Week 2, 2026

played in St. Louis, MO

66 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	0	0	3	-	3
St. Louis Cardinals	10	10	7	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 STL - Eric McCarthy 17 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
1Q: 00:16 STL - Colby Waldron 30 field goal
2Q: 05:46 STL - Colby Waldron 19 field goal
2Q: 00:31 STL - Taywan Taylor 3 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 05:12 STL - KJ Hamler 8 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 14:01 STL - Colby Waldron 39 field goal
4Q: 03:02 DEN - Mo Forbes 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:18 STL - Eric McCarthy 17 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
1Q: 00:16 STL - Colby Waldron 30 field goal
2Q: 05:46 STL - Colby Waldron 19 field goal
2Q: 00:31 STL - Taywan Taylor 3 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
3Q: 05:12 STL - KJ Hamler 8 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 14:01 STL - Colby Waldron 39 field goal
4Q: 03:02 DEN - Mo Forbes 53 field goal

Team Statistics DEN STL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 7 28
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 5 16
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 118 409
- Offensive Plays 45 79
- Yards per Play 2.62 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 36 115
- Rushing Attempts 17 32
- Yards per Rush 2.12 3.59
Net Passing Yards 82 294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 11 - 0 46 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 112 299
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/30 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.93 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/10 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/39 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 3/53 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/137 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 26
Time of Possession 19:56 40:04

Team Statistics	DEN	STL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	7	28
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	5	16
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	118	409
- Offensive Plays	45	79
- Yards per Play	2.62	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	36	115
- Rushing Attempts	17	32
- Yards per Rush	2.12	3.59
Net Passing Yards	82	294
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 11 - 0	46 - 32 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	112	299
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/30	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.93	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/10	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/39	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	3/53	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/137	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 26
Time of Possession	19:56	40:04

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 48	3	-3	Punt
1	7:07	1:10	OWN 42	4	14	Punt
1	0:08	2:43	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
2	5:38	1:00	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OPP 48	2	-10	Half
3	13:56	2:09	OWN 41	4	31	Missed FG
3	5:02	1:08	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	2:22	1:33	OWN 38	4	-5	Fumble
4	13:55	7:02	OWN 37	11	24	Punt
4	4:24	1:27	OPP 43	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:06	0:53	OWN 44	3	3	Punt

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	5:51	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	5:57	5:49	OWN 20	9	67	Field Goal
2	12:25	6:47	OWN 20	16	78	Field Goal
2	4:38	4:16	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	11:47	6:45	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
3	3:54	1:32	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
3	0:49	1:54	OPP 33	5	11	Field Goal
4	6:53	2:29	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	2:57	1:51	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	1	Game

Game MVP: Silas Frederick, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wayne McMillen	16	27	1.69	8	0	0
QB Jaylen Alcott	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Salvador Bunten	18	76	4.22	20	3
RB Fernando Niles	11	17	1.55	6	0
QB Silas Frederick	2	10	5.00	8	0
WR KJ Hamler	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jaylen Alcott	13	7	45	2/20	0	16	0	61.4
Drew Lock	11	4	67	2/10	0	27	0	57.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	43	31	288	1/5	3	32	0	113.3
Ian Book	3	1	11	0/0	0	11	0	45.1

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Wayne McMillen	4	5	41	10.25	17	19
TE Raul Sims	2	2	7	3.50	4	4
RB Trey Sermon	2	2	18	9.00	0	11
WR Harvey Grange	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
TE Asher Tasker	1	6	16	16.00	7	16
WR Amari Rodgers	1	3	27	27.00	10	27
WR Andres Ricci	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric McCarthy	12	18	175	14.58	101	32	1
TE Harrison Bryant	5	8	41	8.20	3	16	0
WR Taywan Taylor	4	6	20	5.00	0	10	1
WR Tee Higgins	4	6	3	0.75	0	1	0
RB Fernando Niles	2	2	19	9.50	1	11	0
WR KJ Hamler	2	2	17	8.50	6	9	1
TE Morris Henry	2	2	25	12.50	6	15	0
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Don McElroy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov
WR Harvey Grange	1	2
RB Wayne McMillen	1	0
QB Jaylen Alcott	1	0

St. Louis	Recov	Force
DT Chris Barker	1	0
DE Zach Allen	0	1
FB Denzel Carr	0	1
DE Duane Newnam	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sterling Hofrichter	7	329	47.0	33.0	55	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Lane	4	177	44.3	31.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Forbes	1/2	1/2	1/1	53	0/0

