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CINCINNATI (AP) — A.J. Green has a collection of stories about quarterback Jeff Driskel’s athletic exploits White Rodney Anderson Jersey , such as the way he can dribble between his legs and dunk.Or outrun teammates. Or play multiple positions in practice.Green suggested that Driskel might be the best all-around athlete on the Bengals.“Nice,” Driskel said in response. “But I don’t know about that.”Everybody will find out about Driskel on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium when he makes his first career start against the Denver Broncos (5-6), a matchup of teams headed in opposite directions as the final month of the season approaches.The third-year veteran is filling in the rest of the way after Andy Dalton injured the thumb on his passing hand.The reeling Bengals (5-6) have lost five of six because of significant injuries and breakdowns on offense, defense and special teams. They got steamrolled at home by the lowly Browns last Sunday, with Dalton hurting his thumb while trying to recover a fumble.It’s up to the backup quarterback to keep the Bengals’ slim hopes alive.“Jeff is the most athletic guy on our team,” said Green, who expects to play Sunday after missing three games with a toe injury. “He’s a guy who can play any position, has a strong arm, very smart. My job is to go out there and make his job easy.”Although the teams have identical records, they’re on totally different trajectories .The Broncos are coming off a 23-22 win over the Chargers in Los Angeles and a 24-17 home victory over the AFC North-leading Steelers . They seemed all but eliminated after a 3-6 start, but have been given a second — and final — chance to salvage their season.A win on Sunday is mandatory for a team that’s starting to feel it can still accomplish big things.“You kind of want guys to walk with their chest out, right?” Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders said. “But at the same time, you’ve got to have perspective. There’s a difference between confidence and arrogance.”Some things to watch on Sunday:CAREFUL KEENUMCase Keenum was picked off 11 times in the first eight games but hasn’t thrown an interception in the past three http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.c...noz-jersey , a thread in the Broncos’ revival. Keenum is getting more comfortable, and it’s rubbing off on the rest of the offense. He faces the NFL’s worst defense on Sunday. Baker Mayfield threw for four touchdowns without an interception in Cleveland’s 35-20 win last week at Paul Brown Stadium. Keenum’s goal is to keep up the trend.“I’m throwing it to our guys, not throwing it to the other team,” Keenum said. “Who knew?”KEEP RAMBLINGBroncos running back Phillip Lindsay ranks second among NFL rookies with 780 yards rushing. Clinton Portis set the club record for yards rushing by a rookie with 1,508 in 2002. Lindsay has 967 yards from scrimmage, leaving him on the verge of becoming the eighth Broncos rookie with 1,000 in a season and the first since Knowshon Moreno had 1,160 in 2009.DRISKEL’S DEBUTAfter Dalton left the game last Sunday with his thumb injury, Driskel threw his first NFL touchdown pass and ran for another score. He had problems getting the offense on the same page — five false-start penalties in the fourth quarter alone.Some rust was expected with a quarterback who hadn’t worked with the starting offense all season. The biggest challenge will be staying calm enough to keep everything under control. Driskel’s had a week to think about his first NFL start, so the Bengals expect some nerves early.“If it was me, I’d be more nervous if I knew all week,” offensive coordinator Bill Lazor said. “I’d have more butterflies.”GREEN’S RETURNThe Bengals’ offense struggled during the three games Green missed. His return — even if he’s not 100 percent — would impact the game significantly. The Bengals are a far more dangerous offense when Green is lining up.“Absolutely they are,” Broncos coach Vance Joseph said. “He’s no different than Antonio Brown. You have to take him out of the game Germaine Pratt Cincinnati Bengals Jersey , and if not he can beat you.”STRONG SCHEDULESOnly one team — the Broncos — have faced a tougher schedule so far than the Bengals, based on opponents’ winning percentage. The Broncos’ opponents are 69-50-1 for a .579 winning percentage. The Bengals’ opponents are 67-52-2 for a .562 winning percentage.The Broncos just became the first team since the winless 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to face three consecutive opponents riding at least a five-game winning streak.After Houston escaped Denver with its sixth straight win after Brandon McManus‘ 51-yard field goal sailed wide right, the Broncos bounced back to end six-game winning streaks by the Chargers and Steelers. 