The Arizona Cardinals are merely hours away from their preseason Week 2 battle against the Denver Broncos at Mile High. After a tough joint practice against Denver on Thursday, the Cardinals aren't expected to play their starters tonight - which will give plenty of opportunity to backups who find themselves either on the bubble of the roster or fighting for a role within their respective position.

Denver will pair its Summit White jerseys with white pants and white socks for the team's only home preseason matchup of 2025.

And if you’re a Broncos fan, player/coach, staffer, etc., best get used to working the holiday, we’re afraid. It’s only a matter of time before the No Fun League’s

While not every position is deep, the Broncos are deep where it matters, like cornerback, outside linebacker, and interior defensive line. As for safeties and linebackers, the Broncos are looking for their depth pieces to step up to find a solution.

A Hall of Famer who once won two Super Bowl championships with the Broncos says the bar should be extremely high for them this season.

Elsewhere on the ex-Broncos front, running back Royce Freeman, who was drafted by Denver in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft out of Oregon, worked out for Miami before the Dolphins opted to sign Boone. Freeman totaled 1,596 yards from scrimmage and scored nine touchdowns in three years (46 games) with the Broncos.

While a majority of the Broncos’ starters aren’t expected to play against the Cardinals on Saturday night (7:30 p.m. MT, 9NEWS/NFL Network), there’s still plenty that matters in the prime-time matchup.