Week 7 · Recap
Cardinals 16, Broncos 30: Week 7 recap
What happened
The Cardinals lost to the Broncos 30-16 at home at State Farm Stadium in Week 7, moving to 2-5.
The Cardinals were outgained 377-353, each side had 0 turnovers, and went 5-17 on third down.
Jacoby Brissett went 27 of 48 for 272 yards and 1 TD. Bam Knight had 7 carries for 48 yards on the ground. Trey McBride led the receivers with 10 catches for 111 yards and 1 TD.
On defense, Darius Robinson led with 1 sack and Jack Gibbens had 7 tackles.
Team stats
- 353Total yards377
- 259Passing yards218
- 94Rushing yards159
- 24First downs18
- 5-17Third down3-11
- 1-5Red zone (TD-att)1-2
- 0Turnovers0
- 3-13Sacked-yards1-4
- 9-59Penalties-yards11-114
- 33:18Possession26:42
Box score from ESPN.
Scoring plays
Score: DEN-ARI- 1st quarter
- DENWil Lutz 48 Yd Field Goal11:003-0
- DENWil Lutz 43 Yd Field Goal1:086-0
- 2nd quarter
- ARIChad Ryland 30 Yd Field Goal14:166-3
- ARIChad Ryland 26 Yd Field Goal4:306-6
- DENBo Nix 62 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick)3:4313-6
- 3rd quarter
- DENRJ Harvey 52 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)10:2620-6
- ARITrey McBride 7 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)3:5020-13
- DENJ.K. Dobbins 1 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick)0:0027-13
- 4th quarter
- DENWil Lutz 31 Yd Field Goal8:3930-13
- ARIChad Ryland 41 Yd Field Goal6:2130-16
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Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT. Written text is generated from that data and adds no numbers of its own.