Broncos Announce Gameday Inactives vs. Titans

Ehlinger will technically be dressed as the emergency third quarterback. Keep that in mind. Ehlinger was just promoted to the 53-man roster for, likely, this exact purpose.

Teams can dress a third emergency quarterback and still list him among the inactives, but that player has to be on the 53-man roster. He can't be on the practice squad.

What's curious here is that both McLaughlin and Robinson are inactive. McLaughlin was leapfrogged on the Broncos' running back depth chart by Tyler Badie, and the team is almost never going to dress four running backs.

Robinson is a four-core special teams player, so even though he's the No. 5 outside linebacker on the depth chart, I wonder how his absence will impact the third phase. That's likely to be a game-to-game proposition.

It's also conspicuous that Jones — the Broncos' third-round pick — is a healthy scratch. The Broncos are deep on the defensive line, but that depth was diminished this week when Malcolm Roach was placed on short-term injured reserve. The D-line could have used Jones in the rotation.

But the Broncos have a plan for the D-line, and still, plenty of horses to push around the Titans, and make life difficult for rookie quarterback Cam Ward making his first NFL start.

Titans Inactives

• Jalyn Armour-Davis | CB
• Kevin Winston Jr. | S
• Samuel Womack III | CB
• Jackson Slater | OG
• Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson | OT
• Shy Tuttle | DT
• C.J. Ravenell | DT

The Titans are a bit short at cornerback today. Also, Winston, a backup safety, won't be around for depth.

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