Broncos pull away from Cardinals 30-16 as Bo Nix runs for 73 yards and 1 TD

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · State Farm Stadium

The Denver Broncos pulled away from the Arizona Cardinals 30-16 on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale before a crowd of 64,871. The Broncos moved to 5-2, while the Cardinals fell to 2-5.

The Broncos took a 13-6 lead into halftime and kept control with a 17-10 edge after the break. The Broncos never trailed.

The Broncos out-gained the Cardinals 377-353, and neither team turned the ball over. The Broncos converted 3 of 11 third downs and held the ball for 26:42.

Bo Nix of the Broncos earned Game MVP. Nix ran 7 times for 73 yards and a touchdown.

For the Cardinals, Trey McBride caught 10 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	6	7	14	3	30
ARI	0	6	7	3	16

How the game turned

Broncos win probability

Biggest swing: Broncos went from 67% to 80% on one play in the second quarter.

Q2 3:43(Shotgun) B.Nix scrambles up the middle for 62 yards, TOUCHDOWN. W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Fraboni, Holder-J.Crawshaw.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	DEN-ARI
Q1 11:00	DEN	Wil Lutz 48 Yd Field Goal	3-0
Q1 1:08	DEN	Wil Lutz 43 Yd Field Goal	6-0
Q2 14:16	ARI	Chad Ryland 30 Yd Field Goal	6-3
Q2 4:30	ARI	Chad Ryland 26 Yd Field Goal	6-6
Q2 3:43	DEN	Bo Nix 62 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick)	13-6
Q3 10:26	DEN	RJ Harvey 52 Yd pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz Kick)	20-6
Q3 3:50	ARI	Trey McBride 7 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)	20-13
Q3 0:00	DEN	J.K. Dobbins 1 Yd Rush (Wil Lutz Kick)	27-13
Q4 8:39	DEN	Wil Lutz 31 Yd Field Goal	30-13
Q4 6:21	ARI	Chad Ryland 41 Yd Field Goal	30-16

Team stats

DEN		ARI
377	Total yards	353
218	Passing yards	259
159	Rushing yards	94
18	First downs	24
3-11	Third down	5-17
0-0	Fourth down	2-4
1-2	Red zone	1-5
0	Turnovers	0
1-4	Sacks allowed	3-13
11-114	Penalties	9-59
26:42	Time of possession	33:18