Jones on the coverage and the interception that would have given the ball to Cincinnati inside the 25 somewhere in the neighborhood of a 42-yard field goal attempt if they didn't lose yardage when it pushed them back instead I said Nelson going to break because they announce number 20 Reggie Nelson on the flag it could have been a misidentified number Jones was clearly waving at the sidelines whatever it was a without poise moment for the Bengals where they really needed to act like chance and the 12 managed good release there in short gain the Bengals a bit shaken up Vincent Ray getting up slow here John what about the change here in the second after Denver's offense again it's the up tempo of Peyton Manning the no huddle offense it's eliminated the disguises by this Bengal defense let's see if the Broncos can continue to pass protect like they have in the third quarter much improved from the first half [Applause] Dunlap needs to make his presence felt now [Applause] 35 Manning check - a run with Henderson and what a play wanna play inside by Molyneux go to limit the game and force Denver's three and out route ended a half to go in the fourth I was a gutty call run on the ball with Peyton Manning on third and five man he had the look he wanted he expects to get five yards when you run the ball against the soft box you expect results that double team had the other linebacker were a that was gonna gain some the arts age stop there Brandon tape is back to get the Colquitt punch [Applause] with hang time Nick is 45 taped in the 38 picking up box her go state accelerating K to the thirties puncher to beat down inside the 15 put the ball in the middle of field you're asking for trouble every time you see a big return and pro-football most of the time the ball lands in the middle of field and it's tough on your coverage unit Brandon bacon at North Carolina he did it for Bill Belichick in New England he still gets it done returning kicks for the Cincinnati Bengals John Adam Jones rarely fair catches tapes to shore handed catcher so after the mistake Jones made and with the rain he'd wonder if that's what they wanted on the field a short hand got to catch it because he has 13 of their 14 fair catches on punks they took that one as long as punt return of the year means a net punt of -5 in Cincinnati with a great chance to retake the lead no AJ Green I'm loading up on the run upon Denver you with the full-back moves weeks for he'll see to the tip there are no receiving threats other than Mohamed Sanu on the field for Cincinnati if I'm Denver I'm gonna make Andy Dalton throw the ball to beat me again the urgency for the Bengals when and they're in the playoffs they lose they've got to go cheap Pittsburgh again that's for the division anyway but also could be it again into the postseason if they can't win here tonight rush him in motion he'll pick through the middle and got a third down coming up inside of 9 level I think Hugh Jackson's gonna call a bootleg with Andy Dalton field goal gives Cincinnati the lead with Giovanni Bernard in the game I expect the bootleg to Daltons right Jack Del Rio next to John Fox cheese former head coaches Hugh Jackson Jack Del Rio sending the signals to this key third and five well shovel pass Bernard inside only to the 5/3 yard shine here comes a field goal attempt for Nugent again Mike had a hamstring and started to bother him in the second half we have an injury there for the Broncos it's TJ waters down been involved in so many big hits and plays here tonight war did a great deal of pain see his head there and see Tupper nard shoulders square as he put the head down to tackle comfort from spidercam tonight here in Cincinnati brought to you by DIRECTV TJ Ward the safety was down for most of that time out the good news is he is getting up and being assisted or walking to the sod low concern there for a moment lots of the players taking a knee fourth down Cincinnati will attempt to go ahead field goal Mike Nugent will do that it's been a difficult couple of weeks for Mike his dad Daniel passed away last week said he's from Centerville Ohio just about 45 minutes down the road his field goal for the week and Newton would always text with his dad and get his messages before warmups playing with a heavy heart the last couple of weeks has made this third field goal of the night it gives the Bengals the two-point lead as we approach the halfway point here in the fourth quarter for John it's Andy Dalton who has that two and nine record pinned on him in these prime time games and playoff games for since David's the whole team it's the defense it's Marvin Lewis the head coach it's AJ green in this game the resiliency and again shown on this drive here that the Bengals are giving tonight to help erase that may get him a fourth postseason opportunity under Marvin Lewis this has been a good team for the last three or four years they've been on the brink but if you want to be a great theme you want to compete for championships