NFL Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos

Decoding Marvin Lewis' Week 17 press conference

As we do every week, we've broken down the true meaning of Marvin Lewis' words from his weekly press conference. This week there was a mix of unusually long responses with Lewis' normal short and subtle jabs.

Week 16 Bengals vs Broncos: What We Learned

AJ McCarron can start in the NFL, the Bengals gave all their critics exactly what they wanted, if the Bengals made halftime adjustments, they weren't any good and more of what we learned on Monday night.

Bengals Week 16 PFF grades and analysis

Pro Football Focus sent us their stats from the Bengals' 20-17 loss in Denver this week. Can you guess who was the highest graded player this week? He not only was graded very highly by PFF, but passed our eye-test, too.

Rookie Report: Kroft leads Cincy rookies vs Denver

The Bengals rookies have made limited splashes during the season, but Tyler Kroft continues to be a big weapon for the playoff bound Bengals. What were the young Bengals able to accomplish in their limited action against the Broncos?

Revisiting 5 keys to Bengals' loss to Broncos

Last week we posted the five things the Bengals needed to do (or avoid) to come away with a win against Denver. Now we're going back to see how accurate those keys were and if the Bengals accomplished them in their path to losing the game.

Bengals Week 16 Plays of the Game in OT loss

Though the Cincinnati Bengals suffered a heartbreaking loss against the Denver Broncos, they still had a number of high-quality plays to help the game become a nail-biter. Cast your vote for this week's Play of the Game and sound off on your winner!

Don't blame McCarron for second half collapse

McCarron wasn't the reason the Bengals collapsed in the second half of Monday Night Football against the Broncos. In fact - game-sealing fumble aside - he was sharp overall. Check out video analysis of McCarron's second NFL start here!

Bengals vs Broncos: Unsung Hero of the Week

We take a look at the lesser-heralded Bengals contributors in their heartbreaking 20-17 overtime loss to the Broncos on Monday Night Football. Cast your vote and sound off on your winner for the Bengals Unsung hero in Week 16.

Bengals Week 16 MVP nominees stepped up on MNF

The Bengals lost a heartbreaker to the Broncos on Monday night, but there were still a number of headline performances. Cast your vote for this week's MVP award and sound off on your winner!

Social Media Roundup: AFCN champs, trip to Denver

The Bengals took to social media to share their Christmas celebrations and excitement over clinching the AFC North. Though the Bengals weren't able to win on Monday Night Football, it's not all doom and gloom this week.

Owen Daniels gives Reggie Nelson a shoutout after big OT hit

Nugent's first half miss led to MNF momentum shift

The Cincinnati Bengals put up an admirable fight against the Denver Broncos on Monday night, but one play began to switch the overall vibe of the game and helped lead to a 20-17 overtime loss.

McCarron sprained left wrist, may play vs Ravens

The Bengals may have avoided a disaster in their gut-wrenching loss to the Broncos. AJ McCarron should be good to go this coming week against the Ravens, according to multiple reports from the NFL Network. But, he does have a sprain in his wrist.

National media perspective after Bengals' MNF loss

We take a look at what the talking heads are saying about the Bengals' valiant effort to beat the Broncos in Denver with massive playoff implications at stake. While the loss strings, it was a great game that came right down to the final play.

Burfict says "refs obviously have it out for me"

Vontaze Burfict has been the recipient of many penalties since his Week 8 return in Pittsburgh. Do the referees have it it out for him? He believes they do and said so after Monday night's loss.

Snap count shows mix of rotation and consistency

The Bengals played 72 snaps on offense and 65 on defense in Monday night's overtime loss. How were those snaps distributed on each side of the field? The starting offensive line played 100% of snaps, while the defensive line rotated with frequency.

ESPN unsure how to spell Carlos Dunlap's name

Carlos Dunlap recorded three sacks on Monday night, bringing his season total to 13.5, a Bengals' franchise record. ESPN wanted to let people know about it, but spelled Dunlap's name wrong in the proc.

Dunlap dominates Broncos, sets Bengals sack record

Carlos Dunlap has been one of the most unheralded players in the NFL this season and he continued the best season of his career on Monday night against the Denver Broncos with three sacks on the evening.

4 thoughts from Bengals' loss to Broncos in Denver

Our biggest takeaways from the Bengals' gut-wrenching loss to the Broncos. AJ McCarron continued to show he's more than just a backup, but it wasn't enough to make up for some painful gaffes by the defense.

AJ McCarron injured hand on final play of OT loss

AJ McCarron fumbled the ball on the Bengals' final offensive play in overtime against the Broncos and not only caused the game to end with a Broncos win, but hurt his hand in the process. His status for next week is currently unknown.

Bengals vs Broncos: Biggest winners and losers

A matchup between two of the NFL's best was on tap for the final game of Week 16, and it shouldn't have been a surprise the Bengals and Broncos gave it their all for four quarters and into overtime.

Bengals fall to Broncos in OT after AJ fumble

The Cincinnati Bengals fell to the Denver Broncos in overtime as AJ McCarron's inexperience cost the team.

Broncos' kicker Brandon McManus misses a 45-yard field goal, sending the game to OT

OPEN THREAD: Bengals at Broncos second half

Who dey?!

Mohamed Sanu runs around the corner for a touchdown