00:00And you saw Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison and Bo Nix already, none of them are expected to play today.
00:08Very few starters will be out there.
00:13And on the return, it's Weaver crossing the 35.
00:20Play action.
00:22Toon, chased from behind and taken down. That's Jordan Jackson with the sack.
00:29Before going to Zach Wilson.
00:32Stidham on the slant, he's got a man, he's got a first down, it's Vele.
00:37Samaje Piran, who was a big part of their offense last year, in danger of not making this roster, partly because of the emergence of Estime.
00:47They ride Estime here, trying to get in the end zone, and he does!
00:52Opening drive, touchdown for the Broncos, and they lead at 6-0.
00:59It's one thing to play a lot of college games, it's another thing to play them well and come into this level and excel right away.
01:06Second and eight for Toon, he's got a first down out to the 40-yard line.
01:14And nothing doing here, Hassan Hall is stuffed.
01:19Nick Benito came across and made the play for a loss of one.
01:23He had eight sacks last year, but stopping the run has been a focal point for Benito.
01:28Toon, under pressure again, and down he goes!
01:32And once again, it's Jordan Jackson.
01:39Beaty on third and one, and Beaty is not going to get there.
01:45Good job by the Arizona defense, led by Elijah Jones.
01:49Toon gets rid of it to Hall, slips away from Jackson, but tackled short of a first down.
01:56Devon Key was able to finish off Hall, and that's the final play of the first quarter.
02:04Second down and 20 for Wilson, dancing around the pocket, now on the move.
02:10We've seen this before, and it works well for him, a nice job turning it upfield at the end.
02:16So Zach Wilson, close to a first down.
02:20Yes, and expected to see him maybe get a few snaps today in his final preseason game,
02:25and Brandon Jones in Miami was a guy that flicked a ton,
02:29and was a hard hitter as stills, makes a really good catch over the middle and gets out of bounds.
02:33And for Brandon Jones, though, you're coming into a new situation.
02:3791 degrees right now.
02:41Wilson, good protection by the offensive line.
02:43Now he'll load up and fire, and completes it to Nate Atkins.
02:47That was a seed from Zach Wilson.
02:50Reaching your arms out first, but also exposing your head.
02:54Fourth and goal, Wilson to the end zone, wide open touchdown!
02:58Nate Atkins, but there is a flag down in the back of the end zone.
03:07Pressure's coming by Incombe.
03:09Pressure's coming by Incombe.
03:11Toon escapes, throws deep on the run, looking for Weaver!
03:15And he's got it!
03:18Xavier Weaver, the undrafted rookie from Colorado, goes for 43 yards.
03:25It's third and goal for Arizona.
03:30Toon to Jones at the 8, and Jones lost the football!
03:34For now, they're saying catch fumble, and it's recovered by Keidron Smith.
03:44Third and seven.
03:46Wilson over the middle, and Franklin's got it for a first down.
03:51And then he turns around and does that.
03:53The one thing we know is he can get through adversity.
03:55He's seen that early on in his career.
04:00Wilson back to the air.
04:04He is stuffed as Nowoski makes the tackle.
04:08Force me to keep you on this, Wilson.
04:10For Sean Payton, he wants Zach Wilson to go out there and play so well,
04:14that they feel like they can't give him up.
04:16Because there's going to be another team that says,
04:18you know what, this guy is a new type of player.
04:21From 55.
04:25This one right down the middle, and it is good.
04:27It is good.
04:29So Matt Prater, who owns the NFL record for the most field goals of 50 yards or longer,
04:34with 80 in his career, makes one here in the preseason.
04:38And at the half, it's 14-3.
04:41Wilson's in the shotgun on second and goal.
04:45To the end zone.
04:47Bandy could not hold on.
04:51To third and goal.
04:54Wilson in trouble, and down he goes.
04:58Ball came out late, Wilson has it.
05:00But it was Jesse Lucchetta who comes up with the sack.
05:05So here's Will Lutz to attempt a 30-yard field goal.
05:10And Lutz's kick is good.
05:14Did not work out there, and they signed Kirk Cousins.
