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As for preseason games, Week 3 is arguably the most exciting because it’s when potential starters see the most game action, which gives fan bases the truest view of what their teams will resemble come kickoff of the regular season.
The defending Super Bowl champions still have a starting quarterback conundrum () that apountry hopes will sort itself out sometime before the clock strikes zeros on Saturday against No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff and the undefeated Los Angeles Rams. First up: Trevor Siemian.
The Big Stuff
: The appointment of a new starting quarterback is the Broncos’ No. 1 priority, .
: Through two preseason games, the Broncos are passing more than any other team in the NFL. Nonetheless, .
: Roster cuts now loom halfway through the preseason. The team will be trimmed to 75 players by Tuesday and to 53 by Sept. 3. .
By the Numbers
10-6
The Broncos’ record, since 2000, in the second-to-last preseason game (when NFL teams typically play their starters the most). Fifteen of those 16 games have been at home.
Quick Hits
+ Demaryius Thomas after he said: “I shut him down” in Super Bowl 50.
+ The Broncos for the first time since Super Bowl 50.
+ .
+ , with the blessing of former Bronco Ray Crockett, his uncle, arrives in Denver.
+ could lead to a new career if the whole football gig doesn’t work out. This is worth the five minutes.
By the Numbers
Denver’s passing attempts per game through two weeks of preseason — the most of any team in the NFL. Are the ground game-oriented Broncos trying to pick a quarterback or something?
What We’re Reading
+ . If he drops to No. 3, his $4.5 million salary could create waves when it comes to making the 53-man roster.
+ Which NFL team ? Spoiler alert: Any Cowboys fans out there?
+ And our favorite guessing game: was arrested naked with drugs in a stranger’s backyard?
By the Numbers
5
Sir Bets-A-Lot sees Denver as a five-point favorite over the Los Angeles Rams, with an over/under of 42 points. Condolences to those who took the favorite Broncos to cover last week’s 4.5 spread against San Francisco.
