Bengals end 42-year drought in Denver

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Broncos 20-17 Sunday in Denver to end their longest active losing streak in any NFL city.

The Bengals hadn’t won in Denver since 1975, going 0-10 since to drop their record to 2-13 there all-time.

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With that losing streak snapped, the team’s longest active dry spell now resides in Indianapolis, where the Bengals have lost eight in a row since 1998.

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The last Bengals road win against the Colts was a 28-13 triumph in 1997, when Boomer Esiason threw two touchdown passes in relief of Jeff Blake as Cincinnati improved to 3-7 while Indianapolis fell to 0-10.

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