Bengals and Broncos seek to bounce back after crushing defeats

DENVER (AP) — The medicine comes Monday night for the Cincinnati Bengals or the Denver Broncos.

The Bengals (2-1) are coming off the worst loss in franchise history, a 48-10 drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings in their first game since franchise quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a toe injury that required surgery.

The Broncos (1-2) have lost on walk-off field goals in back-to-back games despite never trailing in the fourth quarter.

Denver failed to close out the Colts and the Chargers on the road. The Broncos’ five combined fourth-quarter drives in those games netted a missed 42-yard field goal indoors, two three-and-outs, a red-zone interception and a chip-shot field goal that followed first-and-goal from the 5.

Last week, Bo Nix overthrew a wide-open receiver three times