NFL.com Experts Rolling With Broncos In Week 7
Oct 25, 2026 11:00 AM

Fresh off a gritty win, Denver faces an injury-riddled Arizona squad as analysts eye a potential breakout performance for Bo Nix against the struggling Cardinals defense.

The Denver Broncos survived a Thursday Night Football showdown against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6 with a 17-14 win. 

It wasn't pretty, and the offense is still trying to find its identity, even with Sean Payton taking over the play-calling duties. 

In Week 7, the Broncos enter with a 4-2 record, and they will face the 2-4 Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. 

Arizona lost four in a row before Mike LaFleur led his team to an 18-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams, which just so happen t be LaFleur's former employer. 

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The Cardinals have plenty of injuries, so everything bodes well for the Broncos going into Week 7. 

NFL.com editors Jeremy Bergman, Brooke Cersosimo, Gennaro Filice, Bobby Kownack and Dan Parr predicted the winners for every game in Week 7, and four out of five of them selected Denver to get the win in Arizona. 

Here were all five of the score predictions: 

  • Bergman: Broncos win, 16-10
  • Cersosimo: Cardinals win, 24-23
  • Filice: Broncos win, 28-17
  • Kownack: Broncos win, 21-19
  • Parr: Broncos win, 24-17

Parr said the Cardinals win over the Rams was partly because of a "unquestionably benefited" gameplan, especially since LaFleur has a lot of familiarity with the Rams since he was in LA before being hired by Arizona. 

Parr also said this could be a perfect "get right" game for Broncos QB Bo Nix, and he certainly needs it after he has gotten off to a sluggish start this season. 

Of course, having Davis Webb call plays and then switching back to Sean Payton hasn't helped Nix much, and the offense still looked off despite defeating the Super Bowl champions. 

Of Arizona's four losses this season, three of them have come by double digits, and two of them by 20 or more points, so it's been a mixed bag of results for the Cardinals. 

Entering Week 7, the Broncos are 4-2 and in the playoff race, but that still might not be enough for them to be in the contenders conversation, even with a win, as was discussed in a recent podcast episode on the Roundtable Sports site. 

Now, a Broncos loss to the Cardinals might raise plenty of red flags in Denver, especially with the games after that coming against the Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers before a Week 10 bye.

Let's see if the NFL.com experts get the pick right. 

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