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Bo Nix runs 62 yards for a touchdown as the Broncos beat the Cardinals 30-16

The run was the longest by a quarterback in Broncos history, and RJ Harvey added a 52-yard catch-and-run score. Denver has won three straight, and Arizona has lost 10 in a row at home.

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  • Bo Nix ran 62 yards for a touchdown late in the second quarter, and the Denver Broncos beat the Arizona Cardinals 30-16 on Sunday at State Farm Stadium. Denver (5-2) has won three straight. Arizona (2-5) has lost 10 straight home games, a streak that has lasted 406 days, according to the Associated Press.

    The game was tied 6-6 when Nix dropped back, stepped up and found nothing but grass in front of him. Nobody touched him until a few yards from the goal line, and he sidestepped that tackle and tumbled in for a 13-6 lead with 3:43 left in the half. The Broncos called it the longest rush by a quarterback in team history. Nix had 37 rushing yards in his first six games combined.

  • "You believe me now?" Nix said afterward, referring to the right ankle he hurt in last season's playoffs.

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  • Midway through the third quarter, RJ Harvey caught a short screen and ran untouched for a 52-yard touchdown and a 20-6 lead. Arizona answered with Trey McBride's 7-yard touchdown catch from Jacoby Brissett, but Denver went 76 yards on its next drive, helped by a 47-yard pass to Marvin Mims Jr., and J.K. Dobbins scored from the 1 on the last play of the third quarter for a 27-13 lead.

  • Wil Lutz made field goals from 48, 43 and 31 yards and all three extra points. Chad Ryland made all three of his kicks for Arizona, the last a 41-yarder with 6:21 left.

    Nix completed 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran seven times for 73 yards. Denver ran for 159 yards as a team, with rookie Jonah Coleman adding 54 on nine carries. The Broncos had 11 penalties for 114 yards and didn't turn the ball over.

  • Linebacker Alex Singleton made 19 tackles and had a sack. The Denver defense hit Brissett 12 times and had six tackles for loss and three sacks.

    Brissett threw for 272 yards and a touchdown on 27 of 48 passing. McBride caught 10 passes for 111 yards. Arizona went 5 for 17 on third down and scored one touchdown in five trips to the red zone. Bam Knight dropped a potential touchdown in the end zone on third down early in the second quarter, and the Cardinals settled for a field goal. Rookie running back Jeremiyah Love missed his second straight game with a sore ankle.

    Larry Fitzgerald was inducted into the Cardinals' Ring of Honor at halftime. Denver hosts Kansas City next Sunday, and Arizona plays at Dallas.