Denver Broncos cornerback Riley Moss suffered an MCL injury in a 29-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 24. He has missed the team’s three games since then, but there’s hope that he might be able to return against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday.
“We were and have been super excited [about Moss this year],” Broncos coach Sean Payton said Monday. “Obviously the guy that plays opposite of Patrick [Surtain] is going to get a lot of business. All throughout training camp, he really rose to the occasion, battled, competed, and throughout really a good portion of the season.
“He’s a big reason why we were playing so well defensively. The sooner the better when we can get him back in the lineup. Hopefully it can happen this weekend.”
Before leaving the Raiders game, Moss totaled four tackles and one pass breakup. He has recorded 71 tackles, eight pass breakups one interception this season.
Kris Abrams-Draine has filled in for Moss over the last two weeks with Damarri Mathis getting rotational snaps. Ja’Quan McMillian continues to play in the slot and Tremon Smith remains a special teams ace. Levi Wallace has been inactive for the last two games.
