Week 2, 2026

played in Arizona, AZ

66 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	3	15	-	18
Arizona Cardinals	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 ARI - Timothy Mickus 11 pass from DeAndre Forbes (Jason Tanner extra point)
2Q: 03:40 ARI - Hector Niklos 44 pass from DeAndre Forbes (Jason Tanner extra point)
3Q: 04:58 DEN - Earl Abraham 26 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ARI - DeAndre Forbes 15 run (Jason Tanner extra point)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Mitch McCormick 9 pass from Giovanni McKnight (Giovanni McKnight pass to Jeffrey Hawkins for conversion)
4Q: 02:15 DEN - Dylan Martin 32 pass from Giovanni McKnight (Earl Abraham extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 ARI - Timothy Mickus 11 pass from DeAndre Forbes (Jason Tanner extra point)
2Q: 03:40 ARI - Hector Niklos 44 pass from DeAndre Forbes (Jason Tanner extra point)
3Q: 04:58 DEN - Earl Abraham 26 field goal
4Q: 15:00 ARI - DeAndre Forbes 15 run (Jason Tanner extra point)
4Q: 08:05 DEN - Mitch McCormick 9 pass from Giovanni McKnight (Giovanni McKnight pass to Jeffrey Hawkins for conversion)
4Q: 02:15 DEN - Dylan Martin 32 pass from Giovanni McKnight (Earl Abraham extra point)

Team Statistics DEN ARI
Record 0-2 2-0
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 337 370
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 5.71 5.29
Net Rushing Yards 166 106
- Rushing Attempts 31 32
- Yards per Rush 5.35 3.31
Net Passing Yards 171 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 15 - 1 37 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 179 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 6.95
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 9.2
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/55 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	DEN	ARI
Record	0-2	2-0
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	337	370
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	5.71	5.29
Net Rushing Yards	166	106
- Rushing Attempts	31	32
- Yards per Rush	5.35	3.31
Net Passing Yards	171	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 15 - 1	37 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	179	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	6.95
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	9.2
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/55	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:20	OWN 25	5	36	Punt
1	9:27	3:55	OWN 24	6	25	Punt
2	15:00	4:20	OWN 13	8	66	Interception
2	9:32	1:56	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
2	3:05	1:07	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 1	1	6	Half
3	11:35	6:43	OWN 20	14	71	Field Goal
4	14:50	2:10	OWN 25	4	30	Punt
4	10:32	1:08	OPP 40	3	-3	Punt
4	8:38	0:40	OPP 13	3	13	Touchdown
4	4:46	2:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:40	2:13	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	5:32	5:32	OWN 3	12	84	Downs
2	10:40	1:08	OWN 21	3	-5	Punt
2	7:36	4:31	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	1:58	1:19	OWN 39	4	17	Punt
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	7	34	Punt
3	4:52	5:02	OWN 25	14	75	Touchdown
4	12:40	2:08	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
4	9:24	0:46	OWN 4	2	6	Interception
4	7:58	3:12	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 25	7	18	Game

Game MVP: DeAndre Forbes, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	22	111	5.05	35	1
RB Kenny Gerhardt	7	50	7.14	32	2
QB Giovanni McKnight	2	5	2.50	3	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Roy Jamison	10	34	3.40	16	1	0
QB DeAndre Forbes	10	58	5.80	24	3	1
RB Jake June	7	6	0.86	6	0	0
RB Tyrone Gates	4	14	3.50	10	1	0
WR Johnathan McNeil	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni McKnight	27	15	179	1/8	2	32	1	85.2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
DeAndre Forbes	37	23	278	1/14	2	44	2	80.7

