Despite loss, Denver can still make the playoffs with a Week 18 win, while Cincinnati must win and receive some help.

After the Cincinnati Bengals narrowly beat the Denver Broncos, the AFC playoff picture has gotten a lot more complicated.

The Cincinnati Bengals are holding onto their playoff hopes by a thread after a thrilling overtime victory over the Denver Broncos Saturday.

After forcing a Bo Nix interception late in regulation, Cincinnati drove the ball deep into Denver territory, which culminated with Bengals running back Chase Brown sliding inside the five-yard line to stay in bounds and chew up the clock when he could have scored to give the Bengals the lead.

Cincinnati's head coach stayed aggressive and an injury threw off a chance to bleed the clock almost all the way down.

Late in an eventual overtime classic win over the Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown slid (and got hurt) instead of scoring a touchdown. Clearly, the idea was for the Bengals