2025 Broncos' Season, Pre-Season Week 2


Pre-Season Week 2: Denver Broncos 27, Arizona Cardinals 7
Pre-Season Record: 2-0 (1-0 Home)
Key Play: In the first half, with 45 seconds left, Jarrett Stidham connected with Troy Franklin on a 17-yard touchdown strike, putting the team up 24-7. The Broncos never looked back.

Recap: For the second week in a row, the Broncos' defense allowed a touchdown drive early then nothing else. And for the second straight week, Stidham dominated, tossing two touchdowns as the Broncos cruised to an easy win. There are position battles to consider and other things to take away from the game, but this Broncos' team looks strong and deep. This game was mostly devoid of starters, but the Broncos still looked strong. One more practice game in New Orleans, then it's on to a regular season with a lot of high expectations. Go Broncos.

Game Balls:
* Jarrett Stidham. He's making his case that he could be better than the starter for some teams, having thrown four touchdown passes in two games.
* Troy Franklin. Franklin continues to impress this pre-season, going for two touchdowns in the game.
* Pat Bryant. The rookie looks promising, catching four passes for 70 yards.
* Jordan Turner. He had a solid game with 1.5 sacks, making his case to make the final roster.

Roster Predictions:
* Quarterback (2): Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham
* Running Back (5): J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey, Jaleel McLaughlin, Blake Watson, Michael Burton
* Wide Receiver (6): Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, Jr., DeVaughn Vele, Troy Franklin, Pat Bryant, Trent Sherfield, Sr.
* Tight End (4): Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull, Caleb Lohner
* Offensive Line (8): Garrett Bolles, Mike McGlinchey, Alex Palczewski, Ben Powers, Quinn Meinerz, Calvin Throckmorton, Luke Wattenberg, Alex Forsyth
* Defensive Line (6): Zack Allen, John Franklin-Myers, D.J. Jones, Malcolm Roach, Jordan Jackson, Sai'Vion Jones
* Linebacker (9): Nik Bonitto, Jonathan Cooper, Jonah Ellis, Dre Greenlaw, Justin Strnad, Alex Singleton, Dondrea Tillman, Jordan Turner, Que Robinson
* Cornerback (6): Pat Surtain II, Riley Moss, Ja'Quan McMillan, Jahdae Barron, Kris Abrams-Draine, Joshua Pickett
* Safety (4): Talanoa Hufanga, Brandon Jones, P.J. Locke, Devon Key
* Special Teams (3): Will Lutz, Jeremy Crawshaw, Mitchell Fraboni

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