WEEK 17 RECAP

BY SIN BLITZERS

Bengals VS Broncos : ByBill Murphy

The Bengals have won four in a row , after beating the Broncos in an overtime thriller by a score of 30-24, keeping their slim hopes alive for the postseason. 

Stars of the Game

Bengals 

• Joe Burrow-Burrow with his eighth consecutive game where he threw for at least 250 yards and three touchdowns. Burrow was 39-49 for 412 yards and three touchdowns.  All three of his touchdown passes were to Tee Higgins.  On the rushing front he had four carries and scored and one yard touchdown run. 
• Tee Higgins-  Higgins had  11 receptions 131 yards  and scored three touchdowns.   Higgins had three touchdown passes from Joe Burrow including the game winning touchdown from Joe Burrow in Overtime. Higgins’ performance shows why the front office should pay him and Chase. 
• Ja’Marr Chase –  Chase is still on the path to Wide Receiver triple crown . He had nine receptions and 102 yards . 

Broncos 

• Bo Nix- The Broncos rookie had a solid outing with 24/31, 219 yards and three touchdowns.  Rushing wise he had 7 carries and 31 yards.
• Marvin Mims Jr.–  Marvin  Mims had eight receptions ,103 yards and scored two receiving touchdowns.  One touchdown pass was a 51 yard pass and the other was a 25 yard pass both from Bo Nix.
• Courtland Sutton- Sutton had five receptions and 55 yards and scored one touchdown , which was a six yard pass from Nix.  This really shows the power of this wide receiver duo. 

Next week 

• Bengals will play the Steelers on Saturday ( Bengals win and the Broncos and Dolphins lose Cincy makes the playoffs)
• Broncos will play the Chiefs on Sunday (win and in)

Dolphins at Browns :   The Dolphins kept their playoff hopes alive with a 20-3 win over the Browns. Tyler Huntley had 277 total yards (225 pass, 52 rush) and two touchdowns (1 rush, 1 pass).  Tyreek Hill had nine catches for 105 yards and Jonnu Smith caught another touchdown pass.  The Dolphin defense forced two turnovers in the win. If the Dolphins beat the Jets and the Broncos lose to the Chiefs next week Miami will make the playoffs for a third straight season. 

Vikings at Packers : The Sam Darnold renaissance continued in week 17 as he threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns in the Vikings 27-25 win over their division rivals. Justin Jefferson had eight catches for 92 yards in the win.  For the Packers Jordan Love was 19-30 for 185 yards and a touchdown. Josh Jacobs had 69 yards and a touchdown rushing and a fumble early in the game that was costly. The Vikings will play the Lions on Sunday night to determine the NFC’S number one seed, while the Packers host the Bears.