2021 · Week 15
Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos
Dec 19, 2021 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals beat Denver Broncos 15–10. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bengals had just a 43% chance going in. Bengals improve to 8-6; Broncos fall to 7-7. Joe Burrow led the way with 157 passing yards and 1 TD; 25 rushing yards.
Team stats
| CIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | First downs | 18 |
| 270 | Total yards | 319 |
| 157 | Passing yards | 186 |
| 113 | Rushing yards | 133 |
| 15/22 | Comp / Att | 18/34 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:39) 2-E.McPherson 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q2(10:49) 8-B.McManus 54 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(:14) 8-B.McManus 51 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(:04) 2-E.McPherson 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(6:24) 2-E.McPherson 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-C.Harris, Holder-10-K.Huber.
- Q3(1:21) (Shotgun) 3-D.Lock pass deep left to 81-T.Patrick for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. PENALTY on DEN-81-T.Patrick, Taunting, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q38-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(:41) (No Huddle) 9-J.Burrow pass deep left to 83-T.Boyd for 56 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 15/22 | 157 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | 17 | 58 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 4 | 30 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Boyd | 5 | 6 | 96 | 1 |
| Joe Mixon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| C.J. Uzomah | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 12/22 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Lock | 6/12 | 88 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Drew Lock | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 15 | 72 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 15 | 53 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javonte Williams | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Albert Okwuegbunam | 3 | 4 | 58 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 5 | 6 | 57 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Tim Patrick | 3 | 5 | 42 | 1 |
| Courtland Sutton | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Kendall Hinton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |