The Denver Post

Safety Jackson shines with pair of intercepti­ons off No. 1 QB Flacco

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Player attendance

Did not practice: LB Todd Davis (calf, 12th consecutiv­e missed practice), TE Jake Butt (knee, 10th), TE Bug Howard (ankle, fifth), ILB Joe Jones (triceps, second) and LB Aaron Wallace (hamstring, second). CB Bryce Callahan (foot) did not participat­e in team drills. Starting ILB Josey Jewell did not finish practice. Coach Vic Fangio said Jewell “tweaked his side.” Minus Davis and Jewell, the firstunit ILBs were Alexander Johnson and Josh Watson.

Top play

S Kareem Jackson undercut a route to the left side to intercept QB Joe Flacco, staying inbounds and running down the field. Thumbs-up

S Kareem Jackson. The defense had three intercepti­ons during 11on-11 work and Jackson had two of them, both off Flacco. “I had a chance to make a couple of plays,” Jackson said. “As a defense, (it’s about) guys being in the right place at the right time. I was fortunate enough to be at the right place so I’ve got to continue to build on that.”

RB Phillip Lindsay. A sloppy first session of team work included a false start by LT Garett Bolles. Lindsay had enough, ripping into the offense before the huddle broke. Good stuff.

Thumbs-down

WRs Emmanuel Sanders/ Courtland Sutton. Sanders is a veteran and Sutton a second-year player but regardless of age/ experience level, both players should know better than to scrap during practice.

Inside linebacker depth. Starter Todd Davis hasn’t practiced since July 18, reserve Joe Jones was injured against Atlanta last week and starter Josey Jewell was unable to finish Monday’s practice. Oddsandend­s

•The Broncos ran 80 snaps of 11-on-11. •Quarterbac­k snaps (11-on-11): Joe Flacco 42, Kevin Hogan 10, Drew Lock 28 and Brett Rypien 10. •Coach Vic Fangio said Flacco is “going to play some” Thursday at Seattle. He did not reveal the order of quarterbac­ks after Flacco. •CB Isaac Yiadom received firstteam snaps because of Bryce Callahan’s foot issue.

•DE Derek Wolfe tumbled to the turf after getting caught in traffic on the third play of team work. After talking with the training staff, he returned. •Hogan’s first dropback was an aborted play because C Austin Schlottman airmailed a shotgun snap over Hogan’s head. •Second period of 11-on-11 included a pass breakup by CB De’Vante Bausby, intercepti­ons by S Kareem Jackson (against Flacco) and CB Trey Johnson (against Lock) and a touchdown catch by WR Courtland Sutton, who dunked the football over the crossbar in celebratio­n. •Third period of 11-on-11: Flacco’s only downfield shot was intended for WR Emmanuel Sanders on an “over” route against CB Chris Harris, but Flacco’s pass was wide. On the next series, Rypien underthrew his receiver so much that S Su’a Cravens was called for interferen­ce when the receiver tried to catch it.

•Practice ended with an end-ofgame sequence. Flacco ran six plays and was 4-of-5 passing. His final play was an intercepti­on by Jackson after it went through the hands of RB Phillip Lindsay. Lock’s series was nine plays and he was 6-of-8 passing, including five consecutiv­e completion­s to start the drive. •After missing 2017-18 because of a serious knee injury sustained in the Broncos’ preseason opener, DL Billy Winn tore his right triceps tendon in last week’s preseason opener. He was placed on injured reserve. “We haven’t scheduled (surgery) yet,” he said after Sunday’s practice. “I’m going to weigh my options, talk to the training staff and see what the best option is and when. Right now, we’re just trying to control the swelling.” •Winn, on how the injury against Atlanta happened: “I was engaged with a guy and I went to punch him and at first, I thought I had dislocated my elbow. I reached down and instantly felt the swelling and thought, ‘Something’s wrong.’ They took me inside and I knew right away. Just from tearing my ACL, I know what it feels like to tear something.” •Winn intends to rehabilita­te his injury at the Broncos’ facility. “I’m going to stay here as long as I possibly can because I trust the (medical and training) team and they’re going to steer me in the right direction. I’m not going to stop (playing). I’m going to keep fighting, claw through this rehab and hopefully (GM) John (Elway) and the guys like me enough to give me a shot.”

Tuesday’s schedule

Practice 9:15 a.m.-noon (open to public). If it is like last Tuesday’s practice before a Thursday game, the Broncos won’t be in pads.

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