you have to win games like this at home and it's going to go through Denver or at Pittsburgh for Cincinnati to get a ticket to the playoffs there's a lot of pressure on them to win this game tonight and if I'm Denver I don't want it to come down to the Raiders next week either because my old Oakland Raiders they're playing pretty good football they beat San Francisco eliminated Buffalo yesterday beat Kansas City right playing good football down the stretch is ruined a lot of seasons and John Fox knows that and so is Peyton Manning so this Denver team wants to take care of walking down that bicaz Peyton made the great point to me last night you win this game tonight the urgency is that by is the same as a playoff win it's one less game you have to play in the postseason one more week to rest which is so important where players trying to become the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl so so much on the line here in the last half of this fourth quarter line drive kick clutter returnable Bouldin couldn't get his hands on it and Denver takes over at the 20 yard line [Applause] this is for a point of clarification job before we go forward in this series the NFL has an observer at every game and they have a confirm to us that the taunting penalty was on Richie Nelson not Adam Jones just to be clear that was out of misidentification both players were involved but Nelson was the one who was flagged in that situation [Applause] three and out last series Denver started the second half on fire three straight touchdowns so 20 many grocers the back CJ Anderson taken down in a 5 now a Lucca brings him down array mount luga he takes a lot of criticism here in Cincinnati I don't know why he plays hard and he never comes off the field nice job in the open field on that check down second and six [Applause] the Fed open that ain't waiting delivering Julius Thomas couldn't bring it in before third down here's Lisa well Mike right now they're taking TJ Ward back to the locker room they're calling to the neck injury his return is questionable but the good news is that he was they took him up on a cart but he was able to walk to the park and [Applause] why shot as he is pulled up that tunnel to be examined pretty loud pretty big place third to half dose he's surprised defender does not test great Kirkpatrick the young corner at the bottom of the screen against the merriest Thomas last hand signal to the marios hatin looks that way goes that way got it that way Thomas aunt Gert Patrick flag is down though right where they were battling and hand fighting and it's on Thomas for offensive pass interference that's the initial signal from the official coming in from the secondary here's Bill benefit of it [Applause] it might be the worst call later the past personal foul face mask I don't see anything 15-yard penalty nullifies a 30 yard gain boy oh boy [Applause] earth down and long need to get to the 30 for the first down third and 18 the number 18 you bring some pressure and manigott it goes down teller maze not a credit ball Gunther and his defensive coaching staff third down and long you think they back off and play zone they come with his own pressure you want to see Taylor Mays not on the screen here here he is on the right side I'm sorry unblocked on Adelaide blitz and Down Goes Peyton Manning first sack of his career what a time to get it it's a turnover and back-to-back three and outs for the Denver offense after they got so hot at the start of this half the Pope with out of his own end zone heap waiting runs up to get a short kick and away from it as it dies just on the other side of the tail inside of six minutes left flag down back at the 13 yard line [Applause] during the kick holding receiving team number 30 10-yard penalty from the end of the run Cincinnati keeps the ball bursts out warm specialty MERS Center giving back their own fortune the Bengals lead by suit inside of six left the Bengals lead by two they have the ball at their own 40 rain has fallen throughout this second half but the most heavy and steady dose we've had Bengals have run the ball effectively tonight 32 rushes nearly 200 yards 85 of it coming on a Jeremy hill first quarter touchdown [Applause] sustained some offense keeping out of Manning's hands he'll be very careful fumbled earlier gain of two there let's go back to that key penalty John that facemask penalty on Demaryius Thomas working on Dre Kirkpatrick so it's the left hand up there gets on the mask but we saw from that other angle that Kirkpatrick's head came down a bit and that's where the call was made by the official it has to be one of those where he's got a better look at it than you see there was hard to detect looking at multiple angles any contact of the mask he saw it just briefly there and then their bodies converged around the hand second a throw for Dalton overthrown for gresham we went up to get it flag is down but not back there where the reception of the contact was with Todd Davis so I get