The story of this game was Jay Cutler’s return to Denver and he played very well completing 15 of 21 passes for 144 yards with a TD.  Too bad the Broncos’ QBs couldn’t come close to matching his performance.  Kyle Orton started this game and he completed 12 of 16 passes for 96 yards before leaving with a finger injury.  Rookie Tim Brandstater finished up the game by completing 8 of 12 passes for 110 yards with a interception.  He also lost a fumble.  Darius Walker led the way on the ground in this game with 38 yards rushing on 10 carries (3.8 ypc) with a TD run.  Correll Buckhalter was also solid carrying the ball 9 times for 37 yards (4.1 ypc).  Peyton Hillis was busy with 7 carries for 24 yards (3.4 ypc) with a TD run.  He also caught 2 passes for 21 yards (10.5 avg) in this game.  WR Kenny McKinley led the Broncos in the passing game with 75 yards on 4 catches (18.8 avg).  Eddie Royal was also busy with 5 grabs for 44 yards (8.8 avg).  The Broncos finished up with 297 total yards in this game (93 rushing, 204 passing).

Linebacker D.J. Williams led the way for the Broncos on defense with 7 tackles.  The Bears finished up with 357 total yards in this game (114 rushing, 243 passing).

The Broncos just couldn’t put points on the board in this game despite the fact that they held the ball for 35:07!  Kyle Orton looked much better in this game for the Broncos completing 18 of 26 passes for 182 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 interception.  Chris Simms was o.k. in limited duty completing 5 of 7 passes for 44 yards.  Rookie Tim Brandstater finished up this game by completing 2 of 4 passes for 1 yard.  Darius Walker led the way for the Broncos on the ground in this game with 48 yards rushing on 11 carries (4.4 ypc).  WRs Jabar Gaffney (5 rec, 55 yards) and Eddie Royal (4 rec, 44 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Broncos.  The Broncos finished up with 282 total yards (81 rushing, 201 passing) in this game and that’s just not good enough.

LB D.J. Williams led the way for the Broncos’ defense with 6 tackles and a sack.  LB Spencer Larsen and CB Champ Bailey pitched in with six tackles apiece in this game.  The Seahawks only finished with 248 total yards in this game (72 rushing, 176 passing) but Matt Hasselbeck did scald them when he was in the game.

The Broncos have suspended 25-year old WR Brandon Marshall for the rest of the pre-season due to conduct detrimental to the team.  His suspension will cost him a whopping $1,832 bucks because it comes before the regular season starts.  Marshall played in 15 games (all starts) for the Broncos last season and he caught 104 passes for 1,265 yards (12.2 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  In three years with the Broncos, Marshall has played in 46 games (32 starts) in which he has caught 226 passes for 2,899 yards (12.8 avg) with 15 TD grabs.  The Broncos better figure out what to do with Marshall soon so that he doesn’t cause problems all year long.  There is no doubt that he’s probably the best skill player on offense that the Broncos have, but that didn’t stop them from moving Jay Cutler and it won’t likely stop them from moving Marshall either.

The Broncos have claimed 26-year old CB Antwain Spann off waivers from the Bills.  Spann played in 10 games (0 starts) for the Patriots last season making 5 tackles.  He has now played in 19 games in his three years in the NFL and has 13 tackles.  Another Patriots’ reject has found a home in Denver.

The Broncos have acquired 31-year old C/G Ross Hochstein from the Patriots for a 7th round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.  Hochstein played in 15 games (2 starts) for the Patriots last season.  He has now played in 92 games (20 starts) in his 8 year NFL career.  This will probably turn out to be a good trade for both teams.