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colby Waldron	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne McMillen	3	53	17.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fernando Niles	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Grange	4	137	34.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Josh Uche	12	2	0.0	30	45
OLB Jimmy Knievel	11	2	0.5	32	46
S Minkah Fitzpatrick	11	4	0.0	32	47
ILB Otis Glover	6	4	0.0	29	47
CB Mario Cox	4	2	0.0	30	43
DE McTelvin Agim	4	1	0.0	25	42
DT Derrick Brown	2	1	0.0	28	33
CB Harrison Hand	2	0	0.0	15	21
S Brandon Jones	2	0	0.0	5	11
ILB Jamin Davis	2	0	0.0	6	11
CB James Ellis	1	1	0.0	8	15
CB Marcus Jacobs	1	1	0.0	32	47
DE Jeffery Simmons	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Fernando Whitson	1	0	0.0	28	35
DT Bradlee Anae	1	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Shaquille Quarterman	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE David Long	0	3	0.5	23	40
DE Nate Noccolino	0	1	0.0	5	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nickolas Kirk	5	3	0.0	17	28
ILB Josh Allen	5	1	0.0	15	19
OLB Sergio Stewart	4	1	0.0	9	8
DT Jonathan Greenard	3	1	2.5	16	28
DE Zach Allen	2	0	1.0	14	27
DE Duane Newnam	2	0	0.5	17	24
CB Ryan Webb	2	1	0.0	17	28
CB Asante Samuel Jr	2	0	0.0	5	13
S Broderick Carlson	1	2	0.0	14	20
OLB Leroy Taylor	1	2	0.0	10	23
OLB Daniel Hacker	1	1	0.0	9	10
CB Jaire Alexander	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Chris Barker	1	0	0.0	16	24
DE Alex Highsmith	1	0	0.0	2	4
ILB Mel Rainer	1	0	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE David Long	0.5	0	1	40
OLB Jimmy Knievel	0.5	0	1	46
DE McTelvin Agim	0.0	1	1	42
DT Derrick Brown	0.0	0	2	33

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jonathan Greenard	2.5	1	2	1	28
DE Zach Allen	1.0	0	1	0	27
DE Duane Newnam	0.5	0	0	0	24
OLB Leroy Taylor	0.0	0	2	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Josh Uche	9	1	45
S Minkah Fitzpatrick	6	2	47
ILB Otis Glover	6	0	47
CB Mario Cox	3	1	43
CB Harrison Hand	2	0	21
ILB Jamin Davis	2	0	11
CB James Ellis	1	0	15
CB Marcus Jacobs	1	0	47
OLB Shaquille Quarterman	1	0	4
S Brandon Jones	1	0	11
OLB Jimmy Knievel	0	1	46

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Nickolas Kirk	3	1	28
CB Asante Samuel Jr	2	0	13
ILB Josh Allen	1	1	19
OLB Sergio Stewart	1	1	8
OLB Leroy Taylor	1	1	23
CB Ryan Webb	1	1	28
CB Jaire Alexander	1	0	15
OLB Daniel Hacker	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Cameron Clark	1	4	1	17	0	28
T Jake Matthews	1	3	0	16	1	27
C Keith Ismail	0	4	0	14	1	21
G Edwin Phillips	0	2	0	17	2	28
T Tyre Phillips	0	2	0	17	0	28
FB Demetrius Hernandez	0	1	0	2	0	1

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mekhi Becton	3	9	32	1	47
G Bert Wallace	3	4	19	0	34
G Tony Peterson	2	7	32	0	47
C Martin Groza	1	6	32	0	47
G Nolan Palmer	1	1	32	0	47
T Tommy Doyle	0	3	13	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
James Ellis	1	23

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Denzel Carr	3	19
Leroy Taylor	1	20
Tony Pollard	1	16
Duane Newnam	1	13
Broderick Carlson	1	12

