Week 2, 2026

played in Arizona, AZ

74 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	14	10	6	-	30
Arizona Cardinals	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:53 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 50 field goal
1Q: 02:23 ARI - Vince Ussery 17 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 14:30 DEN - Austin Miller 53 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Brian Brohm 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 12:38 DEN - Austin Miller 15 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 04:25 DEN - Lee Peel 20 field goal
4Q: 04:23 DEN - Lee Peel 52 field goal
4Q: 02:24 DEN - Lee Peel 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:53 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 50 field goal
1Q: 02:23 ARI - Vince Ussery 17 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)
2Q: 14:30 DEN - Austin Miller 53 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
2Q: 00:44 DEN - Brian Brohm 3 run (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 12:38 DEN - Austin Miller 15 pass from Brian Brohm (Lee Peel extra point)
3Q: 04:25 DEN - Lee Peel 20 field goal
4Q: 04:23 DEN - Lee Peel 52 field goal
4Q: 02:24 DEN - Lee Peel 44 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ARI
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 11 4
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 365 184
- Offensive Plays 73 58
- Yards per Play 5.00 3.17
Net Rushing Yards 143 46
- Rushing Attempts 36 15
- Yards per Rush 3.97 3.07
Net Passing Yards 222 138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 41 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 234 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 3.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/36 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 7/168
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 29
Time of Possession 35:58 24:02

Team Statistics	DEN	ARI
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	11	4
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	365	184
- Offensive Plays	73	58
- Yards per Play	5.00	3.17
Net Rushing Yards	143	46
- Rushing Attempts	36	15
- Yards per Rush	3.97	3.07
Net Passing Yards	222	138
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	41 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	234	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	3.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/36	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	7/168
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 29
Time of Possession	35:58	24:02

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:43	OWN 20	2	10	Interception
1	12:45	3:38	OWN 31	6	15	Punt
1	7:58	1:44	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	2:09	2:54	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
2	12:34	2:55	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
2	4:25	3:50	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	13:56	1:26	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
3	9:36	5:19	OWN 29	11	68	Field Goal
3	1:16	2:32	50	5	0	Punt
4	11:49	7:32	OWN 18	14	47	Field Goal
4	3:26	1:08	OPP 33	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:06	1:06	OPP 19	3	-2	Game

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:17	1:32	OPP 41	3	8	Field Goal
1	9:07	1:09	OWN 27	3	14	Punt
1	6:14	4:05	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	14:15	1:41	OWN 40	5	1	Punt
2	9:39	5:14	OWN 20	10	39	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 37	2	5	Half
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 26	2	-1	Interception
3	12:30	2:54	OWN 31	5	13	Interception
3	4:17	3:01	OWN 23	7	23	Punt
4	13:44	1:55	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
4	4:17	0:51	OWN 26	4	7	Downs
4	2:18	1:12	OWN 18	6	1	Downs

