Osweiler, Trevathan lead Broncos to 17-3 win against Bolts

Osweiler won his third straight game in place of the injured Peyton Manning, completing 16 of 26 passes for a touchdown and 166 yards. Despite not trailing for the entire first half, the Bills failed to put the Chiefs away and as a result never regained the lead in the second half. PROBABLE: TE Ladarius Green (ankle), T Chris Hairston (abdomen). Kenny Wiggins will start at right guard for Fluker.

Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler passes against the San Diego Chargers during the first half in an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in San Diego. Down 24-21 and without his top four receiving targets and a little over a minute left on the clock, Brady brought the Patriots within field goal range and kicker Stephen Gostkowski sent the game into overtime. On Sunday, they capably handled their division-rival Chargers, winning 17-3. Osweiler, 25, has passed for 520 yards and three touchdowns in his two starts.

Bennett watched two games simultaneously on a split screen at his home on Sunday, dividing his time between Osweiler and another former Flathead High player, Mike Reilly, who played at Central Washington until 2009. “So they force guys right out of college to play when they’re not ready”. That’s our biggest challenge and our biggest concern. But once they got into their rhythm there was no stopping them. When the film goes on, I see them scrambling and making plays.

Get all kinds of National Football League stories, rumors, game coverage, and inane comments from the National Football League media in your inbox every day. They are now tied with the New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals for the best record in the AFC. We added (safety Josh) Bush on the team to help us some in the secondary. “I’m anxious about not falling and slipping, anxious about catching the ball with the snow – that’s mainly the thing”. The system requires a highly accurate quarterback much like Manning, but due to the amount of play action and movement from under center required to make the system truly effective, it is easy to see why the Broncos have struggled. The team moves to 3-9 on the season, and 0-3 against the AFC West, and will blame this one on the offense and injuries. Later in the quarter, linebacker Danny Trevathan returned a Philip Rivers interception for a second score. Bleacher Report reported Wednesday that a decision had been made to sit Manning in favor of Brock Osweiler the rest of the season, but the Broncos denied that report. But the feeling was not shared by all. Thomas owners can’t blame it all on the ground game though; Emmanuel Sanders torched New England for six catches and 113 yards, and he was coming off an injury.

The defense is elite – first in yards, passing touchdowns and yards per rush and fourth in points.

Asked if he picked up a copy, he said: “I haven’t”. “We’re usually pretty good at driving the ball and sustaining drives”. They gave me extra motivation. “Just trying to be cooperative and help you out, so if that’s a problem just let me know”.

Qualcomm Stadium, 2:05 p.m. Led by Von Miller, DeMarcus Ware and Aqib Talib, Denver is the only team that hasn’t allowed a 300-yard passer this season.

Although the Broncos’ defense kept the Chargers offense from sustaining any drives, they only coaxed one three-and-out from San Diego, relying instead on takeaways and field position to limit the Chargers’ damage.