Following a Ty Long touchback, the Denver Broncos took over from their own 25 and promptly went three-and-out after Adrian Phillips stopped Noah Fant short of the sticks on 3rd down. Colby Wadman and the punting unit then came on and kicked the ball away to Troymaine Pope.
A pair of short runs by Melvin Gordon were followed by an 8-yard pass to Mike Williams that moved the sticks. Austin Ekeler then got his first touch of the game and went for 8 yards to set up 2nd & 2.