The Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos will share the fields for a one-day joint practice on Friday.
Coach Matt LaFleur plans to apply Friday’s practice as an opportunity to get hands-on experience with his team’s starters and veterans who are expected to miss Sunday’s preseason game.
The practice is the 16th of training camp for the Packers. On Sunday, the Packers and Broncos will face off in the second of three preseason games for both teams.
Here’s everything you need to know about the group exercises on Friday, August 16:
Matt LaFleur at the pre-practice press conference
Matt LaFleur said the Packers had a team dinner last night at Shanahan’s Steakhouse in Denver and will head to Topgolf tonight. photo:twitter.com/VeXcnyRs9m
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
Injury Updates
Starting linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper returned to play in an 11-on-11 formation, by Wes Hodkiewicz.
Live updates and news from joint exercises
Crowd filling up in Denver:
Quite a crowd packed the hillside at Broncos Park #Packers joint practice with Denver. photo: twitter.com/3QfgOZyQ5Y
— Mike Spofford (@mikespofford) August 16, 2024
Go Pack Go at joint exercises in Denver:
It’s effortless to recognize the chants of “Go Pack Go” from the crowd at practice this morning as the Packers take the field.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
Winning the attack at the start of an 11v11 game:
Preston and Gary team up to take down Nix in the fourth attack. There’s no telling who would get there first
— Wes Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) August 16, 2024
Some good plays from Josh Jacobs:
Josh Jacobs threw two good runs to start the team period against the Broncos defense. In the third, Broncos DE Zach Allen picked off Jacobs on the LOS. Good catch. He held him to a 1-yard gain.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 16, 2024
Jordan Love’s forceful start in 11v11 play:
Jordan Love completes 2-3 passes for 36 yards in a scripted first period that focused mostly on the running game. Connected with Dontayvion Wicks for 16 yards. Hit Luke Musgrave for 20 yards.
He also generated DPI on a pass to Christian Watson.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 16, 2024
First-team work for rookie Jacob Monk at right-back:
Rookie Jacob Monk gets the job at RG with 1s.
Jacobs with 6 touches, Wicks 3 catches in 15 plays #Packers Unit #1 so far.
— Mike Spofford (@mikespofford) August 16, 2024
Lukas Van Ness in another spectacular move:
Solid play by the Packers defense in 11-on-11 play, focused on first and second downs.
Lukas Van Ness and Preston Smith were regulars in defense.
Kingsley Enagbare scored what could have been a headshot.
— Nick Kosmider (@NickKosmider) August 16, 2024
You can’t hit a quarterback! (Especially a $220 million quarterback in a red uniform!)
We have our first little brawl involving Adam Stenavich and Matt LaFleur.
Nik Bonitto hit Love in the arm on a throw. The ball popped out and Singleton caught it.
The Packers weren’t joyful about their quarterback being cut.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
Schneidman has 11 out of 11 scores:
Some notes from the first third of 11 on 11:
• Jacobs would likely get a massive run to the right side in the second outing
• Love hit Wicks for a nice gain on the right side on his first pass
• Clifford’s massive pass to Heath was thwarted by a false start
• Love hit Musgrave’s open goal with a cross
•…
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
An unusual sequence for long snapper Matt Orzech, the only long snapper on the roster:
Matt Orzech had to be pulled away from a brawl-initiating play during kicking drills, then on the next play he lofted the ball over Daniel Whelan’s head and out of the end zone.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
Struggles in the red zone:
More red zone. After 2 more runs by Jacobs — he was a workhorse for #Packers today — Broncos’ McMillan breaks up a throw for Reed on the goal line. Then finally the breakthrough when a flare pass play to Musgrave finds open space for a run to the pylon.
— Mike Spofford (@mikespofford) August 16, 2024
Jaire’s most essential words:
Jaire breaks up a pass to Humphrey and we see a sword celebration
— Wes Hodkiewicz (@WesHod) August 16, 2024
Kickers get off to a perfect start:
Anders Carlson
45✅
53✅Greg Joseph
46✅
52✅Alex Hale
47✅
51 (blocked, offside called)— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
Packers No. 1 offense struggles slow in game:
#Packers gain 1 yard over a Broncos defender in a 2-minute drill.
1-10: Jordan Love pass up the right side to Josh Jacobs, 1 yard.
2-9: Love for Romeo Doubs omitted, Riley Moss PBU.
3-9: Love to Jayden Reed down the middle, open but wide.
4-9: Love to Doubs right away, Pat Surtain II PBU.— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) August 16, 2024
Sean Clifford is intercepted:
After three missed interceptions between 1s and 2s in the second, the Broncos finally get one. Clifford throws the ball deep up the middle to Stanley on third-and-9, and Reese Taylor intercepts it.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
Sounds like a humbling day at the office for the Packers offense in Denver:
The Packers’ No. 1 offense got another chance in the two-minute span, and it didn’t go much better. Three more passes to Musgrave (twice) and Doubs, but a sack and an incompletion resulted in another turnover on downs.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 16, 2024