laid here personal foul one night some of these six ones it off I'm going to put it back into the ground 15-yard penalty automatic first down Marvin Austin driving him into the ground as you call that one [Applause] I'm gonna pull off the quarterback there are critical penalties mike-mike lady in the first half no we'll fight a huge game one on Demaryius Thomas it nullified another in that one on Austen sets up Cincinnati for the knockout punch talk about big play with poise moments not there before the Broncos Austin in that case it's Cincinnati into Denver territory and it could chase down tackle by Todd Davis are we stretched by Jeremy Hill Davis whose way four times this year by New Orleans popping in here with the injuries that they've had to Marshall and Trevathan in the linebacking core injuries they lost Nader Irving Brandon Marshall Danny Trevathan Wesley Woodyard left they're lucky that 53 Stephen Johnson and 51 Davis know their terminology there are special teams linebackers that are pressed into service and here's Jeremy hill who's fumbled five times once earlier at the plus five-yard line unless you need to hang on to the ball Cincinnati going here with six offensive lineman to protect for Dalton who throws incomplete Sanu couldn't get it chris herren jr. there in the coverage in this now driving rainstorm with 418 to go really like these two corners Talib gives him a shutdown press corner and Chris Harris got that 43 million dollar contract extension for good reason he's batted down nine passes over 50 tackles he can play outside or inside he's a very good corner third down and long the mark is swear by Miller throw it too short throw expression who cannot stay in bounds and that kills the clock with 4:14 and in these conditions or even in dry conditions way too far for a field goal so the inability there to run the extra time the incomplete pass and then that play well now that we're inside five minutes left about a minute 10 or so on the clock extra for Denver if they need it plenty of time both teams have three timeouts left Kevin Hubert once again will try to pin Denver he again best net punter in the league excellent Gunners on the edge been a couple of bad snaps and special teams won the first punt of the game was a high snap with this clock run all the way down see if they take the delay game of the five yards away game office number ten five-yard penalty Hill fourth out so kevin Huber's Cincinnati native look up go away this is this is December late the 7th December 22nd Cincinnati you got this pouring rain storm here some bad snaps tonight keep an eye on that especially in these conditions that was good and over ends up to catch pick and they down it inside the five go start plays Denard trying to get there and could not so eight men takes over at the 24 14 to go trying to add to his NFL record have come back to the fourth quarter or over top five week off in the first round Denver's making pull this out down to gets back Cincinnati on the other side get in the tournament win a big game primetime big opponent on the your home field and not have to go on the road week 17 to Pittsburgh and play a game to get into the playoffs a lot on the line here in this final four 14 well to get what they want they're gonna have to stop one of the greatest crunch-time quarterbacks ever what a finish struggle the last three possessions is manic starts with Julius Thomas the tight end gained six and you see Thomas struggling with that ankle to change directions he's good in a straight line but there's just not that ability after the catch he's fighting through it but his route tree is limited because of that ankle this we seven second and three volker Emmanuel Sanders with T touchdowns join Thomas bottom of the screen Peyton Crossing Anderson was he able to recapture it yes he was but he don't get any forward progress as that ball bounced up in the air so it'll be third and one Carlos son lap got off there if the ball and he beat Vazquez quickly on hitch Manning just got rid of his ball in time they're gonna need to get help against Carlos Dunlap he's the one since that can ruin this game for Denver it's third a long one they Anderson banning with Excel it's intercepted it's Kirkpatrick it's a bagel touchdown bolo confusion you rarely see that from hate minuting in these critical situations but clearly complete confusion Emanuel Sanders and Peyton Manning in prague kirkpatrick for the second week in a row an interception and that might be the play that ignites the Cincinnati Bengals and has eluded them for a long time [Applause] a lot of first-round draft choices at cornerback Kirkpatrick another one but the merriest Thomas I have no idea what he and peyton manning or thinking is supposed to happen there agent big extra point it makes it a to score game a nine-point game and the jungle is rocking on the first three interception game of the season for Peyton Manning was third and one and he's looking for Demaryius Thomas on some kind