The Denver Broncos will continue to be in the national spotlight in back-to-back weeks. With the Broncos being flexed to Thursday Night Football this week against the Los Angeles Chargers, they’ll then turn around and play the Cincinnati Bengals next week in a primetime afternoon game.
Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals Week 17 game moved to Saturday 12/28
Usually, the last two weeks of the NFL regular season aren’t set in stone in the event the league wants to move several matchups around or feature several big games in primetime spots based on potential playoff-clinching scenarios or big-time matchups. The Denver Broncos are in a position for both.
Denver will play the Los Angeles Chargers this Thursday Night on Amazon Prime and will then turn around and face the Cincinnati Bengals and Joe Burrow next Saturday afternoon, with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. MT on CBS.
Thursday’s game for the Broncos has massive implications for them. If they win against the Chargers, they are in the playoffs. If they lose, their next shot to clinch the postseason would be in the hands of the Colts, Ravens, and Dolphins, each losing and or tying.
Hopefully the Broncos will be heading into that Saturday matchup against the Bengals with a playoff spot already clinched, with them fighting for better seeding and positioning. Burrow and the Bengals’ high-octane offense, which features wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins will be a challenge, but having Patrick Surtain II and hopefully Riley Moss available for that game, combined with rookie quarterback Bo Nix, makes this matchup even more entertaining on paper.
Surtain is in the conversation for the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year alongside teammate Nik Bonitto, and Burrow would be the favorite for NFL MVP if the Bengals record was better than it currently is.
Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. MT on December 28 on CBS. Kevin Harlan and Trent Green will be on the call, and Melanie Collins will be reporting from the sideline.
