The Denver Broncos came away with a 23-13 victory Saturday night at Empower Field at Mile High to keep the Minnesota Vikings winless in the preseason.
Offensive spotlight: Broncos wide receiver Seth Williams made the most of his opportunities Saturday evening, finishing with four receptions from five targets for 68 yards, including a notable 45-yard reception. Two of his receptions resulted in first downs, and the Auburn product caught his only contested catch opportunity, culminating in an impressive 75.0-plus receiving grade on first review.
Defensive spotlight: Vikings interior defender Esezi Otomewo put together a notable performance despite the loss, as he finished with a stop while totaling a pressure and two pass-rush wins that didn't result in a pressure. Otomewo posted a 75.0-plus overall grade on first review.
Rookie spotlight: Broncos rookie edge defender Nik Bonitto showed off his ability to affect the passer Saturday night, finishing with two sacks and a forced fumble. Bonitto's sacks came on back-to-back plays for the Denver defense and helped it put the finishing touches on a winning performance.
Early offensive line analysis: The Broncos offensive line didn't allow a sack all evening, and tackle Calvin Anderson was a notable performer, allowing zero total pressures across 22 pass-blocking snaps (including penalties).
Betting Summary
| Betting Odds | Closing | Result |
| Spread | DEN -2.5 | DEN Covers |
| O/U | 35.5 | Over |
Box Score
Passing
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Sean Mannion | 4.54 | 9 / 16 | 121 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kellen Mond | 3.98 | 10 / 17 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| Brett Rypien | 5.18 | 14 / 21 | 137 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Johnson | 4.68 | 11 / 14 | 107 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Bryant Koback | 13.5 | 14 | 41 | 2.9 | 1 | 13 |
| Ty Chandler | 5.5 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 25 |
| Sean Mannion | 4.54 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Kellen Mond | 3.98 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Kene Nwangwu | 1.4 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long |
| Devine Ozigbo | 12.3 | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Montrell Washington | 7.1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Mike Boone | 7.1 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 16 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 7 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 16 |
| Brett Rypien | 5.18 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Josh Johnson | 4.68 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Bryant Koback | 13.5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 9.3 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21 | 0 |
| Zach Davidson | 8.7 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 |
| Ty Chandler | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trishton Jackson | 4.8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| Myron Mitchell | 4.8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Bisi Johnson | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 |
| Jalen Nailor | 2.6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Nick Muse | 2.1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD |
| Devine Ozigbo | 12.3 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| Seth Williams | 10.8 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 |
| Jalen Virgil | 9.8 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 |
| Montrell Washington | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Boone | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| JaQuan Hardy | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 4.2 | 0 |
| KJ Hamler | 4.8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Eric Tomlinson | 4.4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Saubert | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Darrius Shepherd | 1.8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Beck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Hinton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Parham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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