Bengals LT Orlando Brown Jr. expected to play vs. Broncos

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CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals starting left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. will return to the field for the first time in weeks.

Brown, who has been out for the past three games and six of the past seven with a right leg injury, is expected to play on Saturday against the Denver Broncos.

For Cincinnati to make the playoffs, the Bengals (7-8) need to win their final two games and also receive help from other teams, including Denver (9-6) losing its final two games.

The stakes are one of the reasons that Brown is eager to be playing this weekend.

"Obviously, it's been a long season," Brown told ESPN after Thursday's practice. "But we've got a lot on the line as a…