Eight games into the 2025 season, the Denver Broncos are 6-2. The team has won five in a row after starting the year 1-2. Denver defeated the Cowboys 44-24 in Week 8.
During that win over Dallas, Broncos All-Pro CB Patrick Surtain suffered a pectoral injury late in the second quarter. Surtain did not return for the remainder of the match. On Monday, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that Patrick Surtain is expected to miss four weeks due to injury. The 25-year-old is a candidate for placement on injured reserve.
When will Patrick Surtain return for the Denver Broncos?
BREAKING – Patrick Surtain II is dealing with a chest injury and is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks, per @Schultz_Report pic.twitter.com/6i39dRNGfo
— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) October 27, 2025
In the 2021 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos used the 9th overall pick to select Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II. Through the first four years of his professional career, Surtain has only missed two games due to injury. He has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three seasons. Additionally, Patrick Surtain was named first-team All-Pro in 2022 and 2024, along with Defensive Player of the Year last year. The young CB is one of the top players at his position in the NFL.
Against the Cowboys in Week 8, Denver’s Patrick Surtain suffered a pectoral injury. His left arm and shoulder bent awkwardly as he tried to tackle WR George Pickens. Surtain left the game late in the second quarter and did not return. NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that Patrick Surtain will miss four to six weeks due to a pectoral injury.
Pat Surtain II and the Broncos are still evaluating the extent of his injury and a timeline is up in the air as more opinions are gathered, speaking to sources.@Schultz_Report reports Surtain will miss 4-6 weeks, if that’s the case he’ll be back after the Broncos’ Week 12. Day… pic.twitter.com/bScmgoT5Pf
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) October 27, 2025
That makes a lot of sense knowing that Denver has a bye in Week 12. Patrick Surtain would have four weeks to rest and recover if he isn’t placed on IR. He would miss three games in a row and use the bye week as an extra week to prepare for his return. If he ends up on IR, the earliest Surtain can return is Week 14 against the Raiders. The bye week does not count towards the recovery time in the IR.
When Patrick Surtain went down, Kris Abrams-Draine came in and played the entire second half for Denver. He finished the game with eight tackles. He was a fifth-round pick of the Broncos in the 2024 NFL draft out of Missouri. As a rookie, Abrams-Draine played in five games and made one start. So far this season, he has played in 37% of the team’s defensive plays. That number will increase as Patrick Surtain starts to miss time.
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