CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Broncos wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and cornerback Riley Moss sustained concussions within minutes of each other in Denver's 26-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
"I don't think [it's] anything serious, prior to the bye,'' coach Sean Payton said after the win. "Both of them [are] the same.''
The Broncos went into the game without either of their starting safeties as Brandon Jones (hamstring) and Talanoa Hufanga (ankle) were both game-day inactives.
Second-year cornerback Jahdae Barron played in Moss' spot. Moss was injured as he made a tackle on Trevor Etienne in the second quarter.
"The depth we have in the room, there's no dropoff," cornerback Ja'Quan McMillian said. "There's no dropoff, we trust the guys who come in and they perform like everybody else ... We hope [Moss] won't be out too long, though, just want him back as fast as possible."
Waddle, who had one catch Sunday for 22 yards, left the game with seconds to go in the first quarter. He reached to make a catch in front of Panthers cornerback Marco Wilson and was hit by Zakee Wheatley, who knocked the ball free.
Waddle, who has battled ankle and chest injuries already this season, jumped up after the play and walked toward the Broncos huddle but then left the field and did not return. He has 30 receptions for 337 yards and two touchdowns this season.
"When [Waddle] got banged up in the first half and it sort of sent us into musical chairs [at wide receiver] with guys getting in,'' quarterback Bo Nix said. "Obviously we have plays for Jaylen somebody else has to step in and take ... Guys like Troy (Franklin), Pat (Bryant) and Marvin (Mims Jr.) step up and make plays when their number was called even though they didn't have reps at it all week.''