of an arrow route I think man is expecting Thomas to start inside come back outside on the move I don't know if Thomas and Manning thought the same thing perhaps Payton dismissed the throw but the look in Manning's eyes were off confusion as soon as he let this fall go something wasn't right and Dre Kirkpatrick made him pay for it Kirkpatrick who came in the game for Terrence Neumann as they made a change at corner in this second half after Neumann got beaten a couple of times Kirkpatrick twice a national champion at Alabama gets Payton for the pick Terrence Neumann who intercepted Johnny football last week gets Peyton Manning this taken Kirkpatrick a while to come around he's had some injury problems has regained his confidence and Peyton Manning three interceptions tonight that last one is going to send the cincinnati bengals to the playoffs still 241 full complement of timeouts where to see Gila Manning throws up hair and go back the other way it was the first return at t2 pick sixes overall the game I should say as Bouldin takes it with me in the endzone for the touchdown Johnny you think about what Denver did with those three possessions at the start of this second half and the touchdowns but those last four possessions Cincinnati made the adjustment and credit Paul Gunther and the chest piece move his defense responded to what Denver came out to do the start of the second half have to give him credit the weather got worse and worse and right now Denver two scores behind needs to get the ball down the field and get a field goal or any kind of score to set up an onside kick to give themselves a chance today taking the time out here Bengals have confused and going on Behrens they take a timeout with two 41 to go but with three tight in three timeouts and the two-minute clock stoppage very important that Denver gets some kind to score it can be a field goal to make it a 3731 game to give yourself a chance for an onside kick don't go anywhere with Manning he's done some crazy things on Monday Night Football but you see what Marvin Lewis did he took a timeout make sure he had 11 of the proper men that he wants for this situation you can use your timeouts on defense as well to make sure you have fresh pass rushers make sure everybody is fresh and ready to rush Peyton Manning and in this football game with their defense and Carlos Dunlap is the man to do it Thomas over here that side and saving medicine on the way out Lok straight pass rush and he got to it a set back to the 15-yard line right around Vasquez again top dive Dunlap turns his game on cincin that he wants to be a great team Dunlap has to carry him with his head pass rush skill Vasquez can't handle him in one-on-one situations he needs some help [Applause] so you got even wider here to come after this time Lani Rose Anderson collection on the backfield trying to get a Glock downfield Anderson 35 yard line they gain 20 and that'll take us to the two-minute warning Denver needs to score twice to down nine two minutes left hiya folks Steve Levy in for Stuart Scott beer in Cincinnati just trying to help out some of the locals it's what we do on the GMC postgame report which is coming up highlights analysis reaction I'll be joined by the fellas railers Trento for Steve Young or at plays of the week and details will highlight SportsCenter after the game all dried down here like a gentleman to you leaves share the umbrella take over everybody after the game the ramifications that will set up week 17 challenges were inside of two minutes now banning the cross route Thomas get hang on these wet conditions treacherous down there and Emmanuel Sanders not in the football game Cody Latimer number 14 a rookie out of Indiana at the top of the screen and Cincinnati's playing a lot of zone coverage they're going to force Manning to throw the ball underneath and keep this clock going Latimer is just one catch on the season that he's pressured gets contacted as he throws Welker with the catch Madden got knocked down by Dunlap again the 45 left in regulation I'm just shocked that Denver has not put a back or a tight end somebody over there to nudge Carlos Gunn lap who has ruined the latter part of this game for Denver they left and she tried to get to the sideline and does battle Jones is pulling his jersey 128 to go again of field goals and option here just to try to make it a one score game give yourself a time with an onside kick but again the rainy conditions make the field goal operation a little bit more difficult and remember Denver missed one right before the end of the half [Applause] brain teaming down now heaviest of the night Maddington Tammy incomplete on you watch the offensive line play you see just defensive lineman pushing the guards right back into Manning's area he can't step up and throw footing is bad also when you can't step up and finish on your front foot it's going to be hard to throw the ball but power rushes people land then around az2 peyton manning pouring down rain