Denver Broncos: 5 ways Von Miller and company kicked Cardinals butt

The Denver Broncos made good on Von Miller’s promise to kick the Arizona Cardinals’ butts. Here is how they got it done in a primetime blowout.

What did Von Miller say the Denver Broncos were going to do to the Arizona Cardinals again?

Miller’s comments earlier in the week about how the Denver Broncos were going to kick the Cardinals’ you-know-what came to fruition on Thursday Night Football in front of a national audience which probably, for the most part, tuned out at halftime.

The Broncos started off the scoring barrage in Arizona with a tip-drill pick-six from Derek Wolfe (tip) and Todd Davis (pick-six). While Miller’s comments set the tone for the night in general, that play to open up the scoring was the momentum-shifter for the season the Denver Broncos needed.

After Davis’ interception, the Broncos continued with the highlight-reel plays, this time offensively, as Emmanuel Sanders took a jet sweep as he has a number of times this season, only this time he threw the ball downfield to Courtland Sutton, who made an incredible catch for a touchdown.

Chris Harris Jr. made a great read on a bad throw (one of many) by Josh Rosen and took another pass in for a score defensively before the second quarter opened up with Emmanuel Sanders running wide open for a 64-yard touchdown catch.

The Broncos would get on the board one more time before halftime on an incredibly impressive 15-play drive culminating in a one-yard touchdown run from automatic Royce Freeman.

In the second half, the Denver defense took over and started hitting Josh Rosen seemingly play after play.

The Broncos would score twice again in the second half, once on a touchdown run from rookie Phillip Lindsay.

How did the Broncos get it done when they needed it most? Let’s take a look at five key players in this game.