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Minkah Fitzpatrick	---	---	32	47	16	95
ILB Otis Glover	---	---	29	47	14	90
CB Marcus Jacobs	---	---	32	47	3	82
OLB Jimmy Knievel	---	---	32	46	2	80
OLB Josh Uche	---	---	30	45	3	78
CB Mario Cox	---	---	30	43	2	75
DE David Long	---	---	23	40	6	69
CB Fernando Whitson	---	---	28	35	6	69
DE McTelvin Agim	---	---	25	42	2	69
DT Derrick Brown	---	---	28	33	---	61
RB Wayne McMillen	17	24	---	---	15	56
G Edwin Phillips	17	28	---	---	9	54
T Jake Matthews	16	27	---	---	9	52
G Cameron Clark	17	28	---	---	7	52
CB James Ellis	---	---	8	15	23	46
TE Asher Tasker	9	14	---	---	22	45
T Tyre Phillips	17	28	---	---	---	45
WR Harrison Kane	9	23	---	---	9	41
CB Harrison Hand	---	---	15	21	---	36
C Keith Ismail	14	21	---	---	---	35
WR Amari Rodgers	11	17	---	---	7	35
WR Harvey Grange	6	12	---	---	15	33
TE Raul Sims	12	21	---	---	---	33
WR Darrell Sanford	14	15	---	---	---	29
ILB Thomas Anderle	---	---	2	3	21	26
DT Bradlee Anae	---	---	13	11	2	26
RB Trey Sermon	1	2	---	---	22	25
QB Drew Lock	11	13	---	---	---	24
QB Jaylen Alcott	6	15	---	---	---	21
TE Douglas Collins	0	3	---	---	18	21
G Jon Runyan Jr	3	7	---	---	9	19
S Brandon Jones	---	---	5	11	2	18
ILB Jamin Davis	---	---	6	11	---	17
DE Nate Noccolino	---	---	5	3	5	13
DE Jeffery Simmons	---	---	7	4	1	12
WR Andres Ricci	4	8	---	---	---	12
DE Arnold Yarmak	---	---	0	9	2	11
C Leslie Weber	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Sterling Hofrichter	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Shaquille Quarterman	---	---	2	4	1	7
K Mo Forbes	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Demetrius Hernandez	2	1	---	---	---	3
G Rashawn Slater	1	1	---	---	---	2
RB Ashton Duncan	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Cornelius Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jeremiah Dawson	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Nolan Palmer	32	47	---	---	7	86
G Tony Peterson	32	47	---	---	7	86
T Mekhi Becton	32	47	---	---	7	86
C Martin Groza	32	47	---	---	---	79
WR Eric McCarthy	30	46	---	---	1	77
QB Silas Frederick	23	44	---	---	---	67
G Bert Wallace	19	34	---	---	3	56
TE Harrison Bryant	18	37	---	---	---	55
WR Taywan Taylor	21	31	---	---	2	54
WR Tee Higgins	20	34	---	---	---	54
DE Duane Newnam	---	---	17	24	13	54
OLB Leroy Taylor	---	---	10	23	20	53
RB Salvador Bunten	21	30	---	---	---	51
DT Chris Barker	---	---	16	24	9	49
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	17	28	3	48
S Nickolas Kirk	---	---	17	28	2	47
S Broderick Carlson	---	---	14	20	12	46
DT Jonathan Greenard	---	---	16	28	2	46
DE Zach Allen	---	---	14	27	2	43
TE Don McElroy	12	7	---	---	23	42
WR KJ Hamler	9	14	---	---	17	40
RB Fernando Niles	11	17	---	---	9	37
S Broderick Briggs	---	---	7	13	17	37
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	15	19	---	34
CB Asante Samuel Jr	---	---	5	13	16	34
FB Denzel Carr	8	6	---	---	19	33
T Tommy Doyle	13	13	---	---	4	30
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	10	15	---	25
OLB Daniel Hacker	---	---	9	10	2	21
CB Blake Kassell	---	---	6	12	2	20
OLB Sergio Stewart	---	---	9	8	1	18
TE Morris Henry	6	12	---	---	---	18
ILB Mel Rainer	---	---	1	6	10	17
RB Tony Pollard	0	0	---	---	16	16
CB Joshua Bledsoe	---	---	2	6	8	16
DE Alex Highsmith	---	---	2	4	7	13
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	4	1	---	---	8	13
QB Ian Book	9	3	---	---	---	12
K Colby Waldron	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Mack Lane	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Corbin Newman	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Wade McGregor	0	0	---	---	2	2
RB Larry Roundtree III	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eugene Hansen	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Evan McPherson	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Pete Werner	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	10	16	1.6
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	37	3.4
Middle	17	44	2.6
Right	4	34	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jaylen Alcott	13	7	0	0	0	4	2	1	0
Drew Lock	11	4	1	1	1	1	3	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	43	31	2	0	2	5	4	0	0
Ian Book	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	47	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	64	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	38	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	20	181	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	80	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Asher Tasker	6	1	0	16	0	14
RB Wayne McMillen	5	4	0	41	0	24
WR Harvey Grange	4	1	0	3	0	12
WR Amari Rodgers	3	1	1	27	1	17
WR Andres Ricci	2	0	0	0	0	8
TE Raul Sims	2	2	0	7	0	21
RB Trey Sermon	2	2	0	18	0	2

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric McCarthy	18	12	0	175	2	46
TE Harrison Bryant	8	5	1	41	0	37
WR Taywan Taylor	6	4	0	20	0	31
WR Tee Higgins	6	4	1	3	0	34
RB Fernando Niles	2	2	0	19	0	17
WR KJ Hamler	2	2	0	17	0	14
TE Morris Henry	2	2	0	25	0	12
TE Don McElroy	1	0	1	0	0	7
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	1	0	-1	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Salvador Bunten	6	5	0.83	4.22
RB Fernando Niles	1	3	3.00	1.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Frederick	14	10	52	3.71	6.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Taywan Taylor	3	1	3	1.00	3.33
WR Eric McCarthy	3	2	24	8.00	9.72
WR Tee Higgins	3	3	2	0.67	0.50
TE Harrison Bryant	2	1	5	2.50	5.13
RB Fernando Niles	1	1	11	11.00	9.50
WR KJ Hamler	1	1	8	8.00	8.50
WR D'Wayne Eskridge	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wayne McMillen	3	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Fernando Niles	2	0
RB Salvador Bunten	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	4	0	0
Jaylen Alcott	3	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	11	9	6
Ian Book	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch
WR Andres Ricci	2	0
TE Asher Tasker	2	0
WR Harvey Grange	1	0
TE Raul Sims	1	1
RB Trey Sermon	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric McCarthy	7	5	5
WR Tee Higgins	3	3	0
WR Taywan Taylor	1	1	1
TE Don McElroy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,300 (21,400)
End Zone 7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,300 (21,400)
End Zone	7,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)