Two times in one game, Osweiler had a drive that would define him and his development behind Peyton Manning. “I didn’t know anything about that”, Kubiak said. The Dolphins all but abandoned their run game entirely, rushing only nine times for twelve yards. He is 5-6 in regular-season games against the Broncos and 1-2 in the playoffs.
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Anderson earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors last week, but felt the award should have gone elsewhere.
Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson. “Despite a shaky first few series, the 6’8” quarterback showed a lot of confidence in his ability and by and large looked comfortable, highlighted by a scrambling, eight-yard touchdown pass in the final two minutes to Andre Caldwell. “We’ve got one of the top defenses and he goes against those guys and doesn’t flinch”.
For now, Osweiler is atop the depth chart and the Broncos (9-2) are atop the AFC West. This game against the San Diego Chargers is also relevant in terms of showing us how this team responds to an emotional victory against a powerhouse opponent. “He started pointing out some things to me about some of the things that he felt good about, and he was echoing that to Brock”.
Anderson has rushed for over 160 yards combined with two touchdowns in the past two games and after putting up a paltry 2.7 yards per carry before the bye week, Anderson is averaging over six yards per carry since that time. On Sunday linebacker Dont’a Hightower suffered a sprained MCL and tight end Rob Gronkowski took a nasty hit to his knee but avoided any major injuries. In it, we see Brock Osweiler throwing a pass down the field during Sunday night’s match-up between the Patriots and the Broncos. It would be a surprise if he played this week. In the receiving end, Steve Johnson had 92 yards and one touchdown in seven receptions while Dontrelle Inman added 65 yards and one touchdown in five catches.
-Nose tackle Sylvester Williams (ankle) probably will miss this week’s game.
After practice, Kubiak said nothing’s changed from his perspective: Osweiler’s his quarterback this week and the goal is to try to get Manning healthy and back on the field as soon as possible.
-Wide receiver Cody Latimer was not at practice Wednesday to be present at the birth of his son.
A bad back has sidelined Ware for a month but he could return to Denver’s top-ranked defense this weekend at San Diego, although the safer bet has him waiting until the Broncos host Oakland on December 13. Mathis injured the ankle November 22 in Chicago and was active a week later, but did not start. “He had our game plan with him”. Bruton is the longest continuously-tenured Bronco on the 53-man roster and is one of the team’s most active players in charitable endeavors.
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The situation in Denver figures to eventually turn ugly but then again the writing has been on the wall for months when the team hired Kubiak who runs an offense completely different than the one the 39-year-old has ever run.
