av on ▁Walker . ▁ ▁However , ▁C inc inn ati ▁respond ed ▁with ▁k icker ▁Sh ay ne ▁Graham ' s ▁ 4 6 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁and ▁Q B ▁Car son ▁Pal mer ' s ▁ 1 1 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁to ▁W R ▁Chris ▁Henry . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁R B ▁Mike ▁Bell ' s ▁ 2 - yard ▁T D ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁and ▁k icker ▁Jason ▁El am ' s ▁ 2 4 - yard ▁field ▁goal . ▁ ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁Beng als ▁almost ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁Pal mer ▁comple ting ▁a ▁ 1 0 - yard ▁T D ▁pass ▁to ▁W R ▁T . ▁J . ▁H ous hm and za de h . ▁ ▁Fort un ately , ▁a ▁bot ched ▁snap ▁resulted ▁in ▁failed ▁P AT , ▁giving ▁Den ver ▁a ▁one - point ▁win . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁win , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁improved ▁to ▁ 9 – 6 . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 1 7 : ▁vs . ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers ▁ ▁at ▁In ves co ▁Field ▁at ▁M ile ▁High , ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁ ▁To ▁close ▁off ▁their ▁season , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁went ▁into ▁their ▁last ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁need ing ▁a ▁win ▁or ▁a ▁tie ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁play offs . ▁ ▁Co ach ▁Mike ▁Sh an ah an ▁went ▁on ▁record ▁as ▁saying