DENVER BRONCOS BEAT ARIZONA CARDINALS 30-16

The Denver Broncos beat the Arizona Cardinals 30-16 in Glendale on Sunday, extending their winning run to three games. Bo Nix scored on a 62-yard run late in the second quarter to put Denver ahead 13-6. RJ Harvey then turned a short screen pass into a 52-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter. Nix completed 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards and ran for 73 yards. The result left the Broncos at 5-2 and the Cardinals at 2-5.

Denver led 6-0 after two field goals in a first quarter that featured 10 penalties, five against each side. Arizona settled for a 30-yard field goal early in the second quarter after Bam Knight dropped a potential touchdown catch. Trey McBride’s seven-yard touchdown catch cut Denver’s lead to 20-13 in the third quarter. The Broncos answered with a 76-yard drive that included a 47-yard pass from Nix to Marvin Mims Jr. and ended with a JK Dobbins touchdown run. Jacoby Brissett passed for 272 yards and a touchdown, while Arizona converted five of 17 third downs.

The Cardinals have lost 10 consecutive home games over a 406-day period. Denver’s defence recorded 12 hits on the quarterback, six tackles for a loss and three sacks. Nix’s touchdown run was the longest of his career; he had gained 37 rushing yards across the Broncos’ first six games this season. Jaylen Waddle injured his chest and Zach Allen injured his hamstring late in the fourth quarter, and neither returned. Denver next host the Kansas City Chiefs, who beat the Broncos in Week 1.