Seven members of the Denver Broncos‘ 53-man roster did not play in the team’s 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday.
Broncos quarterback Zach Wilson*, running back Audric Estime, running back Blake Watson, linebacker Levelle Bailey, offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo and and defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike were inactive.
*Wilson was inactive but still dressed as an emergency third quarterback. Jarrett Stidham, Denver’s primary backup quarterback, also did not get on the field as Bo Nix played the entire game. That gave the Broncos a total of eight players who did not play against the Bills.
Broncos who did not play vs. Bills
- QB Zach Wilson (*emergency third QB)
- RB Audric Estime
- RB Blake Watson
- LB Levelle Bailey
- OL Nick Gargiulo
- DL Eyioma Uwazurike
- QB Jarrett Stidham (active)
Denver now enters the NFL offeseason with 19 players scheduled to become free agents in March.
