Denver last wore this combination in the regular season in a 2024 Week 7 win against the New Orleans Saints. 

"We have an opportunity to be able to make a statement Sunday," wide receiver Courtland Sutton said. "It's upon us to be able to take advantage."

The Broncos have ruled out a pair of players for Sunday's divisional matchup.

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"This is a big-time game," Surtain said. "Obviously, a divisional opponent. Win this game, and we're first in the division. That's a big mark that we want to hit, especially early on in the season. It's always good to win those divisional games early on to set you forward for the rest of the season."

Linebacker Dre Greenlaw (quad) and tight end Evan Engram (back) did not practice for the second consecutive day.

"We have an opportunity to be able to make a statement Sunday," Sutton said. "It's upon us to be able to take advantage."

The Broncos will release an additional set of practice statuses on Thursday and announce their game statuses for Week 3 on Friday.

"He's working really hard, he's practicing really hard and [he] showed up in the game," quarterback Bo Nix said.

"Guys handled it the right way today," Zach Allen said. "We're on to the Chargers now. We saw the mistakes and corrected them, and hopefully we don't make them again."