The Broncos-Bengals game is gearing up to be a far more important - and likely more entertaining - game than most fans thought it would be back in August.
With both teams at 7-6, Denver is just behind Cincinnati in the AFC playoff standings, and the winner on Sunday gets a nice boost among the multitude of 7-6 teams in the hunt for the last playoff spots.
In fact, George Chahrouri of Pro Football Focus pointed out on Broncos Country Tonight this week that the Broncos - with a home field advantage that gives them a 2.