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CINCINNATI -- Four touchdown passes, more than 300 yards passing, two clutch touchdown drives in the fourth quarter.Trevor Siemian played every bit like Peyton Manning in his first road start.In some ways, even better.Siemian was nearly perfect as he rallied the Denver Broncos to a 29-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, leading a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives with veteran aplomb.The defending Super Bowl champions biggest offseason challenge was replacing their famous quarterback, and it looks as if they made the right choice. Theyre 3-0 under Siemian, who took over after Manning retired and Brock Osweiler went to Houston.Siemian became the first Bronco to throw for four touchdowns since Manning in 2014 against the Dolphins. No NFL quarterback had thrown for 300 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in their road debut, according to ESPN Stats and Info.Obviously going in, nobody really knew about him, said Emmanuel Sanders, who caught the first two touchdowns. Now everybodys starting to talk about him. Hes always calm, cool and collected, even in the fourth quarter. You should have seen the way he took command in the huddle.Trailing at the start of the fourth quarter, Siemian completed 11 of 12 passes while rallying the Broncos to those fourth-quarter touchdowns. He finished 23 of 35 for 312 yards and a passer rating of 132.1.Im still learning a lot, Siemian said. There are a couple of plays Id like to do over again.Siemian had a 41-yard touchdown pass to Sanders to get it started, and stood in under a heavy rush and connected with Demaryius Thomas on a 55-yard score with 4:23 left to clinch it. Sanders finished with nine catches for 117 yards.The Bengals got their dormant running game going, but were still out of sync as they fell to 1-2 for the first time in five years. Jeremy Hill ran for a pair of touchdowns and 97 yards -- huge strides for Cincinnatis pass-heavy offense -- but Andy Dalton couldnt do much after the Bengals fell behind.Were still trying to find ourselves, said receiver A.J. Green, who had eight catches for 77 yards but dropped a pivotal third-down pass. Weve got to be more consistent.INJURIESBroncos safety T.J. Ward hurt his neck late in the first quarter but returned. The Broncos were already missing safety Justin Simmons. ... Bengals kicker Mike Nugent suffered a shoulder injury while helping to make a tackle during a kickoff return in the second quarter but later made a field goal.UP AND RUNNING ... BRIEFLYAfter two games of getting virtually nothing out of their running game, the Bengals made it a point of emphasis and got immediate results. Hill, who had a total of 53 yards in the first two games, broke off a 50-yard run on Cincinnatis opening possession -- his longest run since 2014. He capped the drive with a 3-yard TD run, giving the Bengals a season high in rushing after one series. Denver clamped down the rest of the way.NOT-SO-SWEET HOMEThe Bengals are 6-4 in their past nine games at Paul Brown Stadium, including a first-round playoff loss to Pittsburgh.ANTHEMWard raised his right fist during the anthem, the first time hes made such a gesture. Brandon Marshall again went to his knee behind the front line of players.LINE CHANGEThe Broncos switched their offensive line, with Ty Sambrailo starting at right tackle in place of Donald Stephenson, who has a strained calf. Sambrailo got called for holding late in the first half, but Siemian had enough time for his big game. He was sacked only twice.AGGIE VS AGGIEBengals right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi got to block Von Miller, who was a teammate at Texas A&M for one season. 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TORONTO -- Madeline Flynn didnt know I was watching her.She was sitting in the rafters of the Air Canada Centre between two children, both blond, a boy and a girl. They were in their seats well ahead of Thursdays opening faceoff between Canada and Team Europe. Madeline was older, 70, I would find out, wearing a Canada T-shirt under her black jacket. The girl was sporting a Canada T-shirt, too. The boy was wearing a Sidney Crosby sweater, of course. A grandmother and her grandkids, I thought. Or hoped. Maybe theyre the ones. Then Madeline took a big gulp of a beer, and I knew I had found my girl.In my pocket, I had four great tickets to that nights game: Section 110, Row 12, Seats 1, 2, 3 and 4. Golds, toward one end of the ice, close enough to see and hear the action as though you were in it. In Toronto, the fans are in the upper reaches. The lower bowl is for the stiffs