Tag: Jarrett Stidham
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Sean Payton confirms his backup quarterback for 2026 season | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — Sean Payton reluctantly confirmed what seemed obvious. The Broncos coach initially avoided answering when asked after Wednesday practice: Is Jarrett Stidham your backup quarterback? “The great thing is, we’re able to bring three on game day,” Payton said. “There’s this pecking order. … I didn’t answer his question (laughs).” He finally relented after…
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Jarrett Stidham secures backup spot with strong performance vs. Vikings
Jarrett Stidham has been holding down the backup spot behind Bo Nix for much of camp. Nothing that happened in Friday’s preseason finale is likely to change that. With Nix sitting out the Broncos’ 34-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings, Stidham got the start, just as he did in the preseason opener. The 30-year-old quarterback…
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Broncos preseason finale: 3 things to watch against Minnesota Vikings
The NFL preseason is almost over. The Broncos host the Vikings at 7 p.m. Friday at Empower Field in their third and final preseason game. The Broncos beat the Falcons, 27-7, and lost to the Packers, 33-13, earlier in the preseason. Here are three things to watch between the Broncos and Vikings. No. 2 QB…
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Mark Kiszla: A star is born as Davis Webb leads Broncos offense in preseason rout
ATLANTA – The Broncos have everything they need for a Super Bowl run except a BarcaLounger. On game days from now through February, the team’s equipment crew can set up a recliner on the Denver sideline for Granpappy Sean Payton to let him take a load off his aching feet. Davis Webb has got this.…
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Broncos preseason opener: 3 things to watch against Atlanta Falcons
It’s time for preseason Broncos football. Denver travels to face the Falcons in Atlanta with kickoff at 5 p.m. Friday. The first Broncos preseason game TV broadcast will air on CBS. Here are three things to watch: Stidham vs. Ehlinger Don’t panic that the Broncos are sitting quarterback Bo Nix. His first game back with…
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QB Sam Ehlinger gets second-team reps in training camp practice | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — Broncos coach Sean Payton tried to downplay a significant change in his quarterback rotation. On Saturday, during a team period at training camp, third-string quarterback Sam Ehlinger took practice snaps with the second-team offense instead of backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham. Is a competition brewing at second-string quarterback behind starter Bo Nix? “There was…
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WR Marvin Mims continues to make plays | Broncos training camp Day 4
ENGLEWOOD — A behind-the-scenes look at Broncos training camp practice Saturday with observations and analysis from The Denver Gazette. Play of the day During the first 11-on-11 period of practice, quarterback Bo Nix escaped the pocket and threw off balance to his right. He tossed a 50-yard touchdown pass in stride to wide receiver Pat…
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How will Bo Nix bounce back from two ankle surgeries? | Broncos analysis: Quarterback
The Denver Gazette examines different Broncos position groups before the start of training camp with rookies reporting July 22: Quarterback Projected starter — Bo Nix Projected backups — Jarrett Stidham — Sam Ehlinger Elephant in the room: Will Bo Nix bounce back from two ankle surgeries? Broncos Country enters training camp fixated on the ankle…
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Mark Kiszla: Take the points, knucklehead. Worst call of Sean Payton’s career cost Broncos a trip to Super Bowl.
When the going gets tough, Broncos coach Sean Payton gets cute. And football is a game where cute gets you beat. This 10-7 loss to New England will forever be haunted by words as bitter as the snow that swirled around Payton on a wintry Sunday afternoon. Take the points, knucklehead. The Broncos won’t be…
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Magical Broncos season ends with devastating loss in AFC Championship Game
Denver’s Super Bowl hopes disappeared into thin air like snowflakes drifting through the wind. Broncos fans headed toward the exits with under two minutes left in regulation when a winter wonderland at Empower Field turned into a frozen hellscape. An otherwise magical season ended with despair Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. Flakes continued swirling…