Wide receiver Dax Milne also made a key 21-yard reception on the drive. McKissic doing plenty of the heavy lifting. The Broncos would answer in the fourth quarter, giving them what felt like an insurmountable 17-10 lead.īut Heinicke and the Washington offense moved the ball down the field again, with running back J.D. It was the perfect ending to an outstanding drive by Washington, which featured the perfect mix of running and passing. Washington’s defense kept it in the game, until late in the third quarter when quarterback Taylor Heinicke found wide receiver DeAndre Carter for a 20-yard touchdown to tie the game. Finally, the Broncos put a touchdown on the scoreboard just before halftime. The game was scoreless in the first quarter, and the team’s traded field goals in the second quarter. 1 pick like Burrow.The Denver Broncos outlasted the Washington Football Team, 17-10, on Sunday in a matchup of struggling teams. It worked this time, but strange to see an offensive-minded coach defer to a backup running back instead of a No. Instead, they called a run with Samaje Perine and had to punt. That is, until a 3rd-and-8 that would’ve won the game if converted. Bengals got aggressive offensively late, which was the exact opposite of what the team did in overtime last week. After a lengthy review, Kareem was ruled down by contact after yanking the ball away, so the Bengals got possession. Funniest rollercoaster play of the year? Khalid Kareem forces a fumble by yanking the ball away from a Broncos player, rolls, gets up and takes off and fumbles while being tackled. Waynes bailed out, in a sense, by the Bengals getting a long touchdown from Burrow to Tyler Boyd just two plays later. He’d later struggle to bring down a ball-carrier in a key moment. Trae Waynes, finally back on the field after another stay on IR, got wildly outplayed on the game’s first touchdown - that gave the Broncos a 10-9 lead. Both teams combined for 11 first downs on 13 offensive drives. Bengals went to halftime with the 6-3 lead thanks to Evan McPherson’s record-breaking kick. The defense shouldn’t have to carry an offense with this many weapons directed by a coach labeled as an offensive guru. While the Broncos have a solid defense, the first half was another example of the Zac Taylor-led Bengals just failing to get any positive early momentum on offense. Like last week, will early mistakes hurt the Bengals over the long run? Huge first-quarter connection from Joe Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase negated by a holding penalty. Getting ahead and forcing the Denver offense out of its comfort zone was going to be critical. With a three-point lead early, Bengals sent extra pressure for an easy sack.

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