2025 · Week 4
Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos
Sep 29, 2025 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Denver Broncos beat Cincinnati Bengals 28–3. ScoutIndex had favored Broncos (60%) going in. Broncos improve to 2-2; Bengals fall to 2-2. Bo Nix was the story of the game with 326 passing yards and 2 TDs; 7 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD. Broncos out-gained the opponent 512–178 in total yards.
Team stats
| CIN | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | First downs | 28 |
| 178 | Total yards | 512 |
| 125 | Passing yards | 326 |
| 53 | Rushing yards | 186 |
| 14/25 | Comp / Att | 29/42 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:11) 2-E.McPherson 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q1(:22) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix scrambles right tackle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q2(8:52) 19-M.Mims left end for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q2(:13) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass deep right to 14-C.Sutton for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q4(5:02) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass short left to 12-R.Harvey for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Browning | 14/25 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Browning | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 10 | 40 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Brown | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 5 | 8 | 23 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Mitchell Tinsley | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Gesicki | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 29/42 | 326 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 16 | 101 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| RJ Harvey | 14 | 58 | 0 |
| Adam Prentice | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.K. Dobbins | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 5 | 6 | 81 | 1 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 6 | 6 | 69 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 4 | 5 | 40 | 1 |
| Troy Franklin | 4 | 8 | 55 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 2 | 3 | 32 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 4 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| Tyler Badie | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Nate Adkins | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |