Broncos coach Sean Payton and Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon agreed before Saturday’s game that they wouldn’t play their starters . But Broncos tight end Evan Engram was an exception.

Payton said before the game that he might put in a few No. 1s for about eight plays, but of all the Broncos who got on the field, the only one who’s listed as a starter on the team’s depth chart was tight end Evan Engram.

“I wanted to get Engram some touches,” Payton said after the game. “And also, that was a position group with a few nicks, where pretty soon if you don’t even play those guys you’re going to be asking two guys to play a lot of snaps.”

Engram caught a 58-yard pass from backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham on the Broncos’ second offensive play for his only target of the night.

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