Trading franchise quarterback Jay Cutler and having top receiver Brandon Marshall demand a trade might not be exactly how Josh McDaniels expected his tenure as the Denver Broncos' coach to begin. He might now be happy to just get his team on the field.

The Denver Broncos look to put a tumultuous offseason behind them Sunday when they open the season against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Bengals listed as 1-point favorites versus the Broncos, while the game's total is sitting at 44½.
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Matt Prater booted four field goals as the Broncos shut out the Cardinals 19-0 in their final preseason game last time out, as 3-point underdogs. The teams played UNDER the posted total of 36.

Jordan Palmer threw two touchdown passes and the Bengals crushed the Colts 38-7 in their final preseason game last time out. The Bengals covered the 3.5-point spread, and the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 36.5.
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2009 team records:
Denver: 8-8 SU, 4-11-1 ATS
Cincinnati: 4-11-1 SU, 7-9 ATS

Denver most recently:
When playing in September are 7-3
When playing on turf are 5-5
After being outgained are 3-7
When playing outside the division are 5-5

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6
When playing on turf are 3-6-1
After outgaining opponent are 4-5-1
When playing on outside the division are 3-6-1

A few trends to consider:
Denver is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Denver is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games at home
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