In the final preseason game of the Saturday night slate, the Denver Broncos defeated the Los Angeles Rams 41-0. With the win, the Broncos end the preseason with a record of 1-2, while the Rams drop to 0-3.
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Offensive spotlight: Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham was the standout offensive player of the game. He finished 17-for-28 for 236 yards and a touchdown, earning a 90.0-plus passing grade on first review.
.@Jarrett_Stidham, my oh my. ???? On the first play of the drive, a 50-yard pass for the @Broncos QB.
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Tight end Albert Okwuegbunam caught the touchdown pass and ended the game with seven catches for 109 yards. The fourth-year tight end went into the preseason finale with a roster spot on the line, and this performance seemed to really help his case.
Defensive spotlight: Broncos slot cornerback Essang Bassey grabbed another interception, which gives him a pick in all three of Denver’s preseason games.
RT if you've heard this before … @EBassey21 with another INT this preseason!
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— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 27, 2023
Cornerback is always a tight group to narrow down come cutdown day. Bassey is showing that his takeaways mentality deserves to be on that final roster.
Rookie spotlight: The Broncos rushing attack was led by undrafted free agent Jaleel McLaughlin. The former Notre Dame and Youngstown State back finished the contest with 48 rushing yards on 10 carries with a touchdown.
Another week, another TD for @Speedkills2k_!
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— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 27, 2023
McLaughlin was able to score a rushing touchdown in each of his three preseason games and averaged an impressive 0.37 missed tackles forced per attempt throughout.
Box Score
Passing
Los Angeles Rams |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Brett Rypien | 2.9 | 7 / 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68.4 |
| Dresser Winn | 0.8 | 3 / 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 |
| Stetson Bennett | -1.4 | 4 / 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12.0 |
Denver Broncos |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Jarrett Stidham | 15.4 | 17 / 28 | 236 | 8.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99.7 |
| Ben DiNucci | 10.9 | 11 / 15 | 117 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 117.9 |
Rushing
Los Angeles Rams |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Royce Freeman | 4.1 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zach Evans | 3.9 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ronnie Rivers | 3.2 | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brett Rypien | 2.9 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Denver Broncos |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 16.1 | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Jarrett Stidham | 15.4 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ben DiNucci | 10.9 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tyler Badie | 10.2 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Jones Jr. | 9.4 | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 7.4 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dwayne Washington | 2.6 | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Receiving
Los Angeles Rams |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | YPR | TD |
| Austin Trammell | 10.5 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Royce Freeman | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Zach Evans | 3.9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Braxton Burmeister | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 2.6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Lance McCutcheon | 1.7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Davis Allen | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Christian Sims | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Denver Broncos |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | YPR | TD |
| Albert Okwuegbunam | 26.9 | 8 | 7 | 109 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 1 |
| Jaleel McLaughlin | 16.1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Tyler Badie | 10.2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Lil'Jordan Humphrey | 9.7 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 0 |
| Tony Jones Jr. | 9.4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Brandon Johnson | 7.8 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 14.5 | 29.0 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0 |
| Josh Hammond | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Michael Bandy | 3.3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Montrell Washington | 2.3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Nate Adkins | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 0 |
| Taylor Grimes | 1.7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Michael Burton | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marquez Callaway | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kendall Hinton | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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