The last preseason game of 2023 is in the books and now begins the task of cutting down the Broncos roster to 53 men.
On Saturday the Denver Broncos hosted the L.A. Rams in their last preseason game before the start of the 2023-24 season. Both teams headed into Saturday’s game winless after the Broncos lost two close games to the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals. The Rams previously lost their first two games to the L.A. Chargers and the Las Vegas Raiders.
Denver Broncos started quarterback Jarrett Stidham who led a roster of players jockeying for a position among the 53-man roster. On Saturday 6 different Broncos scored touchdowns including both Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci (Denver second string quarterback of the game) both threw touchdowns while Stidham went 17 of 28 for 236 yards and DiNucci threw for 11 of 15 for 117 yards.
Running backs Jaleel McLaughlin who has impressed in the preseason scored a touchdown while both Tyler Badie and Tony Jones Jr. also found the endzone. Tight end’s Albert Okwuegbunam (Albert O.) and Josh Hammond scored touchdowns also. Albert O. was the star of Saturday’s game with 7 receptions for 109 yards and his one touchdown. The Broncos shutout the L.A. Rams 41 – 0.
While Albert O. may have been the game’s best player on Saturday, his elevated performance wasn’t enough to secure his spot among the 53 as the Broncos traded him on Tuesday.
Since Sunday, the Broncos have waived, wide receivers Kendal Hinton, J.J. Koski, Nick Williams, and Montrell Washington, as well as defensive back Delonte Hood, and inside linebacker Seth Benson.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche are less than a month away from the start of the preseason kick off against the Minnesota Wild on September 24th. The Avalanche preseason will feature six games against three teams, the Wild, the Las Vegas Golden Knights and the Dallas Stars.
The Denver Nuggets are just over a month away from kicking off their preseason with the Phoenix Suns. The Nuggets will feature five preseason games against the Suns, the Chicago Bulls and the L.A. Clippers before kicking off the regular season at home against the L.A. Lakers.
The Colorado Rockies are now 32.5 games behind the division leading L.A. Dodgers with the worst record in the National League at 49-82 with a winning percentage of .374. The Rockies have lost all five of their last five games in Tampa Bay, Florida against the Rays, in Baltimore against the Orioles and Monday night’s game at Coors Field against the Atlanta Braves.
The Rockies will wrap up their series with the Braves on Wednesday before hosting the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend.