difficult the throw strikes those one of your favorites Tino Atkins the defensive tackle walk the guard right back into Manning's last third and fourth on one to get the first down and Anderson has a bunch of room oh he almost went free still on his feet inside the 20 to the 19 I want to take a timeout kick a field goal 27 yard game those two missed tackles were big it's a soft coverage box Manning goes to the old one back power play you're going to get a double-team at the point of attack Orlando Franklin against Taylor Mays and that's a great effort by CJ Anderson 5 foot 9 230 pounds tough man to bring down low center of gravity see what John Fox does he needs to scores might want to take a couple quick shots to the end zone and then kick the field goal if it being down here inside the 20 because of those two timeouts just does give you yep one or two more options again Lattimer the second round pick Dayton Ohio native who's going to be for the top of the numbers and top of Ustream [Applause] the night team netting incomplete intercepted incomplete st. Kirkpatrick was out very close as he went to the ground trying to come up with the closing interception he was looking up at the big board for the replay yeah that should be again last two you don't challenge it has to be stopped from upstairs for a look possession neat down ball seems not to come down go all the way through does he maintain control through the process got and he's down he's got multiple body parts down there as a knee and the elbow and everything else and now they've changed it to an interception as you heard Bill vinovich set previous plays under review let me doubt that's a game change and intercept in a second one of the night for Dre Kirkpatrick as we were going to break the only question was did he continue to maintain possession through the process going to the ground it seems like all of the necessary boxes are checked for it game ending interception by Kirkpatrick catch me elbow hip down to the ground possession all the way through and it would be the fourth interception for Manning the third in this fourth quarter what a job by Dre Kirkpatrick Terrence Neumann had his struggles tonight coming back off that injury they put him on the bench they put in Y Andre Kirkpatrick and boy was he ready when opportunity knocked 255 games five with four or more interceptions first time as a Bronco first time since 2010 has been miscommunication on a few of these Cincinnati leads by nine Denver can stop it twice with a minute seven left [Applause] into he'll just get down in bounds there give himself up at the night team and force Denver to use that second timeout which they get here their clocks still running now they get the clock stopped they'll put a few seconds back on you get see through the facemask that smile of Andy Dalton with good reason it's not stats they're gonna win many fantasy games it's not stats that they're going to get to the Hall of Fame but the big wins and the prime time games and the playoff games has been something hanging over this team this is a huge one for Cincinnati and their quarterback in his fourth year he's got to be mentally tough Mike John what's it all about up in the league lead your team to the playoffs and most consecutive seasons to start your career legends like Alan Grant Bernie Kosar both doing it here in the state of Ohio Joe Flacco came right in the league in this division - Pat he did it with the Rams as he came out of SC and now Andy Dalton added to that list as Cincinnati's about to clinch a playoff berth for the fourth consecutive year like he's been through a lot here a lot of people said I we should have taken Colin Kaepernick we're not good enough to do this he's just hung in there kept playing and Cincinnati's going to the playoffs for the fourth straight year under Marvin Lewis is quite an accomplishment and they're doing it without AJ Green they did it without Von Teese Burfict their best linebacker we saw Terrence Newman come out of the game or missing a lot of other linebackers it's a credit to these cincinnati bengals in the depth that they put together over the last few years and this means a lot not just are they in the playoffs new england who locks up the number one seat hats done at the plate for anything that's Buffalo and Cincinnati's still alive for the number to see if they beat Pittsburgh better they win the division but if Oakland beats Denver but Cincinnati could get a buy here so a huge game for Marvin Lewis an auntie dollie and the Cincinnati Bengals who are in the playoffs [Applause] spot five addict servant has been taken and who days what they say here with good reason the Bengals back to the playoffs wraps up season 45 up under that football we'll see you for a wild card game in about a dozen days John Gurdon Lisa Salters our producer J Rob the director chip Dean bite Sirico the TMC post game on SportsCenter starts now

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Published: Fri Nov 30 2018