DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 26: Head coach Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos fist bumps Bo Nix #10 before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Empower Field At Mile High on October 26, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)Photo: Dustin Bradford / Getty Images Sport / Getty Images
Denver won the toss and elected to receive the ball first.
Broncos started with the ball at their own 27 yard line. JK Dobbins gained 7 yards on 1st down. Evan Engram caught an 11 yard pass over the middle on National TE's day and the Broncos gained their first 1st down of the day. On the very next play, Bo Nix threw it behind Pat Bryant on a slant who wasn't even looking for the ball and it was intercepted by Trikweze Bridges.
Starting from the Broncos 43, Dak Prescott, after a quick 1st down, hit CeeDee Lamb for a 29 yard gain and the Cowboys were in business inside the 4 yard line. After a short gain by Javonte Williams, the next two passes were broken up by Pat Surtain and Riley Moss. Dallas settles for a FG and the Cowboys take an early 3-0 lead after the turnover with 10:34 remaining in the 1st quarter.
Time for the Broncos offense to respond and boy did they. Troy Franklin gained 26 yards on a catch over the middle to get Denver into Dallas territory and on the very next play, RJ Harvey took a pitch around the left side for a 40 yard touchdown! Broncos take the lead 7-3 with 8:13 remaining.
Cowboys went back to work starting from their own 25 yard line and on 3rd down, John Franklin Meyers sacked Dak Prescott and Dallas was forced to punt.
On the first play of the drive, Bo hit Pat Bryant for 16 yards to get into Dallas territory. JK Dobbins took a handoff to the left side and raced to a 21 yard gain. A Mike McGlinchey holding penalty on the next play might've doomed the drive but then Bo Nix found Troy Franklin wide open in the front part of the end zone for another Touchdown! Broncos lead extended 14-3 with 3:04 remaining in the 1st quarter.
Dak Prescott and the Cowboys methodically worked their way into Denver territory with a mix of short passes and powerful runs by Javonte. As we began the 2nd quarter, the Cowboys faced a 3rd and 20 after a holding call. Riley Moss had a beautiful PBU along the left sideline and Dallas was forced to punt.
Facing a 3rd and 9, Bo Nix hit Troy Franklin down the right sideline but he couldn't quite hang on as he was going out of bounds. The offense went 3 and out and punted it back to Dallas who would start their next drive from their own 41 yard line with 13:44 remaining in the 2nd quarter.
Jayden Blue gained 13 yards after a JFM offside penalty. Pickens on a reception got it down to the 33 yard line. On 3rd and 6, it was Pickens again, this time on a slant for a 1st down reception. Luke Schoonmaker caught a pass down to the Broncos 1 yard line to make it 1st and goal. On 2nd and goal, Javonte Williams runs it in from the 1 and cut into the Denver lead 14-10 with 7:29 remaining in the 1st half.
Broncos started their next drive from their 35 yard line after the touchback. Nix hit Franklin for 13 yards to gain the initial first down of the drive. Nix targeted Mims on a deep post and ended up drawing a 32 yard defensive pass interference, setting up Denver at the Cowboys 13 yard line. Engram took a short pass down to the 1 and on 3rd down, RJ Harvey powered it in for his 2nd touchdown of the game! An unnecessary roughness penalty gave the Broncos an opportunity to convert a 2 point conversion but the pass was incomplete. Broncos lead 20-10 with 3:47 remaining in the 2nd quarter.
The Cowboys started their next drive from their 20 yard line and after a 9 yard run by Prescott, on 3rd down he was ALMOST picked off by Jonathon Cooper but the pass fell incomplete and Dallas punted it back to Denver. Broncos would start their next drive from their 28 yard line.
Nix, looking very confident, orchestrated a drive into Dallas territory with a combination of quick passes and runs by Dobbins. As the Broncos neared the Red Zone, Bo Nix threw an absolute DIME to Pat Bryant down the left sideline for a 24 yard touchdown! Broncos extend the lead 27-10 with 39 seconds remaining in the 1st half.
Dak Prescott, attempting to get the Cowboys into Brandon Aubrey's range for an end of half field goal, threw an INT to Jahdae Barron and that how the 2nd quarter would end.
Starting from their own 35 yard line, Dak was able to scramble for a 1st down into Denver territory on a 9 yard scramble. Pickens gained 13 yards on a wide open pass to the 34 yard line. Facing a 3rd and 8, Prescott hit Lamb for a 6 yard gain. On 4th and 2, Pickens caught a 17 yard pass to convert down to the 10 yard line. CeeDee made an outstanding catch to get it down to the 2 yard line and then Riley Moss was called for DPI in the end zone on 3rd down to set it up for a 1st and goal at the 1. Javonte Williams punched it in, and Dallas cut into the lead 27-17 with 8:10 remaining in the 3rd quarter.
Broncos needed to respond. Marvin Mims had a 47 yard kickoff return to set up the Broncos at the Dallas 46 yard line. JK Dobbins gained 26 on 1st down. On 3rd and 3, Nix hit Sutton for a touchdown that was called back on an extremely weak Adam Trautman OPI to wipe it off the board. Denver settles for a field goal, extending the lead 30-17 with 6:02 remaining in the 3rd quarter.
It seemed like the Broncos forced a huge fumble but once again, the refs ruled that Ja'Quan McMillian didn't come up with despite literal visual evidence that he did. Turpin would drop the 3rd and 5 attempt and Dallas punted it back to Denver who would start their next drive from their own 16 yard line.
Courtland Sutton caught a hitch and fought for 10 yards to get the initial first down of the drive. The Broncos worked it out to their own 40 yard line on the ground as the 3rd quarter came to an end. On the first play of the 4th, Nix hit Sutton down the left sideline for 39 yards and the Broncos were down to the 21 yard line. On 3rd and 10, Nix hit Engram for an 11 yard gain over the middle. Facing a 3rd and 5 from the 6 yard line, Bo Nix found a wide open Troy Franklin in the back of the end zone for a touchdown, extending the lead 37-17 with 12:48 remaining in the game.
CeeDee Lamb gained 18 on the 1st pass of drive. Zach Allen got a sack on the very next play. On 3rd and 12, Prescott found Pickens over the middle for 16 and a 1st down. Malcolm Roach was called for roughing the passer which got Dallas down to the Denver 11 yard line. On the next play, Dak threw it right to Dondrea Tillman and he ran it back to midfield at the Denver 45!
Broncos went back to the ground game with JK Dobbins who gained 20 yards on the 1st two carries. Evan Engram drew a DPI all the way down to the Dallas 5 yard line. On 3rd and goal from the 5, Bo Nix hit RJ Harvey for a 5 yard walk in touchdown and the Broncos were blowing out the Cowboys 44-17 with 7:14 remaining in the game.
Joe Milton in at QB and he ended up hitting Jalen Tolbert for a 35 yard touchdown to make it 44-24 with 4:44 remaining.
Stidham in at QB as Broncos worked some clock. Ended up punting and Dallas would take over at their own 29 yard line. Broncos would go on to officially win 44-24 and improve to 6-2!
The next broadcast will be on Sunday, November 2nd as the Broncos travel to Houston to face the Texans. Coverage begins at 7am MTN.
Below are the postgame interviews with Troy Franklin, Pat Bryant, Zach Allen and Bo Nix