Osweiler of Manning? Kubiak mum on starter decision

Arizona Cardinals inside linebacker Dwight Freeney (54) forces Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) to fumble during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz.

8 straight games of losing against The Broncos has come to an end despite a historically bad first half. The Chiefs won 10-3. So, given the options, Del Rio thought there was a better chance of making the 2-pointer.

The sacks that had eluded Khalil Mack in a strong season for the Oakland Raiders are no longer missing.

But Del Rio really had no choice at all.

The premier matchup in Week 15 is at Heinz Field, when the Broncos and Steelers meet with major playoff implications. His bad snap later led to a 43-yard field-goal miss by Sebastian Janikowski.

“Things like that come up during the game”, Del Rio said, “and you made a snap judgment”. Broncos next possession Oakland forced a three-and-out when Mack sacked Brock Osweiler on third down for his first sack of the day.

“It was looking rough, but the positive was defensively, we kept them out of the end zone, limited them to field goals in the first half”, said Raiders safety Charles Woodson, whose team trailed 12-0 after two quarters. The Broncos haven’t scored a touchdown in seven quarters. The defense can be the main reason why the Raiders end up snatching a playoff spot.

On Sunday, Osweiler finished the game with zero touchdown passes on 51 pass attempts, the 52nd time a quarterback has thrown at least 50 passes and no touchdowns since 1965, and he’s just the sixth member of that group to do so without also throwing an interception. In 2013, he landed 23 punts inside the 20 and had 11 touchbacks.

“I got super excited because I knew I was going to be wide open, took my eyes off the ball and wasn’t able to pull it in”, Davis said. The Raiders gained 27 yards on 23 carries and had just one rushing first down. Jeremy Ross had a 22-yard punt return.

“Obviously, that’s a tough situation to get put in [Sunday]”. “But that (opinion) doesn’t count”.

For a guy known strictly for his power when he entered the National Football League as an undrafted free agent four years ago, it also represented a monumental step in King’s development.

“Everybody was upset”, Rams QB Case Keenum added. “I’m not going to talk about what’s going on three weeks from now or two weeks from now”. “Let’s go 90 yards or whatever it is'”. Fitzpatrick saw that no one was covering Brandon Marshall, so he moved in from the shotgun and called for a quick snap from Nick Mangold. “I’ve got to get better as a player”.

It turned out, the Titans’ headsets went out before the play – leading to the confusion.

“Could be”, the Raiders coach said. We had no defensive call in. Several players from both teams landed on top of Condo, who hurt his right shoulder despite recovering the ball with his left hand.

The red-zone production remains their biggest issue.

There was still 2 seconds remaining, and another incomplete pass that would have ended the game was blown dead for a false start on tackle Chris Hairston. But Derek Carr managed to break through with a pair of touchdown passes (11 yards to Seth Roberts, 16 yards to Michael Rivera) that meant the difference in the game. “That was kind of the story of the game”.