Who played and who didn’t during the Denver Broncos 29-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12.
The Denver Broncos game-day inactives against the Las Vegas Riaders were Zach Wilson, Kris Abrams-Draine, Nick Gargiulo, Frank Crum, Calvin Throckmorton, Greg Dulcich, and Zach Allen. Greg Dulcich was released and is now on the New York Giants.
Offense
| Player | Pos | Num | Pct |
| Mike McGlinchey | T | 68 | 100% |
| Garett Bolles | T | 68 | 100% |
| Quinn Meinerz | G | 68 | 100% |
| Ben Powers | G | 68 | 100% |
| Luke Wattenberg | C | 68 | 100% |
| Bo Nix | QB | 68 | 100% |
| Courtland Sutton | WR | 58 | 85% |
| Devaughn Vele | WR | 44 | 65% |
| Javonte Williams | RB | 38 | 56% |
| Lil’Jordan Humphrey | WR | 38 | 56% |
| Adam Trautman | TE | 36 | 53% |
| Troy Franklin | WR | 27 | 40% |
| Lucas Krull | TE | 21 | 31% |
| Nate Adkins | TE | 20 | 29% |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 20 | 29% |
| Marvin Mims | WR | 16 | 24% |
| Matt Peart | T | 9 | 13% |
| Michael Burton | FB | 8 | 12% |
| Audric Estime | RB | 5 | 7% |
The entire OL and QB played all of the offensive snaps. Matt Peart played 9 snaps as the 6th offensive lineman.
Javonte Williams got 38 snaps as RB1, but his 10 touches resulted in 4 total yards (-2 rushing and 6 receiving). Jaleel McLaughlin got 20 snaps and accounted for 44 yards on his snaps. Audric Estime only got five snaps but accounted for 15 yards on his snaps. Obviously Pookie is not getting it done and needs to go back to being the 3rd down back. Our other two backs are much more effective as runner on their snaps and I knew both are good receivers as well. Michael Burton got eight snaps at fullback and caught one ball for eight yards.
Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull, and Nate Adkins got 36, 21 and 20 snaps. They accounted for only one catch on two total targets.
Courtland Sutton, Devaughn Vele, Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Troy Franklin, and Marvin Mims got 58, 44, 38, 27 and 16 snaps.
The only active offensive player who didn’t play at all was Jarett Stidham. Both Alex’s, Forsyth and Palczewski, played on special teams but not on offense.
Defense
| Player | Pos | Num | Pct |
| Cody Barton | LB | 77 | 100% |
| Patrick Surtain II | CB | 77 | 100% |
| P.J. Locke | FS | 76 | 99% |
| Brandon Jones | FS | 75 | 97% |
| Justin Strnad | LB | 63 | 82% |
| Ja’Quan McMillian | CB | 59 | 77% |
| Jonathon Cooper | LB | 55 | 71% |
| Nik Bonitto | LB | 53 | 69% |
| Levi Wallace | CB | 52 | 68% |
| Malcolm Roach | DT | 49 | 64% |
| John Franklin-Myers | DE | 47 | 61% |
| D.J. Jones | NT | 36 | 47% |
| Jordan Jackson | DE | 31 | 40% |
| Riley Moss | CB | 27 | 35% |
| Jonah Elliss | LB | 24 | 31% |
| Dondrea Tillman | LB | 22 | 29% |
| Eyioma Uwazurike | DE | 19 | 25% |
| Devon Key | SS | 2 | 3% |
| Zach Cunningham | LB | 2 | 3% |
| Damarri Mathis | CB | 1 | 1% |
Only two players played all defensive snaps, Patrick Surtain and Cody Barton.
Our starting safeties played all but one (PJ Locke) and all but two (Brandon Jones) snaps on defense.
Other CBs who got defensive snaps were Riley Moss, Ja’Quan McMillian, Levi Wallace and Damarri Mathis played 27, 59, 52, and 1 snap.
Devon Key is the only other safety who played and he got two snaps.
In the absence of Zach Allen, John Franklin-Myers, Jordan Jackson, Eyioma Uwazurike, Malcolm Roach, and D.J. Jones played 47, 31, 19, 49, and 36 snaps.
The edge guys Jonathon Cooper, Nik Bonitto, Jonah Elliss, and Dondrea Tillman played 55, 53, 24, and 22 snaps. The front seven guys got 10 QB hits and 5 sacks on 55 opposing dropbacks. With 44 sacks the team has already surpassed the 42 from last season and has a good shot to break the franchise record of 57.
The other ILBs who played on defense Justin Strnad and Zach Cunningham played 63 and 2 defensive snaps.
Only three defenders did not get defensive snaps Tremon Smith, JL Skinner, and Levelle Bailey.
At the end of week 12, the Bronco defense ranks 15th in QB hurry rate (7.7%), tied for 8th in QB knockdown rate (10.4%) and 9th in pressure rate (25.8%). The Bronco D is 4th in sack% at 10.7%. Only the Giants, Jets, and Texans have higher sack rates. The Falcons have the worst sack rate in the league at 2.7%.