Cardinals vs. Broncos live updates, score: Highlights, predictions for preseason Game 2
The Arizona Cardinals continue their preseason Saturday night against the Denver Broncos. They kick off at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. Arizona time) from Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. The game airs locally in Arizona on Arizona's Family CBS 5, and it will air live on NFL Network outside of the two teams' local viewing area.
Neither team will play their starters, as they got in plenty of work in their joint practice on Thursday.
There are plenty of roster and position battles to follow, though, so it is worth watching.
Below is live coverage of the game after it begins, with scoring updates, news, highlights, injuries and more.
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