Game MVP: Brian Brohm, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Alonzo Fulton	16	51	3.19	10	1	0
Tito Sheldon	14	73	5.21	15	4	0
Brian Brohm	3	15	5.00	9	0	1
Ian Hazeltine	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Ron Carpenter	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Ussery	10	29	2.90	17	2	1
Alex Keyes	4	14	3.50	6	0	0
Kevin O'Connell	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Brohm	35	21	234	2/12	2	53	1	87.1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin O'Connell	41	20	149	2/11	0	22	2	37.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Austin Miller	5	8	102	20.40	62	53	2
FB Robert Newton	3	4	17	5.67	14	12	0
WR Ricky Burroughs	3	6	41	13.67	14	25	0
WR Derek Stokes	2	4	18	9.00	9	11	0
RB Alonzo Fulton	2	3	14	7.00	4	11	0
WR Donnell Richmond	2	3	12	6.00	4	8	0
WR Gino Moser	1	2	17	17.00	1	17	0
TE Dustin Francis	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Rob Benton	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Ron Carpenter	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kirk Bode	5	9	50	10.00	9	22
WR Dean Gillespie	3	9	26	8.67	0	11
WR Winston Farmer	3	7	10	3.33	0	7
FB Quinn Johnson	2	2	11	5.50	12	14
TE Korey McElreath	2	2	15	7.50	0	8
RB Vince Ussery	2	2	10	5.00	0	6
TE Bryce Cortez	2	4	16	8.00	3	14
WR Shane Carter	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
WR Luke Bishop	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mercury Dotson	2	6	3.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Perkins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rod Francis	4	151	37.8	31.8	53	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	5	242	48.4	33.2	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Peel	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	1/1	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Dotson	1	36	36.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derek Stokes	1	23	23.0	0
Alonzo Fulton	1	19	19.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	6	154	25.7	0
Winston Farmer	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Les Young	4	2	0.0	12	33
CB Todd Power	3	1	0.0	3	34
S Mercury Dotson	3	0	0.0	3	27
S Paul Musterer	3	0	0.0	2	18
DT Larry Meadows	2	2	1.0	11	29
S Rico Hill	2	2	0.0	13	31
DT Jon Dupre	2	1	0.0	10	17
ILB Patrick Angerer	2	1	0.0	11	40
CB Alphonso Smith	2	0	0.0	14	34
CB Charlie Galasinski	2	0	0.0	14	34
OLB Travis Foster	2	0	0.0	8	19
DT Shaun Cella	2	0	0.0	6	13
DE Junior Harden	1	0	1.0	5	16
DE Bruce Pardee	1	2	0.0	9	40
ILB Deon Reid	1	2	0.0	8	17
OLB Conrad Barrere	1	1	0.0	7	12
FB Robert Newton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stan Whitfield	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	0.0	8	24
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	0.0	2	17
DE Bert Barker	0	1	0.0	5	7

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Taylor Mays	8	1	0.0	23	26
CB Kyle Wilson	7	2	0.0	29	27
CB Paul Fox	6	1	1.0	20	27
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	5	2	0.0	24	23
CB Brandon Perkins	5	2	0.0	31	28
S Maurice Carlisle	4	1	0.0	34	36
DE Sammy Brennan	3	2	0.0	30	31
DE Tyson Alualu	2	3	0.5	26	27
OLB Greg Erdman	2	1	0.0	15	12
OLB Conrad Connell	2	1	0.0	23	17
DT Leland Woods	2	0	0.0	14	12
DT Kelly Compton	1	3	0.5	19	21
OLB Brandon Spikes	1	1	0.0	12	14
DE Warren Hutchison	1	1	0.0	18	16
CB Clyde Badalyan	1	1	0.0	10	17
ILB Steven Powell	1	1	0.0	12	17
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Alex Hardy	1	0	0.0	19	21
CB Jeremy Hines	1	0	0.0	15	14
WR Kirk Bode	1	0	---	---	---
WR Shane Carter	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Meadows	1.0	0	1	2	29
DE Junior Harden	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Patrick Angerer	0.0	1	1	0	40
DE Bruce Pardee	0.0	0	3	2	40
DE Billy Joe Corbett	0.0	0	1	1	24
ILB Deon Reid	0.0	0	1	0	17

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Paul Fox	1.0	0	0	27
DT Kelly Compton	0.5	1	0	21
DE Tyson Alualu	0.5	0	0	27
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	0.0	0	1	23
DE Damon Myers	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Les Young	3	2	0	33
S Mercury Dotson	2	1	2	27
CB Alphonso Smith	2	1	0	34
ILB Patrick Angerer	2	0	0	40
CB Todd Power	2	0	0	34
S Paul Musterer	2	0	0	18
CB Charlie Galasinski	1	3	0	34
S Rico Hill	1	0	0	31
DE Billy Joe Corbett	1	0	0	24
CB Morgan Burnett	1	0	0	17
OLB Travis Foster	1	0	0	19
DE Bruce Pardee	1	0	0	40
ILB Deon Reid	1	0	0	17
OLB Conrad Barrere	0	1	0	12

