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Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons: 2026 Preseason Week 1

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Uploaded: 2026-08-15
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Denver Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 27–7. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Broncos vs. Falcons Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Denver Broncos

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Preseason Week 1 Final DEN at ATL

Home team

Atlanta Falcons

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Date: Friday, August 14, 2026
Kickoff: 7:00 PM ET7:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: ESPN Unlimited, KUSA-TV (9NEWS)
Venue: Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA

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Broncos vs. Falcons 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Broncos vs. Falcons Final Score and Game Result

Denver Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 27–7.

Winner

Denver Broncos

27–7

DEN record

Denver Broncos

1-0

ATL record

Atlanta Falcons

0-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Broncos vs. Falcons Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 27–7 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DEN Denver Broncos	7	17	0	3	27
ATL Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	0	7

Top performers

Broncos vs. Falcons Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

DEN

Jarrett Stidham

9/15, 131 YDS, 1 TD

ATL

Cooper Rush

7/19, 62 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing Yards

DEN

Cameron Ross

1 CAR, 28 YDS

ATL

Tyler Goodson

7 CAR, 28 YDS

Receiving Yards

DEN

Courtland Sutton

3 REC, 60 YDS

ATL

Chris Blair

2 REC, 37 YDS

Sacks

DEN

Drew Sanders

ATL

Azeez Ojulari

0.5

Tackles

DEN

Red Murdock

ATL

Josh Woods

Game statistics

Broncos vs. Falcons Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

DENStatisticATL

241st Downs11

5-143rd down efficiency4-15

0-14th down efficiency1-2

359Total Yards192

197Passing133

162Rushing59

1Turnovers2

8-64Penalties9-78

2-2Red Zone (Made-Att)1-2

36:20Possession23:40

Every scoring play

Broncos vs. Falcons Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q111:39

DEN
Adam Prentice 1 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick)
7–0
Q213:35

DEN
Wil Lutz 43 Yd Field Goal
10–0
Q210:47

DEN
Jaleel McLaughlin 5 Yd pass from Jarrett Stidham (Wil Lutz Kick)
17–0
Q21:28

DEN
Jahdae Barron 97 Yd Interception Return (Wil Lutz Kick)
24–0
Q32:05

ATL
Jack Strand 1 Yd Rush (Nick Folk Kick)
24–7
Q44:53

DEN
Wil Lutz 46 Yd Field Goal
27–7

Individual statistics

Broncos vs. Falcons Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Denver Broncos Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Jarrett Stidham	9/15	131	8.7	1	0	1-1	110.7
Sam Ehlinger	10/14	67	4.8	0	0	0-0	81.5

Atlanta Falcons Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
Cooper Rush	7/19	62	3.3	2	0-0	6.8
Jack Strand	6/12	50	4.2	0	1-1	61.1
Tua Tagovailoa	3/5	22	4.4	0	0-0	70.4

Rushing Stats

Denver Broncos Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cameron Ross	1	28	28.0	0	28
Jonah Coleman	4	24	6.0	0	13
Jaleel McLaughlin	6	24	4.0	0	12
Sam Ehlinger	6	21	3.5	0	9
Tyler Badie	5	18	3.6	0	5
Cody Schrader	7	17	2.4	0	14
RJ Harvey	5	16	3.2	0	6
Adam Prentice	3	8	2.7	1	4
Jarrett Stidham	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jeremy Crawshaw	1	0	0.0	0	0

Atlanta Falcons Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyler Goodson	7	28	4.0	0	8
Cash Jones	3	8	2.7	0	4
Nathan Carter	6	8	1.3	0	4
Brian Robinson Jr.	2	6	3.0	0	6
Jack Strand	2	3	1.5	1	2
Trey Sermon	1	3	3.0	0	3
Zachariah Branch	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tua Tagovailoa	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving Stats

Denver Broncos Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Courtland Sutton	3	60	20.0	0	40	3
Joseph Manjack IV	3	40	13.3	0	20	3
Evan Engram	1	24	24.0	0	24	3
Troy Franklin	1	23	23.0	0	23	2
Pat Bryant	1	15	15.0	0	15	1
Kolbe Katsis	1	15	15.0	0	15	2
Cody Schrader	2	6	3.0	0	4	2
Jaleel McLaughlin	1	5	5.0	1	5	2
Lucas Krull	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Lil'Jordan Humphrey	1	3	3.0	0	3	1
Dane Key	1	2	2.0	0	2	2
Cameron Ross	2	1	0.5	0	1	3
Hakeem Butler	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Kyrese Rowan	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Justin Joly	1	0	0.0	0	0	1

