For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Broncos walked out of the weekend still thin at linebacker, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.