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	4	1	0	23
S Taylor Mays	3	1	0	26
S Maurice Carlisle	2	1	0	36
CB Kyle Wilson	2	0	0	27
CB Paul Fox	2	0	0	27
DT Leland Woods	2	0	0	12
OLB Conrad Connell	2	0	0	17
CB Brandon Perkins	1	1	1	28
CB Jeremy Hines	1	0	0	14
OLB Greg Erdman	1	0	0	12
ILB Steven Powell	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Clemons	4	9	2	26	1	35
Jorge Sirmon	3	7	0	31	0	32
Bryan Bulaga	2	4	0	31	0	33
Randal Welch	2	3	0	14	1	10
Danny Briscoe	1	3	0	25	0	30
Eugene Monroe	1	2	0	31	0	33
Sedrick Blake	1	2	0	11	0	7
Rob Benton	1	2	0	24	0	22

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marty Linquist	1	3	15	1	42
Billy Joe Whitlow	1	2	15	0	40
Andre Smith	1	1	9	0	27
Keith Thamilarasan	1	1	11	0	30
Colin Mathis	1	1	6	0	16
Eugene Arnold	0	3	9	1	29
Korey McElreath	0	2	10	0	14
Gabe Buckner	0	1	4	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Morgan Burnett	3	23
Gino Moser	2	15
Donnell Richmond	1	17
Mercury Dotson	1	15
Todd Power	1	7

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Spikes	1	17
Jeremy Hines	1	11
Luke Bishop	1	11

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Brohm	34	37	---	---	---	71
Eugene Monroe	31	33	---	---	6	70
J.R. Clemons	26	35	---	---	4	65
Bryan Bulaga	31	33	---	---	---	64
Jorge Sirmon	31	32	---	---	---	63
Danny Briscoe	25	30	---	---	7	62
Ricky Burroughs	28	30	---	---	1	59
Tito Sheldon	19	14	---	---	20	53
Patrick Angerer	---	---	11	40	2	53
Robert Newton	17	19	---	---	15	51
Rob Benton	24	22	---	---	5	51
Bruce Pardee	---	---	9	40	1	50
Alphonso Smith	---	---	14	34	1	49
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	14	34	1	49
Les Young	---	---	12	33	1	46
Rico Hill	---	---	13	31	1	45
Dustin Francis	13	17	---	---	15	45
Mercury Dotson	---	---	3	27	15	45
Todd Power	---	---	3	34	7	44
Austin Miller	20	23	---	---	---	43
Gino Moser	15	12	---	---	15	42
Morgan Burnett	---	---	2	17	23	42
Larry Meadows	---	---	11	29	1	41
Alonzo Fulton	16	21	---	---	2	39
Travis Foster	---	---	8	19	10	37
Deon Reid	---	---	8	17	10	35
Billy Joe Corbett	---	---	8	24	1	33
Derek Stokes	14	14	---	---	3	31
Ron Carpenter	7	8	---	---	16	31
Donnell Richmond	7	5	---	---	17	29
Jon Dupre	---	---	10	17	---	27
Randal Welch	14	10	---	---	2	26
Sedrick Blake	11	7	---	---	7	25
Shaun Cella	---	---	6	13	5	24
Conrad Barrere	---	---	7	12	4	23
Russell Okung	11	5	---	---	6	22
Junior Harden	---	---	5	16	1	22
Paul Musterer	---	---	2	18	---	20
Bert Barker	---	---	5	7	5	17
Andy Booty	---	---	4	6	3	13
Bruce Delgado	---	---	6	3	2	11
Lee Peel	0	0	---	---	10	10
Stan Whitfield	---	---	4	2	1	7
Rod Francis	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lorenzo Upshaw	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ian Hazeltine	2	0	---	---	---	2

