Yes, Russell Wilson is going to start. But so is Colt McCoy, who will be the Cardinals' starting QB this season with Kyler Murray out.

I don't like McCoy, but he's fine during preseason being a veteran and going against reserve defenders.

Wilson is off his worst season ever. Now he's making another transition with Sean Payton taking over. The Broncos' offense is going to be a work-in-progress especially this being their first game of preseason.

McCoy's backup QB's are dual threat rookie Clayton Tune, who has looked good in camp, and veterans Jeff Driskell and David Blough.

The Broncos have backup QB's Jarrett Stidham and Ben DiNucci. Stidham is one of the better second-string QB's, but DiNucci has failed to distinguish himself while being a third-to-fourth string QB for the Cowboys the previous three years.

New Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon would like to make a good early impression on the home crowd while building momentum. So he wants a victory here.