2011 · Week 2
Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos
Sep 18, 2011 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos escaped with a 24–22 win over Cincinnati Bengals. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Broncos had just a 45% chance going in. Broncos improve to 1-1; Bengals fall to 1-1. Kyle Orton was the story of the game with 195 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| CIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 17 |
| 404 | Total yards | 326 |
| 332 | Passing yards | 195 |
| 72 | Rushing yards | 131 |
| 27/41 | Comp / Att | 15/25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 27/41 | 332 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cedric Benson | 16 | 59 | 0 |
| Bernard Scott | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Simpson | 4 | 9 | 136 | 0 |
| A.J. Green | 10 | 14 | 124 | 1 |
| Cedric Benson | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Andre Caldwell | 3 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
| Jordan Shipley | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Leonard | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Colin Cochart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 15/25 | 195 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Orton | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Willis McGahee | 28 | 101 | 1 |
| Lance Ball | 6 | 28 | 0 |
| Spencer Larsen | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Decker | 5 | 9 | 113 | 2 |
| Willis McGahee | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Lance Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Larsen | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Matt Willis | 2 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Eddie Royal | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Daniel Fells | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Julius Thomas | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |