Story update III: Pat Surtain was ruled out in the third quarter with a shoulder injury. See our original post below.
Story update II: Broncos CB Pat Surtain did not rejoin the defense after halftime and the team announced he's questionable to return with a shoulder injury. Kris Abrams-Draine is playing in PS2's place.
Story update I: After leaving Sunday's game on the first defensive series of the game, Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain returned on the next series.
Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain went down with an apparent lower leg injury after breaking up a pass intended for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens in the first quarter of Sunday's game.
After being treated on the field, Surtain left the game and second-year cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine replaced him in the secondary across from Riley Moss . Surtain was spotted walking gingerly into the team's blue medical tent on the sideline. The team later announced that Surtain is questionable to return with a lower leg injury.
Surtain, 25, won the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award last season after totaling 11 pass breakups and four interceptions, including a 100-yard pick-six . He recorded 22 tackles and eight pass breakups through the first seven games of the 2025 season before facing the Cowboys.
In addition to Moss and Abrams-Draine, the Broncos also have nickelback Ja'Quan McMillian and rookie Jahdae Barron . Surtain and Moss are the team's top outside cornerbacks with McMillian and Barron playing in the slot.
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