Atlanta Falcons Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Chris Blair	2	37	18.5	21	3
Joshua Simon	2	29	14.5	18	2
Kyle Pitts Sr.	3	22	7.3	11	4
Dylan Drummond	1	14	14.0	14	5
Nick Muse	2	13	6.5	10	2
Zachariah Branch	2	6	3.0	7	4
Kristian Wilkerson	1	5	5.0	5	3
Vinny Anthony II	1	5	5.0	5	3
Nathan Carter	1	3	3.0	3	1
Trey Sermon	0	0	0.0	0	1
Tyler Goodson	1	0	0.0	0	1
Jack Velling	0	0	0.0	0	2
Cash Jones	0	0	0.0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Denver Broncos Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Red Murdock	9	4	0	0	0	0	0
JL Skinner	5	3	0	1	1	0	0
Devon Key	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jahdae Barron	3	2	0	0	1	0	1
Dondrea Tillman	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Que Robinson	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jonathon Cooper	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Reese Taylor	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jonah Elliss	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
Karene Reid	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Brent Austin	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Sanders	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
Alex Singleton	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taurean York	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Tycen Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kristian Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Strnad	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Levelle Bailey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ricardo Hallman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Parker Robertson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lil'Jordan Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Fresch	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Sai'vion Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaleel McLaughlin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zach Allen	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Malcolm Roach	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jordan Jackson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Riley Moss	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Atlanta Falcons Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Josh Woods	6	4	0	1	0	0
Sydney Brown	6	1	0	0	0	0
Cobee Bryant	4	4	0	0	1	0
Malcolm DeWalt IV	4	4	0	0	1	0
Jammie Robinson	4	3	0	0	0	0
DeMarcco Hellams	4	3	0	0	0	0
Marlon Tuipulotu	4	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Harris	4	1	0	0	0	0
Azeez Ojulari	3	2	0.5	1	0	1
Mike Hughes	3	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Thomas	3	1	0	0	0	0
Clark Phillips III	3	1	0	0	1	0
Kendal Daniels	3	0	0.5	0	0	1
Darren Hall	2	2	0	0	0	0
Keidron Smith	2	2	0	0	0	0
A.J. Woods	2	2	0	1	0	0
Daveren Rayner	2	2	0	0	0	0
A.J. Terrell Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Dorlus	2	1	0	0	0	0
James Pearce Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0
Devonnsha Maxwell	2	0	0	0	0	1
JD Bertrand	2	0	0	0	0	0
Samson Ebukam	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Ford Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
C.J. Henderson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dylan Drummond	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zach Harrison	1	1	0	0	0	0
Harold Perkins Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carlos Allen Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Darnay Holmes	1	0	0	0	1	0
Keshawn Banks	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kicking Stats

Denver Broncos Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Wil Lutz	2/3	66.7	46	3/3	9

Atlanta Falcons Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nick Folk	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Game flow

Broncos vs. Falcons Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

DEN 100%Home win probabilityATL 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Broncos vs. Falcons Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 23 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DEN	Touchdown6 plays, 69 yards, 3:21	6	69	3:21	DEN 31	ATL 0
ATL	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 1:48	3	2	1:48	ATL 31	ATL 33
DEN	Punt8 plays, 31 yards, 4:39	8	31	4:39	DEN 16	DEN 47
ATL	Punt5 plays, 17 yards, 1:52	5	17	1:52	ATL 15	ATL 32
DEN	Field Goal9 plays, 64 yards, 4:45	9	64	4:45	DEN 11	ATL 25
ATL	Interception2 plays, 0 yards, 0:17	2	0	0:17	ATL 39	ATL 39
DEN	Touchdown5 plays, 48 yards, 2:31	5	48	2:31	ATL 48	ATL 0
ATL	Punt3 plays, 6 yards, 1:30	3	6	1:30	ATL 34	ATL 40
DEN	Punt3 plays, -8 yards, 1:58	3	-8	1:58	DEN 18	DEN 10
ATL	Interception Touchdown14 plays, 59 yards, 5:51	14	59	5:51	ATL 34	DEN 7
ATL	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 0:29	3	0	0:29	ATL 20	ATL 20
DEN	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 0:27	3	1	0:27	DEN 33	DEN 34
ATL	Punt5 plays, 21 yards, 0:32	5	21	0:32	ATL 19	ATL 40
ATL	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 2:02	3	5	2:02	ATL 36	ATL 41
DEN	Downs9 plays, 39 yards, 5:25	9	39	5:25	DEN 20	ATL 37
ATL	Punt4 plays, 21 yards, 1:41	4	21	1:41	ATL 41	DEN 38
DEN	Fumble3 plays, 12 yards, 1:24	3	12	1:24	DEN 5	DEN 14
ATL	Touchdown5 plays, 17 yards, 2:23	5	17	2:23	DEN 17	DEN 0
DEN	Missed FG14 plays, 47 yards, 5:35	14	47	5:35	DEN 15	ATL 38
ATL	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 2:10	3	4	2:10	ATL 46	50
DEN	Field Goal9 plays, 62 yards, 4:27	9	62	4:27	DEN 10	ATL 28
ATL	Downs10 plays, 21 yards, 3:05	10	21	3:05	ATL 35	DEN 44
DEN	End of Game3 plays, -1 yard, 1:48	3	-1	1:48	DEN 44	DEN 44

Official game information

Broncos vs. Falcons Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance68,183

Reported crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Game officials

Greg Bradley — Line Judge
Paul King — Umpire
Dale Shaw — Side Judge
David Oliver — Referee
Grantis Bell — Back Judge
Marcus Allen — Down Judge
Justin Staehr — Field Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 7:00 PM ET on Friday, August 14, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Broncos vs. Falcons Being Played?

Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.

Why this game matters

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When is Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons?

The game is scheduled for Friday, August 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA.

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