DENVER -- Three hours before Monday night's game, an ominous sky covered most of the downtown neighborhoods that surround Empower Field at Mile High.

But the quirky weather in the Rocky Mountain regions can change on a whim, much like the Denver Broncos so far this season. They had lost back-to-back games -- both coming on the last play -- heading into their prime-time matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals .

The sun eventually appeared before kickoff, and things looked much brighter for the home team in a 28-3 rout . The Broncos did it with a defense that showed its elite potential once again -- albeit against an offense without injured quarterback Joe Burrow -- and quarterback Bo Nix had his most complete game of the season as he notched his first 300-yard passing game (326)

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