Denver set the tone early and never let up. Sean Payton leaned on a balanced, play-action attack and a fresh running game, and the Broncos rolled to 512 total yards in a 28–3 win over Cincinnati. Bo Nix threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns on 29 of 42 passes, brushing off an interception in the red zone to keep Denver in charge. With 101 yards on 16 runs, J.K. Dobbins was the greatest runner on the ground. Rookie RJ Harvey ran for 58 yards, grabbed four catches for 40 yards, and scored a touchdown. Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims Jr., Troy Franklin, Evan Engram, and Harvey all caught at least four passes. This shows how widely the ball was shared.
Cincinnati’s offense suffered without Joe Burrow. The Bengals gave up 11 penalties for 65 yards and had a hard time keeping Jake Browning safe. Denver generated nine pressures and three sacks while blitzing on just four of Browning’s 29 dropbacks (13.8%), an indictment of the Bengals’ protection and a credit to the Broncos’ front. All key details above are drawn from the league’s recap and data, according to NFL.
In Miami, the Dolphins beat the Jets 27–21 by pairing cleaner execution with timely defense. Tight end Darren Waller, back on an NFL field for the first time since 2023, caught two touchdown passes from Tua Tagovailoa to anchor Miami’s red-zone production. De’Von Achane added a sharp rushing performance, and Mike McDaniel’s offense found its rhythm with the club’s familiar pre-snap motion and misdirection. Miami finished with 300 total yards and, just as important, protected the ball.
The Jets outgained Miami by 104 yards but gave the game away with mistakes. They turned it over three times—starting with a Braelon Allen fumble at the goal line that flipped an early scoring chance into a 96-yard Miami touchdown drive—and were flagged 13 times for 101 yards. A fumble on the second-half kickoff set up more Dolphins points and left New York chasing the game the rest of the night. Injury notes for both teams, including Tyreek Hill’s knee issue and Allen’s exit, were also detailed by the league’s report, according to NFL.
Bottom line: Denver looked complete—efficient quarterback play, a live run game, and a pass rush that won without heavy blitzing. Miami cleaned up the self-inflicted errors that dogged earlier weeks and capitalized when New York didn’t. All scoring, statistics, and game context above come from the NFL’s official coverage and game materials, according to NFL.
(Reporting with inputs from NFL news)
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