They are basically the same Bengels who are 8-0 this season, and basically the same Broncos who were 7-0 before losing to the Colts on Sunday.
And there’s a reason none of the talking heads are willing to call the Bengals good until they win a playoff game, so far under Lewis no matter how good the Bengals are in the regular season when they get to the playoffs they stink. And the Broncos are powered by defense this year, Manning is on pace to throw the most INTs of his career, they’re on the bottom half of the league in every offensive stat, they’ve only faced 2 teams with a record over 500.
Reality is reality. And the reality is the Colts are not a good team. Again, look at all the talk about Pagano being on the hot seat before the season even began. Do good teams talk about firing their coach right after getting to the conference finals?