Bengals vs. Broncos: How to watch, game time, TV info, streaming and picks

The Bengals need to win this to keep any hope of their season alive.

This may as well be a playoff game for the Cincinnati Bengals who are hosting the Denver Broncos. If Cincinnati loses their hopes for the postseason are over.

Quarterback Joe Burrow has not let this team go away quietly this year. After this team lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers following their bye week to drop to 4-8, their playoff hopes were all but dashed, and it seemed like, inevitably, they’d be eliminated soon.

The only hope Cincinnati had left was to win out and hope for some help along the way. They have done just that, winning their last three games. Now, a Broncos team that needs to lose out is coming to Cincinnati.

This Denver squad is led by one of the best defenses in the NFL. They have only allowed opponents to score over 20 points five times.

The thing is, they are 1-4 in those games, as this team leans heavily on that defense. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix has been good enough so far, but he hasn’t inspired confidence he is capable of dueling with the elite of the NFL.

He will get a chance to do that again this Saturday against Burrow.

Cincinnati Bengals (7-8) vs. Denver Broncos (9-6)

• Date/Time: Dec. 28th, 2024 at 4:30 pm ET
• Location: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
• Series Leader: Denver leads the all-time series 22-11. Cincinnati won the last meeting at Denver, a 15-10 victory at Empower Field at Mile High in 2021. The Bengals now have won two of the past three, with both victories coming at Denver in 2017 and ’21. The Broncos, on the other hand, have won the past two meetings played in Cincinnati, in 2016 and ’18.
• TV Channel: The game will air nationally on NFL Network and is produced by CBS-TV. In Greater Cincinnati, it also will be aired by WXIX-TV
• Broadcasters: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Trent Green (analyst) and Melanie Collins (sideline reporter)
• Online Stream: NFL+ (mobile only), NFL Sunday Ticket
• Replay: NFL+ and NFL Network (check local listings)
• Radio Broadcast: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship radio stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). In addition, the game will air nationally on Westwood One Radio. Broadcasters are John Sadak (play-by-play) and Derek Rackley (analyst).
• SB Nation Broncos’ site: Mile High Report
• Rosters: CIN | DEN
• Stats to Know: CIN | DEN
• Weather: According to NFL Weather, Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%
• Odds: The Bengals are currently 3-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Expert Predictions
• CBS Sports‘ Peter Prisco is taking the Bengals
• NFL Pick Watch — which takes into account expert picks from across the web — has Cincinnati receiving 85% of the picks.

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