ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- If a quarterback wants to keep Denvers devastating pass rush at bay, it seems his only option is to hand the ball off to his running back.Andy Dalton stayed upright while throwing just eight times in the first half Sunday, but once the Broncos adjusted to stuff the run, he was forced to drop back.Thats when Von Miller picked up his NFL-best fifth sack and Shane Ray became the first player in 14 years to collect three sacks in his first NFL start as the Broncos (3-0) beat the Bengals 29-17 .I think it was obvious that they were trying to keep Von off of their quarterback, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said. ... But we hung in there. They key was us coming back in the second half and stopping the run. If we dont stop it, were probably in for a long day.The Broncos dropped a safety into the box and inched their linebackers closer to the line of scrimmage after getting gashed for 75 yards in the first quarter, including Jeremy Hills 50-yard run on Cincinnatis opening drive. Cincinnati managed only 68 yards rushing in the last three quarters.Eventually, we got them in a position where we could start rushing and we were able to capitalize on it, Ray said.The Broncos (3-0) will surely work on their run defense this week as they prepare to travel to Tampa Bay (1-2) to face QB Jameis Winston next weekend.A teams No. 1 option with us is that they want to come in and run the ball. They feel like if they can beat us with the run, then they can save their quarterbacks, Ray said. But we make good adjustments and corrections.Kubiak isnt just concerned about Denvers trouble with whats known as the C gap, the lane between the tackle and the tight end, but with quarterbacks breaking free on third down.Weve been giving up some quarterback movement, Kubiak said.Like Andrew Lucks 21-yard scramble on third-and-20 two weeks ago.Its being more gap disciplined on third down, Ray said. Teams know that were playing man coverage so quarterbacks start trying to get out of the pocket. When they see that lane, they take off running. We see that, we know whats going on, were just going to go to the film room and see what we can do to counter that and well get back to doing what we do.Safety T.J. Ward said the Broncos will have their run defense and QB corralling issues settled by Sunday.Its hard to find a crack this defense, Ward said. You can try to do something from last week that a team had a little success on, but were probably going to fix that and be ready for it the next week. You have to come up with something creative. Thats hard because even if you have a scheme, you still have to beat us one-on-one. You have to block Von, you have to get open on Chris (Harris Jr.) and Aqib (Talib). You have to get open on me. You have to stop the blitz and you have to protect.Fixing the flaws are a matter of pride, Ward said.We were at Vons house last night after the game reviewing the tape -- me, Talib, Von and K-Web (Kayvon Webster), Ward said. Before we even get in the meeting room, for them to tell us where we made mistakes, we already know. Thats the next level if you want to be great. 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Arkadiusz Milik, the 22-year-old Poland center forward brought in to replace Higuain, converted a penalty before Mertens added another from close range after goalkeeper Julio Cesar made a miscalculation.Substitutes Goncalo Guedes and Eduardo Salvio scored late for Benfica.We showed that we can belong in this competition, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri said. Knocking out a top-level squad like this is not easy.Having opened with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev, Napoli has six points from two games and looks improved despite Higuains Italian-record transfer to domestic rival Juventus for 90 million euros ($99 million).Besiktas has two points after drawing 1-1 with Dynamo in the other group match, while Dynamo and Benfica have one each.We played a great match and we obtained a great result against a top-level squad, Hamsik said. Too bad we conceded those two goals at the end but it was still a great match.Napoli had never before scored four goals in the Champions League, and the outburst came a day after Juventus 4-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb.Could this match be taken as a response to Juves performance?Napoli is here, Hamsik said. It was a big victory.dddddddddddd.After two seasons without Champions League action, Napolis San Paolo stadium was buzzing.Perhaps the only hindrance to the match being a sellout were expensive ticket prices, with the cheapest seats selling for 40 euros ($45). In a protest against the high costs, a banner hanging from the Curva B where Napolis hard-core ultra fans sit proclaimed the area the Settore popolare -- working class sector.Napoli controlled the game right from the start, with Milik set up by a long pass from Faouzi Ghoulam only to produce a weak shot on goal less than 20 seconds after kickoff.Benfica came close a few minutes later when Nelson Semedo rolled a cross into the area, before defender Elseid Hysaj was able to clear the danger.Also early on, Napoli lost key center back Raul Albiol to an apparent muscle strain. The Spaniard was replaced by Nikola Maksimovic, who made his Napoli debut with the poise of a veteran.A minute before Hamsiks opener, Benfica defender Alex Grimaldo prevented a golden opportunity for the hosts with an acrobatic interception of a cross from Mertens that was heading directly for Jose Callejon in front of the goal.Hamsik then beat his marker to meet a corner from Ghoulam and deliver a header inside the near post for his 101st goal in a Napoli shirt, placing him within 14 goals of Diego Maradonas club record.Benfica sorely missed injured striker Jonas, the Brazilian who scored 32 goals in 34 Portuguese league matches last season.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf ' ' '