Before the Denver Broncos faced the Arizona Cardinals in their preseason opener last Friday, coach Sean Payton had said earlier in the week that the team’s starters would likely play between 15-18 snaps in Week 1 of preseason.
On game day, after the team’s starting offense failed to score on their first three drives (in part due to a pair of missed field goals), Payton sent them back out on the field for a fourth drive in the second quarter.
