Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Pratt, in his sixth NFL season with the Bengals, drew an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty on the Dallas Cowboys' Luke Schoonmaker late in the third quarter of the Bengals' NFL Week 14 win at AT&T Stadium on ABC/ESPN's Monday Night Football.

The Denver Broncos are set to face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17, with rookie quarterback Bo Nix expected to play despite a recent back injury. Ni

Although Burrow's Cincinnati Bengals aren't trending for the postseason, Nix and the Broncos found out the hard way that they are a playoff-caliber opponent. Herbert's Los Angeles Chargers clinched a playoff berth by defeating the Broncos.

The Saturday slate in Week 17 certainly didn't lack drama, as the Cincinnati Bengals kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling overtime victory over the Denver Broncos. Denver could have wrapped up the AFC playoff field with a win,

On Sunday, Denver’s last chance to win and get in arrives. At 9-7 after the back-to-back losses, the Broncos would get the final wild-card berth and the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoffs with a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

A look at how the Broncos’ rookies played in their 30-24 overtime loss to Bengals on Saturday afternoon.

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix posted a Total QBR rating of 64.7 in the team’s 30-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17, bringing his season-long Total QBR average to 54.1. Nix’s season-long rating has improved since last week (53.1) and his overall rank (No. 16) among current starters is up four spots since last week (No. 20).

Quarterback Joe Burrow produced three touchdowns in regulation play to put the Cincinnati Bengals in front of the Denver Broncos on Saturday. And each time, rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw a touchdown pass as the Broncos tied the score.

Buckle up, Broncos. In a game that sets up as a shootout, whose play is more important for the Broncos to win?

PM ET game Saturday, which airs live on NFL Network. Nix and the Denver Broncos (9-6) take the field against the Cincinnati Bengals (7-8) in

Here we'll look at the Denver Broncos personnel who are most to blame for their Week 17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.