Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons Final Score & Box Score — Preseason Week 1, 2026 Preseason

Historical Archive — 2026 Preseason

Denver Broncos

FINAL Fri, Aug 14, 2026

Atlanta Falcons

Box Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DEN	7	17	0	3	27
ATL	0	0	7	0	7

Team Stats

	DEN	ATL
Total Yards	359	192
Passing Yards	197	133
Rushing Yards	162	59
3rd Down Eff.	5-14	4-15
Turnovers	1	2
Penalties	8-64	9-78
Possession	36:20	23:40

Team Rankings (Offense & Defense)

DEN offense

Total #10

Rush #16

Pass #11

ATL defense

Total #15

Rush #9

Pass #20

Total Difference

Total +5 DEN

Rush -7 DEN

Pass +9 DEN

ATL offense

Total #14

Rush #8

Pass #19

DEN defense

Total #2

Rush #31

Pass #26

Total -12 ATL

Rush +23 ATL

Pass +7 ATL

Rankings out of 32, 1 = best. Offense ranked against opponent's defense, same as the live app. Reflects final 2025 regular-season totals (source: The Football Database).

Player Stats

DEN

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
Jarrett Stidham	9/15	131	1	0
Sam Ehlinger	10/14	67	0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LONG
Cameron Ross	1	28	0	28
Jonah Coleman	4	24	0	13
Jaleel McLaughlin	6	24	0	12
Sam Ehlinger	6	21	0	9
Tyler Badie	5	18	0	5
Cody Schrader	7	17	0	14
RJ Harvey	5	16	0	6
Adam Prentice	3	8	1	4
Jarrett Stidham	1	6	0	6
Jeremy Crawshaw	1	0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	TD	LONG
Courtland Sutton	3	60	0	40
Joseph Manjack IV	3	40	0	20
Evan Engram	1	24	0	24
Troy Franklin	1	23	0	23
Pat Bryant	1	15	0	15
Kolbe Katsis	1	15	0	15
Cody Schrader	2	6	0	4
Jaleel McLaughlin	1	5	1	5
Lucas Krull	1	4	0	4
Lil'Jordan Humphrey	1	3	0	3
Dane Key	1	2	0	2
Cameron Ross	2	1	0	1
Hakeem Butler	0	0	0	0
Kyrese Rowan	0	0	0	0
Justin Joly	1	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Jaleel McLaughlin	1	1
Luke Basso	1	0
Jeremy Crawshaw	0	0

ATL

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	INT
Cooper Rush	7/19	62	2
Jack Strand	6/12	50	0
Tua Tagovailoa	3/5	22	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD	LONG
Tyler Goodson	7	28	0	8
Cash Jones	3	8	0	4
Nathan Carter	6	8	0	4
Brian Robinson Jr.	2	6	0	6
Jack Strand	2	3	1	2
Trey Sermon	1	3	0	3
Zachariah Branch	1	3	0	3
Tua Tagovailoa	1	0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	LONG
Chris Blair	2	37	21
Joshua Simon	2	29	18
Kyle Pitts Sr.	3	22	11
Dylan Drummond	1	14	14
Nick Muse	2	13	10
Zachariah Branch	2	6	7
Kristian Wilkerson	1	5	5
Vinny Anthony II	1	5	5
Nathan Carter	1	3	3
Trey Sermon	0	0	0
Tyler Goodson	1	0	0
Jack Velling	0	0	0
Cash Jones	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Tua Tagovailoa	1	0
Jammie Robinson	0	0

Injury Report (at kickoff)

DEN

No tracked impact players.

ATL

⚠️ Michael Penix Jr. (QB) — questionable — ACL reconstruction (left knee)

Recovering from left knee ACL surgery on Nov. 25. Limited to individual/7-on-7 work, not yet cleared for 11-on-11s; reportedly could be another ~4 weeks from full clearance and 'probably won't' play Week 1.

⛔ Jalon Walker (Edge) — out — Torn ACL - confirmed, season-ending

Carted off during an 11-on-11 period at Tuesday's practice; an MRI later that evening confirmed a torn ACL, per The Athletic's Josh Kendall. The 2025 first-round pick (No. 15 overall) will miss the entire 2026 season.