CINCINNATI — Sean Payton felt good about the Broncos’ standing in the moment and overall. He liked the paths to the finish line from eight seconds left in regulation at Paycor Stadium. Not just to a win or a tie, but to a long-elusive postseason berth. He liked the way his offense hit its stride and the way his defense had rattled Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow through a wild first 59 minutes, 52 seconds. Instead of victory and a postseason berth, however, the path Payton chose eventually led Denver to a second straight week of heartbreak. The Broncos’ fate remains unsettled after a 30-24 overtime loss to the Bengals that pushed what once looked like a glide path to the playoffs to the uncomfortably steep terrain of Week 18. Take Our Poll (function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-shortcode.js';s=d.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(pd,s);} else if(typeof jQuery !=='undefined')jQuery(d.body).trigger('pd-script-load');}(document,'script','pd-polldaddy-loader')); “We’ve got to turn ourselves into winners and we’ve got to make sure that, when we control the outcome of certain things, that we finish,” Denver right tackle Mike McGlinchey lamented after his team fell to 9-7. For the second straight week, Denver had a chance to do just that.

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