and the suits. It is a world devoid of children. One tiny socket of it was about to change.Its a strange responsibility, choosing which strangers are going to be the lucky ones. I walked around the little catwalks and concourses at the top of the arena, hemming and hawing. I saw a father and a son, young, glasses, eager on the edge of his seat. I saw another father and son in matching Canada sweaters. I liked the way they were leaning into each other.But then I saw Madeline, and her grandkids, and her beer. I was worried she would think I was a creep when I walked up to her, because I am kind of a creep. I asked her whether the kids were in fact her grandkids.Yes, she said. The girl was Siobhan, 11. The boy was Jack, 9.Was it just the three of them there?Yes, she said.Did they want to come watch the game with me down by the ice?Madelines face lit up like a firework. Yes, yes, yes! she said.The four of us made our way downstairs. I cant believe it, Madeline said. We came out of the concourse into the blinding white light of the ice. Not many seats were down the stairs in front of us. Thousands of them were up. We walked down.Madeline took out her phone and took a picture. I asked if she was going to send it to anyone. Absolutely, she said. She told me she has four sons, each hockey crazy. Im going to make them drool!By one of those miracles of fate, I had found the perfection that is Madeline Flynn. She was a stay-at-home mom. She had her four boys in a span of five years. They were a handful. There was an outdoor rink across the street from their house. We went there every day, she said. I loved every minute of it.Her boys all grew up to play the game; now they are scattered across North America, but three of them still coach. A son who lives in New Brunswick floods a rink in his yard every winter; its surrounded by old fishing nets strung through with lights. Madeline said its filled with kids from the time they get out of schooll until 10 oclock at night.ddddddddddddhe has nine grandkids, and they all play sports too. They call her Grammy. Siobhan is a center on her hockey team. I asked why she liked hockey.I like when they fight, she said. Her favorite player is Steven Stamkos.Jack plays defense. What does he love?Bodychecking, he said. His favorite player was obvious from his sweater.Madeline has spent thousands and thousands of hours watching the game. I love the speed, the excitement and the fan participation, she said. I just feel that Im there. Im never bored watching hockey. Her favorite player is Carey Price, through and through, she said.The game started. Its so loud down here, Madeline said. I dont think Ive ever seen people watch hockey as intently as Madeline and her grandkids. Their eyes never left the puck.Madeline was subtle about it, but she used the play to pass on little lessons to Siobhan and Jack. They werent always about the game. Or they were about the game but also about something larger.Siobhan was worried Canada wasnt taking enough shots. Thats OK, Madeline told her. You have to have quality shots.Brent Burns tried to make a rush but lost the puck. You cant do it alone, Madeline said. Thats why its a team game.John Tavares had a wide-open net in front of him and instead hit the post. They dont know how much time they have, she said.Madeline went to the washroom, and I told Siobhan how lucky she was to have such a great grammy. She nodded. She is awesome, Siobhan said.Team Europe carried a 1-0 lead deep into the third. I told Madeline that if she had to leave, that was OK. Oh God, no, she said. Are you kidding? The kids were staying with her that night. I mentioned school the next morning. Theyre going to be late, Madeline said.There was maybe five minutes left. Im still hopeful, Madeline said. She asked the young woman in front of her to turn her hat inside out, which she did. Now we have our rally cap! Madeline said. If we get one, well get two.With 2:53 left, Patrice Bergeron got one.Siobhan said something that I didnt hear above the roaring crowd, Madeline roaring with it. What did she say? Its her positive energy, Siobhan said.A little more than two minutes later, with less than a minute to go, Brad Marchand got Madelines second, maybe 100 feet in front of her eyes. She was screaming on her feet, her grandkids jumping around beside her. She smothered them in hugs. She smothered me in a hug. It was one of the best hugs of my life. I told her I was so glad to have met her. I might have told her I loved her. Our eyes were maybe a little wet.I will never forget this! Madeline cried over the noise of the crowd. Absolutely wonderful!You dont know how much time you have. ' ' '