This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/cardinals as Winners and Losers from Arizona Cardinals' Preseason Defeat in Denver. After a promising preseason Week 1 win, the Arizona Cardinals looked extremely poor against the Denver Broncos in preseason Week 2, leading to a one-sided 27-7 win for Denver.

The Arizona Cardinals lost their second preseason game Saturday night, a 27-7 defeat to the Denver Broncos in which they allowed 562 yards and only gained 135. They didn't play any of their starters expect for rookie cornerback Will Johnson and new linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither.

Jarrett Stidham threw two touchdown passes and had 240 yards as the Broncos hosted the Arizona Cardinals in Denver on Saturday night and defeated them for their second preseason win.

The Arizona Cardinals continue their preseason Saturday night against the Denver Broncos. They kick off at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. Arizona time) from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. The game airs locally in Arizona on Arizona's Family CBS 5, and it will air live on NFL Network outside of the two teams' local viewing area.

After the Cardinals tied the game at 7, the Broncos went 70 yards in eight plays with the big ones of 17 and 16 yards to Bryant and a 27-yard scoring pass to Tony Franklin on which there appeared to be miscommunication in the secondary. That drive lasted 2:39.

The Arizona Cardinals looked like a put-together team last week in their win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Saturday was a different story. A much different story

With most of the starters sitting out for both teams Denver Broncos backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham threw a pair of touchdown passes to Troy Franklin in a 27-7 rout of the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night.

The Denver Broncos' second preseason game of 2025 is in the books, coming out on top vs. the Arizona Cardinals 27-7. Several Broncos transformed the hype around their training camp buzz into tangible results on both sides of the ball.