Week 2, 2026

played in Arizona, AZ

93 degrees, fair, calm

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	6	-	6
Arizona Cardinals	7	13	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 ARI - Larry Stratton 88 punt return (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 14:17 ARI - Alonzo Long 27 field goal
2Q: 12:15 ARI - Geoff Gabree 7 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 02:09 ARI - Alonzo Long 28 field goal
3Q: 00:47 ARI - Alonzo Long 23 field goal
4Q: 09:19 DEN - Antonio Hudson 34 field goal
4Q: 06:01 DEN - Antonio Hudson 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 ARI - Larry Stratton 88 punt return (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 14:17 ARI - Alonzo Long 27 field goal
2Q: 12:15 ARI - Geoff Gabree 7 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
2Q: 02:09 ARI - Alonzo Long 28 field goal
3Q: 00:47 ARI - Alonzo Long 23 field goal
4Q: 09:19 DEN - Antonio Hudson 34 field goal
4Q: 06:01 DEN - Antonio Hudson 36 field goal

Team Statistics DEN ARI
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 8 22
- by Rushing 0 9
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 204 430
- Offensive Plays 53 68
- Yards per Play 3.85 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 15 188
- Rushing Attempts 14 40
- Yards per Rush 1.07 4.70
Net Passing Yards 189 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 199 242
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.85 8.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 5/100
Kick Returns/Yards 6/189 2/29
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:23 35:37

Team Statistics	DEN	ARI
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	8	22
- by Rushing	0	9
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	204	430
- Offensive Plays	53	68
- Yards per Play	3.85	6.32
Net Rushing Yards	15	188
- Rushing Attempts	14	40
- Yards per Rush	1.07	4.70
Net Passing Yards	189	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	199	242
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.85	8.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	5/100
Kick Returns/Yards	6/189	2/29
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:23	35:37

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
1	11:00	4:16	OWN 20	9	56	Missed FG
1	5:39	0:59	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
1	4:40	1:17	OWN 46	2	36	Fumble
2	14:10	1:08	OWN 34	2	-1	Interception
2	12:09	1:57	OWN 46	3	1	Punt
2	6:52	1:31	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	2:02	0:44	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	13:33	1:48	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
3	6:25	1:24	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:40	6:28	OWN 32	10	51	Field Goal
4	7:00	1:04	OPP 22	3	3	Field Goal
4	2:31	1:13	OWN 33	6	33	Downs

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:58	OWN 31	4	50	Interception
1	6:44	1:05	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
1	3:23	4:13	OWN 18	8	72	Field Goal
2	13:02	0:53	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
2	10:12	3:20	OWN 5	6	62	Interception
2	5:21	3:19	OWN 39	8	50	Field Goal
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 5	4	21	Half
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
3	11:45	5:20	OWN 10	11	54	Punt
3	5:01	4:21	OWN 31	8	63	Field Goal
4	9:12	2:12	OWN 17	3	5	Fumble
4	5:56	3:25	OPP 41	5	15	Missed FG
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt

Game MVP: Geoff Gabree, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Kirk Stephenson	9	11	1.22	3
Hardy Dux	3	4	1.33	2
Kennedy Sherman	2	0	0.00	1

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Geoff Gabree	27	146	5.41	23	6	1
Craig Montague	12	43	3.58	8	0	0
Dana Peyrouse	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jamie Larry	37	22	199	2/10	0	39	1	62.7

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah Schmidtke	28	15	242	0/0	0	44	2	53.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Grady Roberson	6	10	88	14.67	19	33
TE Aaron Webb	5	6	34	6.80	2	13
WR Vincent Wiggins	3	4	48	16.00	21	39
WR Tyrus Stevenson	3	7	15	5.00	0	9
WR Dwayne Lasica	2	3	10	5.00	0	6
FB Brian Thompson	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Grant Cochrane	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Hardy Dux	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Larry Stratton	6	8	90	15.00	16	33
WR Sam Sutton	4	7	97	24.25	48	44
WR Broderick Poole	2	3	23	11.50	2	12
TE Richard Cummins	1	5	10	10.00	5	10
WR Richard Porter	1	1	14	14.00	8	14
FB Alan McMurdo	1	1	8	8.00	8	8
TE Tommy Galloway	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Geoff Gabree	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Riddick Burtnett	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Alvin Swann	1	0	0.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Jonathan Bolender	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kirk Stephenson	1	1	0
Jamie Larry	1	0	0
Jerry Foulke	0	1	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Geoff Gabree	1	0	0
Marty Hopper	0	1	0
Howie Rhodes	0	0	1
Jonathan Bolender	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Andre Chelius	7	332	47.4	37.7	56	4

