Can the Cincinnati Bengals outmaneuver the Denver Broncos with major playoff implications at stake? Jake Liscow is joined by Sayre Bedinger from Locked On Broncos to dive into the biggest stories and keys to the game for both teams, examining Sean Payton's patience with the Broncos' running game and whether the Bengals' D can keep it going against a solid Denver team. All of that and more in this week's crossover!

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The Cincinnati Bengals didn't get a whole lot of help and their playoff odds actually dropped according to most prognosticators this weekend, but the path still exists to sneak into a wildcard spot. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down what needs to happen, then analyze what we can buy about the defense's late-season bounce, with some young players stepping up down the stretch.

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The Cincinnati Bengals have swept the Cleveland Browns for the first time in the Zac Taylor-Joe Burrow era, and in doing so gave themselves a meaningful football game to play in Week 17. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down the big takeaways from the Bengals taking care of business to get to 7-8, including several records set by the offense and another opportunistic performance from the defense.

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