👋 Good Morning!

If you’re fortunate enough to live in Colorado, do yourself a favor and go out and check out the fall colors before winter fully sets in up in the high country.

It’s easy to get used to the scenery but we truly do live in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Take a moment and take it all in.

— Justin Michael

The Broncos and the Bengals have had some fun matchups over the years.

Right around this time every fall, the Brandon Stokley highlight from 2009 makes its way onto the timeline again. That game was pre-Tebow era but it was in line with the type of weird and wild finishes that would become a regular thing at Mile High just a few years later.

And who could forget about the overtime win on Monday Night Football on Dec. 28, 2015? It was 16 degrees at kickoff and I think sitting in the 500 level in the fourth quarter was the coldest I’ve ever been. DeMarcus Ware recovered a fumbled snap to set up the game-winning field goal and the win ultimately clinched a playoff appearance for Denver en route to a Super Bowl 50 victory.

The Bengals have won three out of the last four matchups against the Broncos going back to 2017. But with no Joe Burrow out there, as I’ve already written this week, this is a good time to be catching Cincinnati. Win this one, get through the Eagles game, and then the schedule is fairly favorable for a month straight.

1-2 isn’t a death sentence. 5-3 is still a realistic target for the first half of the year. But the Broncos have let two winnable games slip away already. They really need to take advantage of the lighter portions of the schedule.

Kaidon Salter has his mojo back and folks in Boulder have taken notice.

READ: Why Kaidon Salter’s teammates now see a different version of him | by Scott Procter

There’s been a lot of commentary about Pat Surtain II. I have a feeling he’s due for a huge game.

READ: Why PS2 is confident in his matchup with Ja’Marr Chase | by Henry Chisholm