What I Want for a Broncos Christmas on Monday Night
By Dan Armelli
On Monday Night Football this week, the Denver Broncos will be travel to my home state of Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bengals. This should be a great one for all football fans alike considering there is playoff seeding on the line. Also consider that MNF has shown some stinkers the last four weeks, save for a fourth quarter comeback/meltdown by the Falcons/Packers in week 14.
The Broncos (11-3) come into this game with a slim chance to take over New England as the number one seed. However, with a win over the Bengals the Broncos can wrap up a first round bye.
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The Bengals would be best served to play their best football this week too. At 9-4-1 (that “1” makes me cringe), they could still miss the playoffs. According to my experimentation with ESPN’s Playoff Machine, a Bengals loss this week means the Chiefs can replace them in the playoffs with a win in Pittsburgh this week AND a win at home against the Chargers. Simply put, the Bengals can clinch a playoff birth with a primetime win on Monday night.
Three days after Monday is Christmas, so I’m going to focus on some things on my wish list for this game. Hopefully I was a good boy this year and Santa will deliver.