WEEK 15
ARIZONA CARDINALS (4-9) @ DENVER BRONCOS (3-10)
DATE: Sunday (12/18/22)
STADIUM: Empower Field at Mile High
TIME: 4:05 PM ET
REFEREE: Jerome Boger
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Broncos lead all-time series, 9-1-1
STREAKS Broncos have won past 2
LAST GAME 10/18/18: Broncos 45 at Cardinals 10
LAST GAME AT SITE 10/5/14: Broncos 41, Cardinals 20
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK L 27-13 vs. New England
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 0-0
PTS. FOR 21.3
OFFENSE 333.8
PASSING Colt McCoy: 77-111-702-1-2-81.7
RUSHING James Conner: 136-561-4.1-5
RECEIVING DeAndre Hopkins: 56-653-11.7-3
PTS. AGAINST 26.8
DEFENSE 354.0
SACKS J.J. Watt: 6.5
INTs Isaiah Simmons: 2
TAKE/GIVE 0 (15/15)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 47.0 (39.8)
KICKING Matt Prater: 50 (14/14 PAT; 12/14 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB COLT MCCOY completed 27 of 40 atts. (67.5 pct.) for 246 yards in Week 14. Has 70+ comp. pct. in 4 of his past 5 starts. In 3 road starts with Az. since 2021, has 815 pass yards (271.7 per game) & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 110.9 rating & aims for his 4th road start in row with TD pass & 95+ rating.
• RB JAMES CONNER had 6 catches, 114 scrimmage yards (85 rush, 29 rec.) & 5th rush TD of season in Week 14. Aims for his 3rd in row with 110+ scrimmage yards & 5th in row with TD. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 17 straight games, 4th-longest active streak in NFL. Had 121 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 15 rec.) & rush TD in his last game vs. Den. (9/20/20 w/ Pit.).
• WR DEANDRE HOPKINS led team with 7 receptions & 79 rec. yards in Week 14. Since Week 7, leads NFL with 56 receptions & ranks 4th with 653 rec. yards. Has 4 rec. TDs in his past 4 on road. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 10+ catches & 95+ rec. yards. Had 10 catches for 105 yards & rec. TD in his last game at Den. (11/4/18 w/ Hou.) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Den. with 100+ rec. yards & TD catch.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7. Had 91 rec. yards & rec. TD in his only career game vs. Den. (10/3/21 w/ Bal.).
• DE J.J. WATT aims for his 3rd in row on road with sack & 4th in row on road with TFL. Has 3.5 sacks & 5 TFL in 2 career games at Den. & aims for his 3rd in row at Den. with sack. Leads all active players with 186 career TFL.
• DE ZACH ALLEN has sack in 3 of his past 4 & has career-high 5.5 sacks in 2022. Is 1 of 2 (Matt Milano) with 10+ TFL (10) & 8+ PD (8) in 2022.
• LB ISAIAH SIMMONS had 2nd INT of season last week. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5.
DENVER BRONCOS
LAST WEEK L 34-28 at Kansas City
COACH VS. OPP. Nathaniel Hackett: 0-0
PTS. FOR 14.9
OFFENSE 315.5
PASSING Russell Wilson: 238-394-2,805-11-6-85.0
RUSHING Latavius Murray (2022): 112-437-3.9-4
RECEIVING Courtland Sutton: 52-688-13.2-1
PTS. AGAINST 18.3
DEFENSE 314.3
SACKS Dre’Mont Jones: 6.5
INTs Justin Simmons: 3
TAKE/GIVE +2 (16/14)
PUNTING (NET) Corliss Waitman: 46.2 (41.3)
KICKING Brandon McManus: 84 (15/17 PAT; 23/30 FG)
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB RUSSELL WILSON totaled 304 yards (247 pass, season-high 57 rush) & had seasonhigh 3 TDs vs. INT with 100.1 rating last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Has 0 INTs in 3 of past 4. Had 3 TD passes & 110.7 rating in his last start vs. Az. (1/9/22 w/ Sea.). Has 2+ TD passes in 3 of his past 4 vs. Az. Needs 195 pass yards to join HOFer Peyton Manning as only QBs ever with 3,000+ pass yards in each of 1st 11 seasons.
• QB BRETT RYPIEN had 1st TD pass of season in Week 14.
• RB LATAVIUS MURRAY has 60+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 4. Has rush TD in 2 of 3 games in Den. this season. Had 157 scrimmage yards (102 rush, 55 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in his last game vs. Az. (10/27/19 w/ NO) & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Az. with 150+ scrimmage yards & TD.
• RB MARLON MACK had season-high 77 scrimmage yards (career-high 62 rec., 15 rush) & 1st TD catch of season last week.
• WR JERRY JEUDY had 8 catches for 73 yards & career-best 3 TDs in Week 14. Aims for 3rd in row with 65+ rec. yards.
• WR COURTLAND SUTTON has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Has 70+ rec. yards in 4 of his 5 home games this season.
• LB JOSEY JEWELL became 3rd player this season with 10+ tackles (10) & 2+ INTs (2) in single game last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles.
• S KAREEM JACKSON had season-high 10 tackles & TFL in Week 14.
• S JUSTIN SIMMONS aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL. Is only player in NFL with 3+ INTs in each of past 5 seasons.
• CB PAT SURTAIN II had 1st INT of season last week. Aims for 4th in row with PD.