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The Dayton Foundation will work with local officials to distribute the funds to families directly affected by the shooting.EXCLUSIVE: Sure, Bengals linebacker trusts his agent: she's his momBrown, a Cincinnati native who graduated from Northwest High School in Colerain Township, is the only NFL player with that kind of arrangement, Patrice Brown Germaine Pratt Jersey 2019 , his mom and agent, told Business Courier reporter Steve Watkins.2019 NFL Training Camp battles: Bengals' emergent linebacker, the receiver plan, overcoming O-line losses and moreJonah Williams, Cincinnati's first round pick, is out for the year with an injury. A.J. Green, arguably the Bengals' best player, is slated to miss several games this season after sustaining an injury a the start of camp. The Bengals do have rookie inside linebacker Germaine Pratt, a second-round pick who has become the talk of Cincinnati's training camp.Bengals Rumors: “I Can Comfirm...No Plans to Trade Giovani Bernard”In a previous article, we traced the origins of the trade rumors, It appears that the combination of Bernard’s agent being in town and Bengals fans hopes that the team is involved in trade talks to possibly improve the offensive line led to the two topics being perceived as connected by some.Perhaps they shouldn’t have been.I followed up with Paul Dehner Jr. after the initial rumors began, and he kindly replied with the following tweet.Texans, Cowboys Color Rush Germaine Pratt Jersey , Bengals donate to El Paso, Dayton fundsThe Houston Texans Foundation will donate $100,000 and the Gene and Jerry Jones Family Foundation and the Cowboys committed $50,000 to the El Paso Victims' Fund - El Paso Community Foundation. The Foundation is working with the County of El Paso and the City of El Paso to aid affected families.NFL betting preview: No. 29, Cincinnati BengalsBut after Cincinnati’s third consecutive losing season, Lewis was fired by the Bengals after 16 years. He was replaced by rookie coach Zac Taylor, 36, who was the Rams’ quarterbacks coach last season.Around the leagueRaiders' Antonio Brown dealing with frostbitten feet"From what I was told, Antonio Brown is still day to day," Rapoport said. "(He) was away from the facility yesterday seeing a specialist. He's done this before. Did it a couple days ago. Remember, this all goes back to his foot, which he so disgustingly posted on Instagram, a couple weeks ago. Something that -- those of us who watched Hard Knocks -- is going to be a big storyline. When is Antonio Brown going to be back? When are his feet going to be better?Kirk Cousins complaining about Bradbury's sweatingMore from the 30-year-old professional man on the physiological habits of a 24-year-old rookie body: "He promises that it's not a problem in games. It remains to be seen because his shorts today were soaked. He says it's not a problem on game days Cheap Germaine Pratt Jersey , so the moment of truth will come then. That's a big thing I'm going to take away. Just how tough it was to grip the ball after he snaps it to me."ATN: Hard Knocks, Cold Feet and Playoff PredictionsA room filled with heroes -- Dan Hanzus, Chris Wesseling, Gregg Rosenthal and Marc Sessler -- brings you all of the latest news around the league including Antonio Brown dealing with frostbitten feet (4:25), more bad news for the Cowboys (12:53) and coach Freddie Kitchens threatening to fire anybody who leaks information (22:49). The first episode of "Hard Knocks" with the Oakland Raiders premiered and it was juicy (27:31). The heroes want to be the first ones to predict who will slide in and who slides out of the playoffs this year (44:15).Panthers raving about 'special' WR Curtis SamuelThe third-year receiver didn't contribute much in his first two campaigns, compiling 66 touches for 757 yards and seven scores in 22 games. Samuel, 22, was expected to be a game-breaking talent out of college, but he has since been overshadowed by draftmate Christian McCaffrey and last year's first-round pick D.J. Moore.Niners DE Nick Bosa, CB Verrett suffer ankle sprainsBosa was diagnosed with an ankle sprain following his MRI, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday night. San Francisco is expected to be cautious with Bosa, meaning the 2019 second-overall pick should be held out of preseason games.