Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is all-world in the eyes of his head coach. Following the Bengals' 30-24 victory over the Denver Broncos

Despite loss, Denver can still make the playoffs with a Week 18 win, while Cincinnati must win and receive some help.

The Bengals survived the Denver Broncos Saturday at Paycor Stadium, winning 30-24 to keep their long-shot playoff hopes intact entering the final game of the 2024-25 season. A crowd of 66,546 attended the thriller, which was the regular-season finale at Paycor Stadium.

After forcing a Bo Nix interception late in regulation, Cincinnati drove the ball deep into Denver territory, which culminated with Bengals running back Chase Brown sliding inside the five-yard line to stay in bounds and chew up the clock when he could have scored to give the Bengals the lead.

Cincinnati's head coach stayed aggressive and an injury threw off a chance to bleed the clock almost all the way down.

Late in an eventual overtime classic win over the Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown slid (and got hurt) instead of scoring a touchdown. Clearly, the idea was for the Bengals

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