Overview

• Powers played every snap in the Week 5 win over the Eagles before the biceps issue was identified.
• The team has not disclosed the severity, and a Denver Post reporter described the situation as “ominous” because he did not travel.
• Denver is weighing left guard contingencies: the depth chart lists Alex Palczewski, with Matt Peart or Alex Forsyth viewed as likelier options, and practice-squad veteran Calvin Throckmorton also mentioned.
• Powers has not missed a start in his three seasons with Denver and was graded by PFF as one of the team’s better linemen entering Week 5, underscoring the potential impact.
• Backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham remained stateside for the birth of his third child and is expected to rejoin the team; if he cannot, Sam Ehlinger would serve as Bo Nix’s No. 2 in London.