The Broncos won this game despite not playing many starters at all.  Rookie Tom Brandstater started this game and he completed 16 of 30 passes for 187 yards with 1 interception.  Ingle Martin finished up this game by completing 3 of 5 passes for 19 yards.  Darius Walker was very busy in this game as he carried the ball 21 times for 68 yards (3.2 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 17 yards.  Brandon Lloyd led the way through the air with 58 yards on 3 catches (19.3 avg).  Kenny McKinley was also very busy with 7 catches for 48 yards (6.9 avg).  The Broncos finished up with 314 total yards on offense (115 rushing, 199 passing).

CB D.J. Johnson led the way for the Broncos’ D in this game with six tackles.  Safety David Bruton was also busy in this game with 4 tackles, a fumble recovery and a interception.  The Cardinals finished up with only 244 total yards in this game (68 rushing, 176 passing).  The Broncos finish the pre-season with a 1-3 record.

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 just didn’t play a good game last Friday against the Niners.  Kyle Orton was pathetic completing 9 of 16 passes for 89 yards with 3 pickoffs!  As bad as Orton was, Chris Simms was the opposite.  Simms completed 11 of 17 passes for 142 yards with 2 TD passes.  He almost brought the Broncos all the way back to win the game but he fell just short.  Peyton Hillis led the Broncos on the ground in this game with 49 yards rushing on 10 carries (4.9 ypc).  WR Kenny McKinley led the Broncos with 71 yards receiving on 3 catches (23.7 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Eddie Royal also had a solid game with 4 receptions for 46 yards (11.5 avg).  The Broncos need to protect the football as they mostly wasted the 341 yards of total offense they put up.

Converted fullback turned linebacker Spencer Larsen led the way on defense for the Broncos in this game with six tackles.  The Niners only had 278 yards in this game but they rushed for 4.5 yards per carry and they completed 77.8% of their passes.  The Broncos have a lot to work on before the regular season starts.

The Broncos looked pretty good last Friday Night in Arizona.  Darrell Hackney got to show what he could do in this game and he was impressive.  Hackney completed 17 of 26 passes for 208 yards with a 87-yard TD pass to WR Keary Colbert.  He also carried the football 8 times for 35 yards (4.4 ypc) in this game.  RB Anthony Alridge had a huge game for the Broncos against the Cardinals as he carried the football 23 times for 110 yards (4.8 ypc).  WR Keary Colbert led the Broncos’ in receiving with 105 yards on 5 carries (21.0 avg).  The Broncos finished up this game with 187 yards rushing on 42 carries (4.5 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 26 passes for 206 yards.

The defense made a lot of big plays in this football game to help the Broncos pull away and win the game.  Linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the way in this game for the Broncos with 6 tackles and 2 sacks.  Linebacker Spencer Larsen was also effective with 4 tackles and a interception that he returned 39 yards.  CB Jack Williams only had two tackles but he returned a interception 89 yards for a TD.  The Cardinals finished up with 71 yards rushing on 22 carries (3.2 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 37 passes for 288 yards.  The Broncos finished up the preseason with a 2-2 record.