The Arizona Cardinals ended the preseason 0-3 after falling 38-12 to the Denver Broncos, who finished undefeated, in an injury-riddled preseason finale. For the third-straight game, the Cardinals could not put together any consistency on offense, as they went with Clayton Tune at quarterback in the first half and Desmond Ridder under center for the second. Tune had to come back in late in the fourth quarter after Ridder suffered a head injury.
Zach Wilson played all but the first drive (Jarret Stidham) at quarterback for the Broncos and was in a groove most of the game. Wilson finished completing 16-of-25 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns. Both teams rested the majority of their starters.
Key Stats for the Cardinals Tune finished with 119 passing yards while completing 12-of-18 passes, but threw the first interception for the Cardinals all preseason on the very first play he subbed in for Ridder. Ridder had arguably his best game of the preseason, going 10-of-16 on his pass attempts for 111 yards. Hassan Hall got the majority of the Cardinals reps at running back after Tony Jones Jr.
went down with a shoulder injury early in the game. Hall had 19 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also reeled in four catches for 28 yards. Jones carried the ball seven times for 29 yards and had two catches for 14 yards, but fumbled one reception in the red zone after a big hit that also injured his shoulder.
Xavier Weaver led the team with 56 receiving yards on two catches, as the.