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	4	150	37.5	31.5	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Hudson	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	0/0

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alonzo Long	3/4	0/1	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Apotsos	1	4	4.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	5	100	20.0	1

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Parrella	4	129	32.3	0
Kirk Stephenson	2	60	30.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Geoff Gabree	1	18	18.0	0
Dustin Tyler	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	8	0	0.0	31	23
CB Sam Clements	6	2	0.0	30	20
S Jerald Thornton	6	1	0.0	30	20
ILB Reggie Milburn	5	1	0.0	24	16
OLB Alvin Swann	4	1	0.0	31	22
ILB Bryan Derubeis	2	2	0.0	22	14
DT Perry Atkins	2	2	0.0	26	18
DE Lance Garrison	2	2	0.0	30	19
DT O.J. Rosenkoetter	2	1	0.0	20	11
OLB Ty Rivers	2	1	0.0	9	6
DE Jerry Foulke	2	0	0.0	24	17
DT Rick Zamora	2	0	0.0	21	17
DE Erik Conwell	2	0	0.0	20	14
S Mitch Sowers	2	0	0.0	16	13
S Tyrus Parker	2	0	0.0	11	9
ILB Drew Slaughter	1	1	0.0	12	9
S Riddick Burtnett	1	0	0.0	32	22
WR Dwayne Lasica	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mel Collins	1	0	0.0	31	22
S Mark Apotsos	1	0	0.0	6	6

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.C. Younger	6	0	0.0	14	29
S Roman Becker	5	0	0.0	7	25
DE Howie Rhodes	3	0	1.0	11	25
CB Edward Arnold	3	2	0.0	10	31
OLB Phillip Burnett	3	2	0.0	11	28
DT Eugene Schwartz	3	1	0.0	11	35
ILB Marty Hopper	3	1	0.0	10	29
DE Daniel McLellan	2	0	1.0	7	14
S Ernie Dumas	2	1	0.0	7	30
QB Micah Schmidtke	2	0	---	---	---
S Byron Meador	2	0	0.0	9	25
CB Randy Roberson	2	0	0.0	9	37
S Otis Drexler	1	2	0.0	10	25
DE Winfred Welker	1	2	0.0	7	25
DT Antoine Thune	1	0	0.0	7	19
ILB Terrell Spencer	1	0	0.0	4	9
ILB Jonathan Bolender	1	0	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerry Foulke	1	0	1	17
DT Perry Atkins	1	0	1	18
DE Lance Garrison	0	1	0	19

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Daniel McLellan	1.0	1	0	1	14
DE Howie Rhodes	1.0	0	2	0	25
S Roman Becker	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Carlos East	0.0	1	0	0	9
ILB Marty Hopper	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norbert Dawson	4	1	0	23
OLB Alvin Swann	3	1	1	22
CB Sam Clements	3	1	0	20
S Jerald Thornton	2	1	0	20
ILB Reggie Milburn	2	0	0	16
S Tyrus Parker	1	0	0	9
S Riddick Burtnett	0	1	1	22
CB Mel Collins	0	1	0	22

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.C. Younger	6	1	0	29
S Roman Becker	4	0	0	25
OLB Phillip Burnett	3	0	0	28
CB Randy Roberson	2	1	0	37
ILB Marty Hopper	2	0	0	29
CB Edward Arnold	1	1	0	31
S Ernie Dumas	1	0	0	30
DT Eugene Schwartz	1	0	0	35
S Otis Drexler	1	0	0	25
S Byron Meador	1	0	0	25
ILB Jonathan Bolender	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Van Kelly	6	14	0	35
Brent Baldridge	4	14	0	39
Albert Emerson	1	12	0	32
Grant Cochrane	1	4	0	17
Billy Lewis	1	11	0	32
Dwight George	1	14	0	39
Artie Stydahar	0	5	2	14

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Randall Middleton	4	9	2	36	23
Todd Worley	2	7	0	25	21
Walt Buckner	2	6	0	36	21
Alan McMurdo	2	4	1	36	20
Damon Boyd	2	4	1	25	21
Sedrick Forbes	1	3	0	20	8
Marc Grace	1	3	0	35	27
Bart Kramer	1	2	0	19	12
Van Clancy	0	1	0	4	7