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Liam Clingan	4	5	37	9.25	10	26	0
TE Mitch McCormick	3	5	33	11.00	16	16	1
WR Dylan Martin	3	6	59	19.67	28	32	1
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	2	6	4	2.00	0	6	0
RB Kenny Gerhardt	1	2	18	18.00	15	18	0
WR Brenden Frenzel	1	2	22	22.00	1	22	0
WR Ben Wheeler	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deon Bishop	8	10	77	9.63	6	19	0
TE Hector Niklos	4	5	81	20.25	29	44	1
WR Pete Coleman	3	3	25	8.33	16	15	0
WR Johnathan McNeil	3	7	53	17.67	9	23	0
WR Timothy Mickus	3	9	25	8.33	1	11	1
TE Charles McDaniel	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Diego Dillon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Tyrone Gates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Antoine Shabazz	1	0	0.00	0
S J.C. Seymour	1	0	0.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Eli Schoen	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Dylan Martin	1	0	0	0
WR Ben Wheeler	0	1	0	0

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Gage Carbajal	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sergio Whitfield	6	268	44.7	31.8	50	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Grier	4	177	44.3	36.3	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Abraham	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Tanner	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kai Wells	1	12	12.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Warren Whitlock	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Spamer	1	18	18.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Fields	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Donovan	11	0	0.0	32	38
OLB Andres Jordan	7	1	1.0	30	38
ILB Leland Makredkakis	7	2	0.0	26	21
DE Curtis Buckley	4	2	0.0	16	21
CB Melvin Koski	3	1	0.0	31	37
ILB Jamal Johns	3	1	0.0	21	26
CB Trevor Ridder	3	0	0.0	12	23
S Dominique Caldwell	2	2	0.0	8	17
DE Griffin Marchion	2	1	0.0	25	28
OLB Mo Hernandez	2	1	0.0	14	12
S J.C. Seymour	1	3	0.0	24	21
CB Kai Wells	1	2	0.0	21	17
DE Jermaine Strait	1	0	0.0	27	26
CB Antoine Shabazz	1	0	0.0	21	33
DE Thomas Mueller	1	0	0.0	5	6
DE Rufus Lindsay	1	0	0.0	7	16
DT Johnny Thomas	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Ben Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Warren Whitlock	9	1	0.0	26	14
CB Winfred Kramer	8	1	0.0	29	21
OLB Jonah Guthrie	5	2	0.0	28	21
DE Bob Lane	4	4	1.0	28	27
S Mitch Gimpert	3	1	0.0	9	15
DT Eli Schoen	2	2	0.0	26	17
ILB Devonte Laszlo	2	2	0.0	27	21
CB Nicky Rivers	2	2	0.0	25	20
DE Mitch Kelly	2	1	0.0	29	24
S Dwight Mathis	2	1	0.0	3	7
S Gage Carbajal	2	1	0.0	28	27
OLB Gustavo Dixon	1	3	0.0	11	19
DE Trent Barnes	1	3	0.0	21	16
ILB Arturo Hammond	1	1	0.0	6	8
WR Johnathan McNeil	1	0	---	---	---
WR Timothy Mickus	1	0	---	---	---
CB Renaldo McCarroll	1	0	0.0	28	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Andres Jordan	1.0	1	0	1	38
DE Griffin Marchion	0.0	0	1	1	28
CB Melvin Koski	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Jermaine Strait	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Rufus Lindsay	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Leland Stabenow	0.0	0	1	0	22

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bob Lane	1.0	1	2	1	27
DE Mitch Kelly	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Trent Barnes	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Scott Donovan	7	0	0	38
OLB Andres Jordan	5	0	0	38
CB Trevor Ridder	3	0	0	23
CB Antoine Shabazz	1	1	1	33
CB Melvin Koski	1	1	0	37
ILB Jamal Johns	1	0	0	26
DE Rufus Lindsay	1	0	0	16
S Dominique Caldwell	1	0	0	17
CB Kai Wells	1	0	0	17
DE Curtis Buckley	1	0	0	21
OLB Mo Hernandez	1	0	0	12
S J.C. Seymour	0	0	1	21

