According to Opta, over the past two games, the Bengals have lost by 25+ points, had under 200 total yards, had under 60 rushing yards, been outrushed by 100-plus yards, and taken three-plus sacks. No other NFL team in the Super Bowl era has done that in back-to-back games. On top of that, there's dubious team history in the works.

Monday Night Football schedule, TV channel, time for New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos NFL Week 4 games today.

Cincinnati's campaign has gone off the rails in the wake of Joe Burrow being sidelined for the next three months due to a turf toe injury. In his place, Jake Browning has assumed the role of QB1, and the results have been lackluster.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bengals as It's Getting Late Early for the Cincinnati Bengals as Hope is as Thin as the Denver Air They Wilted In. The Cincinnati Bengals had a chance to prove last week’s 48-10 loss at Minnesota was an aberration.

See the PFF grades for the Bengals defense in Week 4 vs. the Broncos including Trey Hendrickson and T.J. Slaton.

The Cincinnati Bengals are in disarray without Joe Burrow while the Baltimore Ravens could be in major trouble if Lamar Jackson misses time (and they have a bunch of problems on defense). Don't get us started on the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets.

Moss got beat once on a play that was called back for a penalty. He beat Higgins right back on a mid-second-quarter deep shot. Then he proceeded to hold the Bengals’ $115 million man to a single 7-yard catch in the second half of a 28-3 Broncos blowout.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton (81) takes the field in sweats during warmups before the NFL Week 1 game between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

In the second of two Week 4 "Monday Night Football" games, the Denver Broncos play host to the Cincinnati Bengals.Denver is coming off its second consecutive loss after beginning the season 1-0, dropping a heartbreaking game to the division rival Chargers last week.

Closing out at that 9.5-point mark would be the heaviest road favorite the Lions have been since 2014, when they were 10-point road favorites against the Chicago Bears in a Week 16 game Detroit went on to win, 20-14.