One thing is for certain; the Denver Broncos coaching staff has their hands full when it comes down to trimming the roster down to just 53 bodies.
I know that it’s preseason but we can all appreciate how well prepared the Denver Broncos have been over the past two games in their wins over the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals.
On Saturday the Broncos hosted the Arizona Cardinals at Empower Field at Mile High and backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham was making his case for a starting position, if not with Denver someplace else. Stidham went 16 of 23 for 240 yards and two touchdowns.
His favorite targets, Pat Bryant and Troy Franklin both had four receptions for 70 and 67 yards but Franklin was credited for both of Stidham’s touchdown catches.
Three of Denver’s running backs averaged 6 yards or better per carry while 14 different receivers caught passes.
By the half the Broncos had taken a commanding 17-point lead adding a field goal in the third, with a final score of 27-7.
This Saturday Denver will head to Coach Payton’s old stomping grounds in Louisiana to face the New Orleans Saints before kicking off the season at home to host the Tennessee Titans on September 7 at 2:05 p.m. MST., 7.5 points favor Denver.
In other sports the Colorado Rockies are riding a four game winning streak and have won 6 of their last 7. Despite their run it has done little to move them anywhere in the division as they still remain 11.5 games behind the second to last place Arizona Diamondbacks who have won 60 games this season, while the Rockies have won a total of 36 this season with a .288 winning percentage.
The Rockies close up their series with the L.A. Dodgers this week before heading to the East to face the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game series that kicks off on Friday at 4:40 p.m. MST.
The Colorado Rapids have won their last two games over the Minnesota United FC and Atlanta United. This Saturday the Rapids host the L.A. Galaxy and have a chance to move up to the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
