Manning, Sanders out for Broncos against Bears

Osweiler was very efficient, the Broncos’ run game came to life and Denver won at the Chicago Bears, 17-15.

“If you pay attention to what we do, we have a lot of that in our offense on every down, not just two-point plays, ” a condescending Fox said. They were up the field quite a bit but the threat of us doing that, I think, helped us run the ball a little bit.

Get ready, because there’s going to be a flood “Peyton Manning legacy” op-eds and feature stories in the coming weeks.

But Chicago had trouble reaching the end zone against the league’s No. 1 defense, even though the Broncos were missing outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware (back).

CHICAGO-As Peyton Manning stayed back and missed all the hassle, Team Osweiler scurried through all parts of the country to witness an unforgettable moment in family history. He now has 71,871 yards to Brett Favre’s 71,838, but he’s still tied with Favre for most regular-season wins by a QB with 186.

Terry Bradshaw on Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler: “He’s a big strong-armed kid”. That was the only score of the first quarter, and the Broncos led 7-0.

Osweiler insists this is still Manning’s team and he’s only filling in temporarily, which seems to be the prevailing mood in the locker room. “So, I know the mind-set here is we just worry about one week at a time”. “Brock did what we all knew what he could do”.

“He was talking about what Elway said, something to us back two years ago, after the Seahawks preseason game”, Thomas said.

Osweiler might have turned down a basketball ride to Gonzaga, but he gained a football grad degree from Manning.

Cutler ended up with a low-class 70.4 rating, ending his seven-game stretch of 88.0 or higher.

Even before Week 10’s zero TD, four INT abomination, Manning had thrown just 9 TDs to 13 INTs on the season. When I talked to people who have seen him work, they say he is more prepared than any backup they have seen. “He’s had a tough year”. I don’t feel they got down the field honestly.

Following the conclusion of the NFL’s slate of early games Sunday, Mike Florio announced on NBC that Denver Broncos’ quarterback Peyton Manning plans to play next season.

“Defense wins championships”, Marshall said. “But we’ve been in a few tight games like this and we haven’t got it done in the fourth quarter like we wanted to”. QUESTIONABLE: WR Emmanuel Sanders (ankle, finger), DE Antonio Smith (hip), DE Vance Walker (shoulder). “We have to play pretty good football for four quarters, and we have to play really good football in the fourth quarter”. They have good rushers off the edge and they’ve got good guys on the outside that cover.

Osweiler isn’t looking at the bigger picture either.

“That’s hard”, Mueller said when asked if Osweiler should start.

Broncos safety T.J. Ward was bothered by the closeness of the game, saying after the Broncos stuffed the Bears 2-point conversion attempt, “It was very relieving, because I don’t feel they got down there by honest measure”. And on Sunday, they flat out beat the Chicago Bears.

Bears coach John Fox, who was sacked as the Denver coach after the 2014 season, might have regrets over one of Chicago’s failed four-quarter opportunities.

“He’ll bounce back. He’s a consummate pro”, Fox said. “As a receiver and a running back, you’ve got to do your best to get open”.

Republished with permission of the Associated Press.