For the 31 other NFL teams, perhaps the usual line of thinking holds: The preseason doesn’t count. The games don’t count, the scores don’t matter and the stats don’t either.
For the Broncos, though, their four exhibition games carry tremendous weight as they host another open quarterback competition between Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch.
The NFL announced the Broncos’ preseason opponents Monday with tentative dates for the first three weeks. Vance Joseph’s tenure as head coach will start in Chicago (Aug. 10-13), before the team heads to San Francisco to face the 49ers in Week 2 (Aug.