05:17Ritter to a wide open man, and he's got a first down.
05:20That's Bernhard Sikovitz.
05:23And I knew, hey, this was going to be my opportunity to show my team and 31 other teams that I belong in the NFL.
05:31And right now, at this point in the game, we're seeing guys like that.
05:35Inkel, who was on this team, made it last year as an undrafted free agent.
05:38The former Bronco from 24 yards away.
05:44And Prater is good.
05:47Zach's in a good spot if he sticks with this team.
05:50And Sean is giving us the indication he's going to keep free.
05:53Third down and three.
05:56Chase from behind, and he is sacked.
05:59And this time Cameron Thomas gets him.
06:01That's the third sack of the summer for Thomas.
06:09Wilson deep to Brandon Johnson.
06:11And Johnson slips at the two and is brought down there.
06:17He nearly got in.
06:19That's why he's getting a lot of burn.
06:21You're letting him prove himself.
06:23Wilson trying to do it himself, and he's in.
06:27Touchdown, Zach Wilson.
06:33For the NFL, and it's happening quicker than ever.
06:37Ritter to Palmer.
06:39Great adjustment on the sideline.
06:41That's a catch for T'John Palmer, the rookie out of UAB.
06:45If you're making plays and picking points up,
06:48maybe that's more of a challenge to the defense,
06:50where it's just like, if it is being dumbed down, why can't you stop it?
06:53Yeah, I think the athleticism at the position
06:56has also grown by leaps and bounds.
06:59These guys have taken pride in not allowing anyone to run the ball off.
07:03That pass is batted down.
07:06Intended for Whitehart.
07:08Yeah, you were right. Alec Mack, the linebacker, was late getting over.
07:13On third down, Hall to the outside.
07:16Hall is in for a touchdown.
07:19So after spending over three minutes in the red zone on this drive,
07:24Hall finally punches it in for Arizona.
07:30Watson goes in motion.
07:32Wilson in trouble, and he is sacked.
07:35Phil Hoskins picks up the sack.
07:38His second year with the Cardinals.
07:45Pressure coming off the edge.
07:47Wilson batted down at the line.
07:51And that was Miles Murphy who got his big paw up there.
07:55He probably was hoping it wouldn't come so soon,
07:58but they're going to have to fill that gap.
08:01Third down and nine. Ritter, and that's broken up.
08:05Getting a hand on it was Art Green.
08:09They're going to have to come out firing without some key pieces.
08:12Wilson's taking a deep shot.
08:14Johnson's wide open.
08:16Johnson's got it. Touchdown.
08:20Brandon Johnson.
08:23A 46-yard touchdown from Zach Wilson.
08:27In certain situations that teams have,
08:30and you start to say, hey, this guy's released.
08:32We're going to get him, and we're claiming him.
08:34And we have a spot for him on our roster.
08:37Hassan Hall's got a lot of room to run here.
08:40And he rumbles into Denver territory
08:43before Caleb Hayes makes the tackle.
08:45Trey Benson, who they drafted from Florida State.
08:48Demacato, who was good last year.
08:50Michael Carter.
08:52DJ Dallas, who's been such a great returner
08:54over the course of his first four or five years.
08:56On the field in this third and final preseason game,
08:59if you make a mistake and you're thinking,
09:01well, that could be it. If you make a play,
09:02you're thinking, well, maybe that got me on the team.
09:05And then the days that follow,
09:07what that Tuesday is all about
09:09for guys where sometimes you're sitting
09:11in a hotel room all day.
09:13First down and 10.
09:18Toon intercepted.
09:20Picked off by Lavelle Bailey.
09:23A cutback.
09:25Being chased from behind,
09:27and Bailey is going to go!
09:32Go, go, go!
09:34Go, go, go!
09:36Go, go, go!
09:38Go, go, go!
09:40Go, go, go!
09:42Go, go, go!
09:44Go, go, go!
09:46Boys, that was a fantastic trial run.
09:49I look forward to working with you.
09:51It was on TV, though.
09:53So you know.
09:55Got to go out to the country.
09:57We were live?
09:5938-12, Broncos beat the Cardinals.
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