Overview

• Broncos backups outgained Cardinals reserves 561 to 135 and averaged 7.8 yards per play while Arizona managed just 2.9 yards per snap.
• Quarterback Jarrett Stidham and tight end Evan Engram connected on a 58-yard catch and run during the opening drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown by running back R.J. Harvey.
• Second-year linebacker Jonah Elliss recorded a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit, and rookie wide receiver Troy Franklin caught two first-half touchdown passes for Denver.
• Jacoby Brissett led Arizona’s only scoring drive and kicker Chad Ryland split the uprights on a 72-yard warmup field-goal attempt in Denver’s thin air.
• With all starters sidelined as expected, coaches from both teams will use these reserve performances to shape their 53-man rosters ahead of the Aug. 26 cut deadline.