The Denver Broncos got themselves back to .500 on Monday night, ending a two game skid where they lost in walk-off fashion in both. While the Cincinnati Bengals are reeling without Joe Burrow and being exposed badly since he went down, the Broncos winning this game was by no means assured heading in. Denver had its own demons to slay.

And slay they did. After giving up a field goal on the opening drive, the defense completely shut down and shut out the Bengals for the rest of the game. Meanwhile, the Broncos ran up the yardage and the scoreboard on offense to come away with a convincing 28-3 win on prime time.

Here is what we learned from this Week 4 victory:

1. The benefits of a competent rushing attack.

One common critique Broncos Country has had relative to Head Coach Sean Payton du

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