Special Teams Statistics

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Lenny Walton	1	19
Tyrus Stevenson	1	16
Brian Thompson	1	14
Vincent Wiggins	1	11
Mitch Sowers	1	11
Grady Roberson	1	5
Hardy Dux	0	22
Sam Clements	0	19
Grant Cochrane	0	16
Drew Slaughter	0	15
Alvin Swann	0	11
Brent Baldridge	0	10
D.J. Castillo	0	10
Trevor Burke	0	10
Artie Stydahar	0	10
Aaron Webb	0	7
Andre Chelius	0	7
Kirk Stephenson	0	6
Reggie Milburn	0	6
Mark Apotsos	0	6
Dwight George	0	6
Antonio Hudson	0	6
Perry Atkins	0	5
Jerry Foulke	0	4
O.J. Rosenkoetter	0	4
Albert Emerson	0	4
Norbert Dawson	0	4
J.T. Parrella	0	4
Lance Garrison	0	4
Tyrus Parker	0	4
Jerald Thornton	0	3
Jamie Blair	0	3
Riddick Burtnett	0	3
Bobby Wilson	0	3
Erik Conwell	0	3
Mel Collins	0	3
Bryan Derubeis	0	1
Rick Zamora	0	1
Terry Harper	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Geoff Gabree	4	23
Tommy Galloway	2	16
Marshall Ding	1	6
Otis Drexler	0	23
Chris Harding	0	17
Richard Porter	0	16
Jonathan Bolender	0	16
Darian Wolfe	0	13
Randy Roberson	0	12
Ernie Dumas	0	11
Alan McMurdo	0	10
Rufus McGarrity	0	10
Richard Cummins	0	9
Terrell Spencer	0	9
Van Clancy	0	8
Bart Kramer	0	8
Sedrick Forbes	0	8
Dustin Tyler	0	8
Larry Stratton	0	7
Damon Boyd	0	6
Marty Hopper	0	5
Antoine Thune	0	5
Walt Buckner	0	4
Artie Souza	0	4
Edward Arnold	0	4
Andy Burton	0	4
Alonzo Long	0	4
Howie Rhodes	0	4
Eugene Schwartz	0	3
Roman Becker	0	3
J.C. Younger	0	3
Bo Lemons	0	3
Phillip Burnett	0	3
Randall Middleton	0	2
Winfred Welker	0	2
Byron Meador	0	2
Carlos East	0	2
Broderick Poole	0	1
Craig Montague	0	1
Daniel McLellan	0	1
Cory Satterlee	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	3	4	1.3
Right	7	5	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	55	6.1
Middle	15	64	4.3
Right	15	70	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jamie Larry	37	22	3	2	3	3	3	1	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah Schmidtke	28	15	4	0	2	6	1	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	71	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	54	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	41	13.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	62	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	66	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grady Roberson	10	6	1	88	2	31
WR Tyrus Stevenson	7	3	2	15	0	21
TE Aaron Webb	6	5	0	34	0	19
WR Vincent Wiggins	4	3	0	48	1	23
FB Brian Thompson	3	1	0	-1	0	17
WR Dwayne Lasica	3	2	0	10	0	27
RB Hardy Dux	2	0	0	0	0	15
RB Kennedy Sherman	1	1	0	2	0	7
TE Grant Cochrane	1	1	0	3	0	17

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Stratton	8	6	0	90	2	26
WR Sam Sutton	7	4	1	97	2	23
TE Richard Cummins	5	1	0	10	0	21
WR Broderick Poole	3	2	0	23	0	12
TE Tommy Galloway	2	0	0	0	0	8
WR Richard Porter	1	1	0	14	0	2
FB Alan McMurdo	1	1	0	8	0	20
RB Geoff Gabree	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kirk Stephenson	1	0	0.00	1.22

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Geoff Gabree	4	17	4.25	5.41
Craig Montague	2	2	1.00	3.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jamie Larry	4	2	2	0.50	5.38

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah Schmidtke	6	2	10	1.67	8.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grady Roberson	2	0	0	0.00	8.80
WR Vincent Wiggins	1	1	3	3.00	12.00
FB Brian Thompson	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.33

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Stratton	3	2	10	3.33	11.25
TE Richard Cummins	2	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Tommy Galloway	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Geoff Gabree	1	0
Dana Peyrouse	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jamie Larry	13	5	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah Schmidtke	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Grady Roberson	5	2	2
WR Tyrus Stevenson	3	1	0
WR Vincent Wiggins	2	1	1
RB Hardy Dux	2	0	0
FB Brian Thompson	1	1	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Richard Cummins	4	1	1
WR Sam Sutton	2	1	1
WR Larry Stratton	2	2	1
WR Richard Porter	1	1	1
RB Geoff Gabree	1	0	0
WR Broderick Poole	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,900 (17,600)
End Zone 8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,900 (17,600)
End Zone	8,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,200 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,200)