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Winfred Kramer	4	2	0	21
CB Nicky Rivers	2	0	0	20
S Gage Carbajal	2	0	0	27
OLB Gustavo Dixon	1	1	0	19
OLB Jonah Guthrie	1	1	0	21
S Mitch Gimpert	1	1	0	15
S Dwight Mathis	1	0	0	7
CB Renaldo McCarroll	1	0	0	21
DE Bob Lane	1	0	0	27
ILB Devonte Laszlo	1	0	0	21
ILB Arturo Hammond	0	1	0	8
DT Eli Schoen	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Lance Benson	5	9	31	0	28
G Julio Ingram	3	4	31	0	28
T Justics Clancy	2	5	31	0	28
T Devon Foley	2	3	31	1	28
G Donnell Schwartz	1	8	31	0	28
FB Adam Fairweather	0	1	3	0	1

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mel Shaw	3	7	32	0	38
G Braden Reynolds	2	7	32	0	38
G Dillon Dennis	2	5	32	1	38
C Lamont Webb	0	4	32	0	38
C Nickolas Fjelstad	0	3	32	0	38
TE Hector Niklos	0	1	25	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Gerhardt	1	14
Trevor Ridder	1	11

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Jamison	1	18
Mel Shaw	1	4

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Andres Jordan	---	---	30	38	18	86
CB Melvin Koski	---	---	31	37	8	76
S Scott Donovan	---	---	32	38	---	70
G Julio Ingram	31	28	---	---	7	66
G Donnell Schwartz	31	28	---	---	---	59
T Devon Foley	31	28	---	---	---	59
T Justics Clancy	31	28	---	---	---	59
WR Dylan Martin	31	28	---	---	---	59
C Lance Benson	31	28	---	---	---	59
QB Giovanni McKnight	31	28	---	---	---	59
DE Jermaine Strait	---	---	27	26	4	57
S J.C. Seymour	---	---	24	21	12	57
ILB Jamal Johns	---	---	21	26	8	55
TE Mitch McCormick	27	28	---	---	---	55
CB Antoine Shabazz	---	---	21	33	---	54
WR Brenden Frenzel	28	18	---	---	8	54
DE Griffin Marchion	---	---	25	28	---	53
ILB Leland Makredkakis	---	---	26	21	---	47
CB Trevor Ridder	---	---	12	23	11	46
CB Kai Wells	---	---	21	17	5	43
WR Ben Wheeler	23	16	---	---	4	43
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	23	18	---	---	1	42
DE Curtis Buckley	---	---	16	21	---	37
DT Leland Stabenow	---	---	12	22	---	34
DT Dean Wire	---	---	18	16	---	34
RB Kenny Gerhardt	8	8	---	---	14	30
OLB Mo Hernandez	---	---	14	12	---	26
S Dominique Caldwell	---	---	8	17	---	25
DE Rufus Lindsay	---	---	7	16	---	23
WR Kenny Spamer	5	2	---	---	13	20
TE Demetrius Burns	0	0	---	---	19	19
FB Adam Fairweather	3	1	---	---	13	17
DT Tracy Stelick	---	---	0	0	14	14
TE Liam Clingan	2	11	---	---	---	13
WR Cedric Machen	5	8	---	---	---	13
TE Ashton Hawkins	0	2	---	---	10	12
DE Thomas Mueller	---	---	5	6	---	11
C Cristian Meier	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Sergio Whitfield	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Carter Stuart	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jake Oltmanns	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Harvey Ellis	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Earl Abraham	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Johnny Thomas	---	---	2	0	---	2
RB Cole Christ	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Juan Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Lamont Webb	32	38	---	---	4	74
T Mel Shaw	32	38	---	---	4	74
WR Timothy Mickus	29	37	---	---	8	74
G Dillon Dennis	32	38	---	---	4	74
G Braden Reynolds	32	38	---	---	4	74
C Nickolas Fjelstad	32	38	---	---	---	70
QB DeAndre Forbes	32	38	---	---	---	70
DE Mitch Kelly	---	---	29	24	15	68
WR Johnathan McNeil	20	31	---	---	14	65
CB Renaldo McCarroll	---	---	28	21	15	64
DE Bob Lane	---	---	28	27	9	64
WR Deon Bishop	27	36	---	---	---	63
S Gage Carbajal	---	---	28	27	7	62
TE Hector Niklos	25	34	---	---	---	59
S Warren Whitlock	---	---	26	14	14	54
CB Winfred Kramer	---	---	29	21	1	51
OLB Gustavo Dixon	---	---	11	19	19	49
OLB Jonah Guthrie	---	---	28	21	---	49
ILB Devonte Laszlo	---	---	27	21	1	49
RB Roy Jamison	15	14	---	---	18	47
CB Nicky Rivers	---	---	25	20	---	45
DT Eli Schoen	---	---	26	17	---	43
DE Trent Barnes	---	---	21	16	---	37
WR Pete Coleman	4	8	---	---	18	30
S Mitch Gimpert	---	---	9	15	1	25
ILB Arturo Hammond	---	---	6	8	10	24
S Dwight Mathis	---	---	3	7	10	20
DT Nathaniel Eddins	---	---	5	8	6	19
WR Clifton Schroeder	9	4	---	---	4	17
RB Jake June	9	7	---	---	---	16
RB Tyrone Gates	6	9	---	---	---	15
CB Edwin Fields	---	---	2	7	5	14
FB Diego Dillon	6	2	---	---	4	12
TE Seth Pride	6	6	---	---	---	12
DE Deion Gamboa	---	---	3	7	1	11
OLB Cedric Goetz	---	---	3	7	1	11
TE Charles McDaniel	4	2	---	---	---	6
P Devante Grier	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Dillon Schnebele	---	---	3	1	---	4
K Jason Tanner	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Casey Watson	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Dominique Zeppelin	---	---	1	0	---	1
T Kody Donovan	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Renaldo Frank	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Harris Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Donovan Meraz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	73	9.1
Middle	17	66	3.9
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	20	75	3.8
Right	9	26	2.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni McKnight	27	15	3	0	0	6	4	1	1

