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NFL Announces Bengals-Broncos Date, Time for Week 17 Game That Was TBD

Jay Morrison

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass in the first half of the NFL football game between the Bengals and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at Empower Field in Denver. Cincinnati Bengals At Denver Broncos 368
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass in the first half of the NFL football game between the Bengals and the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at Empower Field in Denver. Cincinnati Bengals At Denver Broncos 368 / Albert Cesare / The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
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CINCINNATI – The NFL finalized the Week 17 scheduled today, and the Cincinnati Bengals will play the Denver Broncos on Saturday, Dec. 28 at Paycor Stadium.

When the league announced the schedule in May, it listed five games as TBD in Week 17 – Bengals-Broncos, Chargers-Patriots, Cardinals-Rams, Colts-Giants, Falcons-Commanders.

The Chargers and Patriots will play at 1 p.m. Saturday, and the Cardinals and Rams will be in the primetime spot at 8:15.

Colts-Giants and Falcons-Commanders will play Sunday, with the latter getting flexed into Sunday Night Football instead of Browns-Dolphins.

The game will air on the NFL Network and the broadcast crew will be Kevin Harlan (play by play), Trent Green (analyst) and Melanie Collins (sideline).

It’s the second year in a row the Bengals have been chosen to play on a Saturday from a pool of TBD games.

Last year it was in Week 15 against the Minnesota Vikings, when they rallied from a 17-3 deficit to win 27-24 in overtime.

This will be the Bengals’ fourth Saturday game in three seasons.

They also played on Saturday in Week 16 last year against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That game, which Cincinnati lost 34-11, was slated for Saturday the day the schedule came out.

And in 2022, the Bengals played on a Saturday because Christmas fell on Sunday. Cincinnati won the Christmas Eve game at New England 22-18 to extend their winning streak to seven.

The game against the Broncos will be the 16th Saturday game in Bengals history.

They are 6-9 in the previous 15.

Here are the franchise’s all-time records on specific days:

Thursday: 10-9 (.526)

Sunday: 369-433 (.460)

Saturday: 6-9 (.400)

Monday: 15-27 (.357)

Friday: 0-1 (.000)

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Jay Morrison
JAY MORRISON

Jay Morrison covers the Cincinnati Bengals for Bengals On SI. He has been writing about the NFL for nearly three decades. Combining a passion for stats and storytelling, Jay takes readers beyond the field for a unique look at the game and the people who play it. Prior to joining Bengals on SI, Jay covered the Cincinnati Bengals beat for The Athletic, the Dayton Daily News and Pro Football Network.