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Sanders looks solid

Veteran looks like Denver's No. 1 option

Emmanuel Sanders was the big winner of the Monday night game. He looks healthy, and he looks like he’ll be the featured receiver in Denver’s offense.

Sanders is coming of a torn Achilles, and he’s also 32. That’s worrying. But he’s been practicing, and there didn’t seem to be any issues with his explosiveness or confidence in his first preseason game. They gave him the ball on an end-around that he turned in a 19-yard run, looking like the same old Sanders.

Sanders caught only 1 pass for 5 yards, but he had another potential 13-yard catch ruled just out of bounds and got open deep for a 45-yard gain that was negated by a penalty. He looks very capable of continuing to be an elite receiver.

Denver has a new quarterback, but Joe Flacco typically has done his best work with veteran receivers. He seems to trust them more.

Of Flacco’s top 10 wide receivers in Baltimore (using PPR scoring) all but three of them were guys who were at least 30.

Right now, Sanders is looking very much like he could be another Steve Smith or Derrick Mason.

JOE FLACCO'S BEST WIDE RECEIVERS
YearPlayerAgeRecYardsTDPPRRk
2014• Steve Smith35791,0656221.518
2009• Derrick Mason35731,0287218.017
2008• Derrick Mason34801,0375216.020
2013Torrey Smith24651,1284203.822
2016• Mike Wallace30721,0174202.823
2015Kamar Aiken26759445199.429
2014Torrey Smith254976711191.729
2010• Anquan Boldin30648377189.625
2016• Steve Smith37707995183.937
2012• Anquan Boldin32659214183.430
2012Torrey Smith23498558183.431
2010• Derrick Mason36618027183.228
2011Torrey Smith22508417180.030
2011• Anquan Boldin31578873163.735
2017• Mike Wallace31527484151.238
2008Mark Clayton26416954148.240
2013Marlon Brown22495247145.248
2018John Brown28427155143.945
2018Willie Snead26626511134.453
2018• Michael Crabtree31546073132.756
2015• Steve Smith36466703131.053
2017Jeremy Maclin29404403102.066
2016Breshad Perriman23334993101.177
2013Jacoby Jones29374553100.572
2009Mark Clayton2734480296.876
2012Jacoby Jones2830406495.276
2009• Kelley Washington3034431289.278
2010• T.J. Houshmandzadeh3330398387.878
2014Kamar Aiken2524267368.794
2016Kamar Aiken2729328167.897

—Ian Allan

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