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DENVER (AP) – Von Miller channeled Bill Belichick after the Denver Broncos 24-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

At his post-match press conference, he finished his six responses by claiming that he was "in Cincinnati".

The rising Broncos (5-6) visit the slippery Bengals (5-6), who lost five of the six, next weekend, which seems like quite a respite from the tough schedule they faced until now.

At the start of Week 12, the Broncos had played the toughest program in the league as their opponents combined for a 66-46-1 record and a record winning percentage of .588.

After fighting hard against the league's heavyweights, having lost 12 points overall against the Chiefs (twice), the Rams and the Texans, the Broncos ended a six-game winning streak against Chargers and Steelers.

On Sunday, they beat the Steelers (7-3-1) their first loss since September and their second of the last 18 regular season games on the final day of the regular season when Shelby Harris took the 2-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Antonio Brown. end zone with a little over a minute.

"It was a great team win," said Miller in one-tone. "In Cincinnati.

The Steelers were the third consecutive opponent to have played at least five games in their game against Denver, and while Roethlisberger had 462 yards, the Broncos had four assists.

Will Parks saved a touchdown by pushing the ball out of the end zone while the tight end, Xavier Grimble, was about to score on a 24-yard catch-and-run. Chris Harris Jr. intercepted a pass for Antonio Brown. Bradley Roby and Darian Stewart, who were injured by 97 shots at JuJu Smith-Schuster, teamed up to get the ball from forward James Connor.

And Shelby Harris closed the night with her first career interception 48 hours after she missed training to attend the birth of her daughter.

"We had a great win today, a great team win," Miller said, looking straight ahead, seemingly unmoved. "Shelby had an amazing day. But it's gone for Cincinnati.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976 were the last team to face the kind of test the Broncos had just done, finishing a season 0-14 with defeats averaging 40 to 10 by the Raiders, Steelers and the Patriots.

And the Broncos are the first team since the Steelers in 2005 to have won consecutive streaks of at least six consecutive games on consecutive weekends.

The Broncos have almost swept their three formidable opponents

"We should have," said safety Darian Stewart. "We should have."

Brandon McManus missed a 51-yard goal at the end of the time against the Texans, allowing Houston to escape 19-17 before bouncing back last week to defeat the Chargers on a field goal at the end of the season. allotted time.

Chris Harris Jr. said the Broncos are flame-tested and ready to stand out from a significantly lightening schedule.

Their next four opponents – Cincinnati, San Francisco, Cleveland and Oakland – total 13-30-1 before a final against the Chargers 8-3, which they beat last week.

"We love where we are," said Stewart. "We played the best of the best all year. We have the toughest program in the league and these guys keep fighting. We are built for that. This defense is built to stop anyone in this league.

"You saw the game last week with L.A. and K.C., all those points were accumulated," said Stewart about the 104-point team blast averaging 26 points against Denver. "This defense is stable and we will fight."

Miller tied a career high by extending his series of sacks to six consecutive games.

"We played the defense very well," said Miller. "We played very well. Great team victory.

Cincinnati, let's go.

By ARNIE STAPLETON, Professional football writer

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