Broncos finish week of practice on another high note

The Denver Broncos finished up their final practice at Stanford Stadium today, with just a walk-thru remaining before the team is ready to face off in Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers Sunday.

For the second day in a row quarterback Peyton Manning looked sharped, as just a single pass hit the turf against the Broncos scout team defense.

The day included another long touchdown toss from Manning to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.

It’s been a good week,’’ Kubiak said, per Peter King’s Pool Practice Report released to the media. “It’s been a good two weeks, really. You see they’re ready. They may be a little mentally tired—just a little bit. They need to go rest for a couple of days and get ready to cut it loose Sunday.”

According to the report, the Broncos, as is their regular Friday practice custom, took the field at Stanford Stadium about 90 minutes earlier than the Wednesday and Thursday workouts. They ran their full script of plays, a condensed version of what they do on Thursdays “just to show the coaches the players are on top of their stuff, and so they can finish the week strong and go rest up,’’ Kubiak said.

The session finished up in 84 minutes.

For the third straight day, Denver had all hands on deck when it came to their roster. After three players were limited on Wednesday, all 53 practiced fully for the second straight today—including starting safties T.J. Ward (ankle) and Darian Stewart (knee), and guard Louis Vasquez (knee).

All will be ready to go for the big game.

“The preparation has been good all week,’’ Kubiak said. “The only thing is if our safeties had been good to go for two weeks. But they’re ready for the game, so that’s what counts.’’

The Broncos will hold one final pre-game workout Saturday at 11 a.m. (PST) at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, site of Super Bowl 50.