GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Paxton Lynch was Denvers No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart before Thursday nights game.Now, the question is will he move up to No. 2.I got a lot of decisions to make, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said.Lynch, the Broncos first-round draft pick, had some good moments and one very bad one while playing the entire game in the Broncos 38-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in the teams preseason finale.His Arizona counterpart Matt Barkley, trying to hang on to the Cardinals No. 3 quarterback job, overcame an early turnover to complete 20 of 29 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.Were not going against All-Pros, but we moved the ball and we put points on the board, Barkley said. Thats what our goal was. I think we did a good job of doing it tonight.As the starters for both teams took the night off, Barkley, in his fourth NFL season out of USC, completed 20 of 29 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.Lynch, the No. 26 pick overall in this years draft after a standout career at Memphis, was 13 for 22 for 214 yards and two scores, both to Jordan Taylor, but had an interception returned 29 yards for a touchdown by Gabe Martin.I just think I need to be more consistent day in and day out, Lynch said. I have gone up and down while I was learning everything. I think as time goes on, I just need to be more consistent.Lynchs night got off to a great start. His first pass went short to Taylor, who slipped a would-be tackle by Cariel Brooks and raced to the end zone on a 57-yard play.The rookie QB played the entire game after Kubiak announced that Trevor Siemian would be the starting quarterback. Mark Sanchez, listed as the No. 2 quarterback, did not play.Taylor, who spent his rookie season in 2015 on the practice squad and was best known as the personal receiver for Peyton Manning in the quarterbacks rehab work, caught four passes for 109 yards.Rookie Elijhaa Penny rushed for 113 yards in the Cardinals lone victory of the preseason. Cracking the deep running back corps in Arizona might be tough, but Penny figures he showed he belongs somewhere in the league.That is kind of what I prepared myself for this offseason, just games like this, knowing what kind of running back I am, Penny said. I have put some weight on to carry the load and tire some defenses out. Im pretty sure, if not the Cardinals, I impressed 31 other teams.Many, if not most, of those who played wont have a job tomorrow.Its the saddest time in the NFL, Denver running back C.J. Anderson said. ...Those guys who went out there today, they gave it their all and all they can do is just wait.After spotting Denver to a 10-0 lead, the Cardinals scored the next 23 points, capped by Chandler Catanzaros 59-yard field goal early in the third quarter. Catanzaros longest in his first two NFL seasons was 51 yards.POSITION BATTLESBroncos: In the competition for the No. 3 running back job, Kapri Bibbs gained 51 yards in 10 carries. Ronnie Hillman had 9 yards in three attempts.Cardinals: Arizona coach Bruce Arians said linebacker Lamar Louis may have played his way onto the team, especially with his special teams performance.ROOKIE WATCHBroncos: Riley Dixon, who won the punting job from Britton Colquitt, had an 18-yarder late in the first half. That led to a six-play, 45-yard Cardinals touchdown drive, Barkley throwing 14 yards to Jaxson Shipley for the TD with 30 seconds left in the half.Cardinals: Defensive tackle Robert Knemdiche, Arizonas first-round pick (No. 29 overall), spent considerable time in the Denver backfield in his first extensive playing time. He missed most of training camp with a high ankle sprain.INJURY UPDATEBroncos: DE Henry Melton, an eight-year NFL veteran who signed with Denver last week, limped off the field in the first half, but returned in the third quarter.Cardinals: OLB Kareem Martin had to be helped off the field in the third quarter with a knee injury. Arians said he expected Martin to be out two or three weeks with a sprained ligament. OLB Tristan Okpalaugo left in the second quarter with a right knee injury.Swell Bottle Elements Collection . 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The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Swell Spectrum Collection . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.Dan Carter has insisted he would never do anything intentionally to bring rugby into disrepute after he was found not guilty of doping by the?French Rugby Federation.New Zealand great Carter discussed the accusations on his Instagram account on Tuesday, and revealed that he was not surprised to have been cleared.No surprises that the FFRs ruling was that Id done nothing wrong, he wrote.I hold my integrity and the game of rugbys integrity in the highest regard. I love this game and owe so much to rugby that I would never do anything intentionally to bring it into disrepute.A statement released by Racing read: The medical commission of the FFR has duly dispelled any doubts over-shadowing the medical practices of the club.As we have always stated, neither the players nor their doctor committed the slightest violation of the rules or the slightest ethical breach.Despite his obvious frustrations, tthe three-time World Player of the Year acknowledged the authorities who work hard to ensure our game is played fairly.ddddddddddddoth Carter and his former All Blacks teammate Joe Rokocoko had maintained their innocence since French newspaper LEquipe first?reported traces of corticosteroids had been found in the duos systems, and that of Argentine Juan Imhoff, following Racing 92s win in last seasons Top 14 final.The Parisian club released a statement soon after the LEquipe report, saying all medical procedures had been made clear and that Juan Imhoff, Joe Rokocoko and Dan Carter are exemplary of what we expect in terms of the behaviour, generosity and ethics of our time.Racing 92 are next in action away to Leicester Tigers in the European Champions Cup on Sunday. 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