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Broncos vs. Ravens: Key role players for Broncos in week 1

The highly anticipated week one matchup against the Baltimore Ravens is drawing close, and it’s always fun to take a look up and down each team’s roster before the game to find out what players could play big — perhaps unexpected — roles.

Let’s take a look at five Broncos players who are going to be really interesting to monitor as to what kind of impact they make either as less prominent starters or key players coming off the ‘bench’ throughout this first game.

1/1a. Shane Ray, EDGE; Shaquil Barrett, EDGE

Of course, we’re all excited to see what Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware can do, but as the game wears along and the Broncos need an extra boost in the pass rush, they have the backup bash brothers to bring Flacco to the ground.