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
DeAndre Forbes	37	23	3	3	1	2	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	53	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	109	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	91	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	78	15.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	6	2	4	0	18
WR Dylan Martin	6	3	59	1	28
TE Liam Clingan	5	4	37	1	11
TE Mitch McCormick	5	3	33	0	28
RB Kenny Gerhardt	2	1	18	0	8
WR Brenden Frenzel	2	1	22	1	18
WR Ben Wheeler	1	1	6	0	16

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deon Bishop	10	8	0	77	0	36
WR Timothy Mickus	9	3	0	25	0	37
WR Johnathan McNeil	7	3	0	53	1	31
TE Hector Niklos	5	4	1	81	2	34
WR Pete Coleman	3	3	0	25	0	8
TE Charles McDaniel	1	1	0	11	0	2
FB Diego Dillon	1	1	0	6	0	2
RB Tyrone Gates	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	1	3	3.00	5.05
RB Kenny Gerhardt	1	-1	-1.00	7.14

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Roy Jamison	1	0	0.00	3.40
QB DeAndre Forbes	1	15	15.00	5.80
RB Jake June	1	0	0.00	0.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni McKnight	5	2	8	1.60	6.63

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
DeAndre Forbes	2	2	15	7.50	7.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	2	0	0	0.00	0.67
TE Liam Clingan	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.40
TE Mitch McCormick	1	1	9	9.00	6.60
WR Dylan Martin	1	0	0	0.00	9.83

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Mickus	1	1	11	11.00	2.78
WR Deon Bishop	1	1	4	4.00	7.70

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	4	2
RB Kenny Gerhardt	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tyrone Gates	2	0
RB Roy Jamison	1	1
QB DeAndre Forbes	1	0
RB Jake June	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni McKnight	6	3	1

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
DeAndre Forbes	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jeffrey Hawkins	4	2	0
TE Mitch McCormick	1	0	0
WR Dylan Martin	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deon Bishop	3	3	3
WR Johnathan McNeil	2	2	2
TE Charles McDaniel	1	1	1
TE Hector Niklos	1	0	0
FB Diego Dillon	1	1	0
RB Tyrone Gates	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)