Broncos All-Pro Gets Last Laugh About Bengals QB Jake Browning
Nik Bonitto saw the post suggesting that Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning would be relieved to face the Denver Broncos after what the Minnesota Vikings did to him in Week 3, and channeled his inner
Bonitto, the NFL’s third-leading sack artist in 2024, tallied another 1.5 against the Bengals, bringing his 2025 total to 4.5 – a 19-plus sack pace over 17 games.
After Monday’s victory, Bonitto took a victory lap over the thoughts on Browning.
Nik Bonitto Gets Laughs Off Jake Browning Post After Broncos Beat Bengals
The Broncos got to Browning three times total, with bookend Jonathon Cooper splitting one with Bonitto and defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers. Denver tallied 6 total hits on the quarterback. Browning completed 56% of his passes with 0 touchdowns or interceptions.
Most importantly, the Broncos won and got bragging rights, with Bonitto laughing at the hot take.
“The Vikings defense is so good that Jake Browning will be relieved to face the
“Dropping bodies ain’t nothing every new one give me a thrill,” Franklin-Myers posted on X after the game. “Broncos Win!”
Cooper introduced Bonitto as the “best pass rusher in the NFL” in the locker room, and the latter opened his availability by praising Broncos cornerback Riley Moss, and followed with
Broncos QB Bo Nix Praises Defense
GettyJohn Franklin-Myers #98 of the Denver Broncos sacks Jake Browning #6 of the
While their offense racked up 512 total yards, Bonitto and the Broncos’ defense held the Bengals to 159 yards. Their efforts drew praise from quarterback Bo Nix
“It’s impressive. Not much more to say other than they’re just suffocating. They take away what they’re good at, and then they just – the pass rush is killer. And when you get in long yardage situations, it’s tough. And they did just a good job of staying balanced, mixing up the looks, getting off the field when they needed to,”
“I’m excited, happy to be on a team with a good defense like that.”
Nix did his part, completing 29 of 42 passes for 326 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception, but Bonitto and the Broncos’ defense did theirs, too.
Broncos Face Tough Test in Week 5
GettyJalen Hurts #1 and Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate after defeating the Dallas Cowboys.
Up next for Bonitto and the Broncos are the undefeated
Bonitto, who signed a
Eagles QB
Bonitto and the Broncos’ defense will also need Nix and Co. to do their jobs against the
Dodgers reveal controversial hero as ceremonial first pitch for Game 1 vs. Reds
The Dodgers could have any number of people throw out their ceremonial first pitch in every game they play this postseason. This year alone, they've had world-famous athletes, K-pop stars, LA icon Kobe Bryant's daughter Bianka, players' kids, and so on. An untold number of celebrities have been spotted at Dodger Stadium throughout the season.
But instead of any of the diehard celebrity Dodgers fans out there, the team will instead have...former middle reliever Joe Kelly throw out the first pitch for Game 1 against the Cincinnati Reds.
The Dodgers have a fondness for Kelly that some fans just can't make sense of. Sure, he spent five years with the club and a pretty good 2021 season, and he technically won two World Series with LA, but he sat out of the entire 2024 run and posted a 4.78 ERA in the regular season. He was also reportedly working up toward a major league tryout with LA this season (he insisted that he would only sign with the Dodgers) that clearly didn't work out, because he's still contract-less.
Sounds like the Dodgers said, "Thanks, but no thanks. Would you prefer to throw a single, meaningless, and probably not televised ceremonial pitch instead?"
Dodgers tab former reliever Joe Kelly to throw out ceremonial first pitch in Wild Card Game 1 vs. Reds
Maybe Kelly's viral shenanigans against Carlos Correa and the Astros in 2020 really were all that was needed to turn a player into a folk hero?
It's been sort of a nostalgia-tinged year for the Dodgers overall. They've welcomed multiple players who left in the offseason (or were traded away) back to Dodger Stadium to present their World Series rings, they're saying goodbye to Clayton Kershaw, and so on. Maybe they just want to give Dodgers fans one last and very obvious reminder of their recent glories ahead of their long trek back to the Fall Classic (even though Kelly didn't pitch in October 2024).
Maybe they're keeping their heavy hitters in the chamber for a possible NLDS, NLCS, and World Series. We guess you can't get Ice Cube to do a pregame show at every postseason game.
