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Denver Broncos: 3 reasons why the Cincinnati Bengals are a trap game

By Andrew Wade

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 25: Jeff Heuerman #82 of the Denver Broncos carries the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on November 25, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 25: Jeff Heuerman #82 of the Denver Broncos carries the ball against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on November 25, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 07: Robby Anderson #11 of the New York Jets scores a 35 yard touchdown against Bradley Roby #29 of the Denver Broncos during the second quarter in the game at MetLife Stadium on October 07, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 07: Robby Anderson #11 of the New York Jets scores a 35 yard touchdown against Bradley Roby #29 of the Denver Broncos during the second quarter in the game at MetLife Stadium on October 07, 2018 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /

Vance Joseph struggles on the road

Poor Vance Joseph certainly doesn’t deserve all the blame he gets for the Denver Broncos struggles the last two seasons. The quarterback position has been a turnstile until this season where it’s just been inconsistent at best, and defensively the team has been up and down despite possessing many of the same talented players who led to the team to the Super Bowl just three seasons ago.

Just like with everything else, it’s not all Joseph’s fault that Denver struggles on the road, but it is a realistic fact that needs to be recognized as Denver travels away to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals tomorrow.

In his one and a half seasons at the helm, Joseph is 3-10 on the road with two of those wins coming this year. Also, keep in mind with two of those wins that one came against one of the worst teams in the NFL this season (Arizona Cardinals) on a Thursday night game and the other came last year against one of the worst teams in the NFL last season (Indianapolis Colts) on Thursday night.

For context, historically Thursday night games are honestly a crap shoot. With limited time to rest, rejuvenate and install a game plan it can be difficult to turn teams around in that short week.

Looking at it that way, Vance has one win on the road against a quality opponent and that came three weekends ago when Denver beat the Los Angeles Chargers in a soccer stadium that typically has more Broncos fans than it does Chargers fans.

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