What It Means:

Murray was just signed off the Saints' practice squad after Javonte Williams tore his ACL, but he's not expected to make his Broncos debut until Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Melvin Gordon is expected to operate as a "bell cow" back on Thursday night, per Rapoport's colleague James Palmer. Mike Boone will work in a change-of-pace capacity and the Broncos also called up Devine Ozigbo from the practice squad for additional depth.

The Colts have the No. 4 run defense and No. 24 pass defense in numberFire's advanced team rankings, so the Broncos may try to let Russell Wilson cook a little more on Thursday night. Our models project Gordon for 17.2 carries and Boone for 7.6 totes, compared to 32.6 pass attempts for Russ.