Overview

• Cincinnati starts Jake Browning with Joe Burrow sidelined by toe surgery expected to keep him out for at least three months.
• Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. ET at Empower Field at Mile High, with national TV coverage on ABC and streaming on the ESPN app and Fubo.
• Sportsbooks list Denver -7.5 with a money line near -472 and a total around 44.5 points, while SportsLine’s model projects an over with roughly 52 combined points.
• Denver’s J.K. Dobbins leads the ground game with 222 yards and three touchdowns through three games as Cincinnati’s rushing struggles persist with Chase Brown under 2.0 yards per carry.
• The Broncos enter off two narrow defeats on late field goals but carry a six-game home win streak, and their defense has 12 sacks and five forced turnovers so far.