▁opportun ities ▁to ▁make ▁plays . ▁After ▁the ▁Bron cos ' ▁relatively ▁st agn ant ▁last ▁four ▁games ▁any ▁s embl ance ▁of ▁an ▁off ensive ▁rh ythm ▁is ▁encourag ing . ▁The ▁win ▁in ▁Arizona ▁kept ▁Bron co ▁play - off ▁hopes ▁alive ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁exc iting ▁must - win ▁situation ▁against ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁in ▁week ▁ 1 6 . ▁The ▁Bron cos ▁can ▁cl inch ▁a ▁wild ▁card ▁play off ▁ber th ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁against ▁the ▁Beng als ▁and ▁a ▁loss ▁by ▁the ▁K C ▁Chief s ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁loss ▁by ▁either ▁the ▁NY ▁J ets ▁or ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 6 : ▁vs . ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁ ▁at ▁In ves co ▁Field ▁at ▁M ile ▁High , ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁road ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁went ▁home ▁for ▁a ▁snow y ▁Christmas ▁E ve ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁quarter , ▁the ▁Beng als ▁struck ▁first ▁with ▁R B ▁R udi ▁Johnson ' s ▁ 6 - yard ▁T D ▁run . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁quarter , ▁Den ver ▁struck ▁back ▁with ▁Q B ▁Jay ▁C ut ler ▁comple ting ▁a ▁ 1 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁to ▁ro ok ie ▁TE ▁Tony ▁Sch eff ler ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 9 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁to ▁W R ▁J