The Broncos opened the 2016 NFL preseason with a bang, dominating the Chicago Bears in a 22-0 victory.

Mark Sanchez came out of the gate looking like a legitimate NFL starter, leading the team down the field for an opening-drive touchdown. The ten-play, 76-yard drive was capped off with a beautiful deep ball to Demaryius Thomas for a 32-yard score.

The second drive ended abruptly, when Sanchez threw an interception by trying to force the ball to Bennie Fowler on the rollout. The play was an example of why Sanchez has struggled in his NFL career.

Sanchez got the team in field goal range late in the first quarter, but nothing was as impressive as the first drive.

Trevor Siemian looked smooth under center and made a variety of impressive throws. If it had not been for a terrific play by the Bears secondary in the endzone, Siemian would have had a touchdown drive.

Overall both quarterbacks looked pretty good. Both are comfortable in the offense and threw the ball smoothly on the run. I expect the two to continue to battle for playing time heading into next week.

Along with the first look at Sanchez and Siemian, we got to see the first of Paxton Lynch and Devontae Booker in a Broncos uniform. Lynch ran a fairly vanilla offense, but his arm strength is evident and he looked accurate throughout the second half.

Booker showed he is tough to bring down in the open field and hit the hole hard on every carry. His knee seems to be fine and Broncos fans should expect big things from the rookie in 2016.

Kapri Bibbs looked good in the backfield, breaking out for a few solid runs between the tackles. Bibbs also made a crucial special teams tackle in the first half, an area he will need to continue to be successful in.

The star of the night was Cody Latimer, who brought in seven catches for 82 yards. After being nonexistent in the Broncos offense for the past two seasons, it was nice seeing Latimer throw out a breakout performance.

Defensively, the Broncos looked as impressive as ever. The first string defense ended the first two drives with sacks and displayed the ability to get after the quarterback at ease.

In the secondary, rookie safety Justin Simmons showed why he was worth the third round selection this past spring, making a perfect form tackle at the line of scrimmage moments after coming on the field. The next play Simmons forced an incompletion on a third down blitz.

The Broncos defense appears to be loaded with young talent that can contribute immediately. Despite the national narrative, that the Broncos defense will drop off immensely in 2016, I believe this team is capable of being just as special.

Loaded with linebacker depth, talented defensive backs, and multiple players that can get after the quarterback, this defense is going to win a lot of games in 2016.