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maurice Carlisle	---	---	34	36	15	85
Kyle Wilson	---	---	29	27	11	67
Sammy Brennan	---	---	30	31	4	65
Marty Linquist	15	42	---	---	6	63
Brandon Perkins	---	---	31	28	3	62
Taylor Mays	---	---	23	26	11	60
Kevin O'Connell	15	43	---	---	---	58
Tyson Alualu	---	---	26	27	5	58
Billy Joe Whitlow	15	40	---	---	---	55
Dean Gillespie	14	38	---	---	---	52
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	24	23	2	49
Paul Fox	---	---	20	27	2	49
Clyde Badalyan	---	---	10	17	20	47
Winston Farmer	7	25	---	---	13	45
Alex Hardy	---	---	19	21	4	44
Keith Thamilarasan	11	30	---	---	3	44
Brandon Spikes	---	---	12	14	17	43
Kelly Compton	---	---	19	21	2	42
Bryce Cortez	11	22	---	---	9	42
Conrad Connell	---	---	23	17	2	42
Jeremy Hines	---	---	15	14	11	40
Alex Keyes	4	16	---	---	20	40
Andre Smith	9	27	---	---	3	39
Korey McElreath	10	14	---	---	15	39
Vince Ussery	12	27	---	---	---	39
Eugene Arnold	9	29	---	---	---	38
Quinn Johnson	5	20	---	---	12	37
Warren Hutchison	---	---	18	16	3	37
Kirk Bode	5	26	---	---	1	32
Chris Cherpeski	6	20	---	---	6	32
Steven Powell	---	---	12	17	1	30
Leland Woods	---	---	14	12	3	29
Shane Carter	6	21	---	---	1	28
Greg Erdman	---	---	15	12	1	28
Colin Mathis	6	16	---	---	6	28
Damon Myers	---	---	11	11	1	23
Gabe Buckner	4	10	---	---	6	20
Dwight Tobin	---	---	5	4	9	18
Luke Bishop	1	6	---	---	11	18
Glen Corbett	---	---	6	6	---	12
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bernie Watts	---	---	0	0	4	4
Gino Bean	0	1	---	---	---	1
Al Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Lindberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	64	4.3
Middle	9	57	6.3
Right	10	24	2.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	4	4	1.0
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Brohm	35	21	2	2	4	4	2	0	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin O'Connell	41	20	1	2	1	8	7	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	140	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	58	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	16	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	48	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	22	2.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Austin Miller	8	5	0	102	1	23
WR Ricky Burroughs	6	3	1	41	1	30
FB Robert Newton	4	3	0	17	0	19
WR Derek Stokes	4	2	2	18	0	14
RB Alonzo Fulton	3	2	0	14	0	21
WR Donnell Richmond	3	2	0	12	0	5
WR Gino Moser	2	1	1	17	0	12
TE Dustin Francis	2	1	0	5	0	17
TE Rob Benton	2	1	0	5	0	22
TE Ron Carpenter	1	1	0	3	0	8

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Bode	9	5	0	50	1	26
WR Dean Gillespie	9	3	1	26	0	38
WR Winston Farmer	7	3	0	10	0	25
WR Shane Carter	5	1	0	11	0	21
TE Bryce Cortez	4	2	0	16	0	22
FB Quinn Johnson	2	2	0	11	0	20
TE Korey McElreath	2	2	0	15	0	14
RB Vince Ussery	2	2	0	10	0	27
WR Luke Bishop	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Sheldon	3	8	2.67	5.21
Brian Brohm	2	12	6.00	5.00
Ian Hazeltine	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
Alonzo Fulton	1	4	4.00	3.19

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Ussery	1	17	17.00	2.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Brohm	4	2	20	5.00	6.69

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0	0.00	4.25
WR Gino Moser	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Austin Miller	1	1	15	15.00	12.75
TE Rob Benton	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Sheldon	4	3
Brian Brohm	2	1
Ian Hazeltine	1	0
Alonzo Fulton	1	1
Ron Carpenter	1	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Kevin O'Connell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Brohm	6	4	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin O'Connell	10	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Burroughs	2	2	1
FB Robert Newton	1	0	0
WR Austin Miller	1	0	0
RB Alonzo Fulton	1	1	0
WR Donnell Richmond	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Carter	3	0	0
TE Korey McElreath	2	2	0
WR Kirk Bode	2	1	0
WR Dean Gillespie	2	2	1
WR Winston Farmer	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,300 (25,400)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,800 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,300 (25,400)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,600 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,800 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,800)