Ware recovers fumble to seal Broncos’ 20-17 win over Bengals

If either of those things don’t happen, there are then multiple scenarios in which the Chiefs could either travel to Cincinnati, Houston or Denver for their playoff game.

With starting quarterbacks Andy Dalton and Peyton Manning still nursing injuries, young backups A.J.

“It was my fault”, said McCarron, who injured his left wrist diving for the loose ball. He doesn’t get as much recognition as numerous other guys on this loaded offense, but he’s a great blocker who can also go out and make a big catch over the middle when needed.

QB AJ McCarron had an MRI on his left wrist on Tuesday that revealed only a strain.

That’s good news for Cincinnati, which already is without Dalton’s services for an undetermined amount of time. “Simple as that.” The Bengals have signed former Bucs and Eagles quarterback Mike Kafka to their practice squad.

“It’s disappointing to lose a football game like that”, said head coach Marvin Lewis. “We just have to take care of business and after our game see we’ll where we’re at”. “We’ll learn from our mistakes”.

A 39-yard touchdown run by C.J. Anderson with 11:17 left in the fourth quarter gave the Broncos their first lead, 17-14. While unfortunate it has taken these circumstances to force the staff’s hand, somebody once said better late than never.

“We talked at halftime, ‘Hey, we’ve had some struggles in the second half”. True, Denver probably would have picked up a first down on a second-and-one play, but Burfict’s play was unnecessary.

“It’s just one of those things, but we still fought really hard”, McCarron said. We’ll see in the coming days.

“That’s extremely impressive, but it’s also extremely impressive in the first half not to have the football at all and keep your poise”, he explained.

LB Vontaze Burfict’s reputation is well-earned, but now Burfict believes it’s being used against him.

Brandon McManus turned from villain to hero as the Denver Broncos beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-17 in overtime to reach the play-offs. “It’s hard to do”, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said. “He’s pushing, (Burfict) is pushing back”.

In 2014, Burfict was fined $25,000 for twisting the ankles of Carolina Panthers’ quarterback Cam Newton.

I realize I am writing about the National Football League for a major publication, and this is the place where I should probably espouse some sort of wisdom about what I watched Monday night. We’re going to continue to get better. The refs, obviously they have it out for me.

How different, then, does McCarron look now compared to his Week 14 relief outing?

Dunlap raised his sack total to 13.5 to break the previous mark of 13 set by Eddie Edwards in 1983, which was the second season after sacks became an official stat.

McCarron’s injury occurred during the Bengals’ first and only overtime drive.

Eifert said he has no intention of sitting out Sunday after he was listed as participating fully Wednesday.

The Good: AJ McCarron made a number of impressive throws early on, fitting balls into tight windows to to go 6 of 6 for 50 yards and a touchdown on third down as the Bengals converted their first seven.

In brief terms, the passes need to be quick-hitting, like they were in the first half Monday, and the runs need to be effective, unpredictable and make sense, like the first half Monday. But 119 of those passing yards came in the first half. Assuming he doesn’t suffer a setback between now and Sunday’s 1:00PM ET kickoff, Cincinnati should have McCarron under center versus Baltimore. But they could manage only 23 in the second half leaving their quarterback exposed.

The Bad: The Bengals finished with 17 carries for 27 yards after that and finished with an average of 3.3 yards per carry.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book Mybookie.ag, the Bengals are 7.5-point home favorites versus the 5-10 Ravens. It came down to the final seconds, when the Broncos brought the ball in range for a 45-yard field goal by Brandon McManus. Punter Kevin Huber missed on a couple opportunities to pin Denver deep in its own territory.