The Broncos were facing the possibility of tumbling into the wild-card round because of Kansas City’s 10th consecutive win when Manning came to the rescue. Now with two weeks until their next game, Manning and Osweiler say they’re both unsure of what either of their futures hold. However, with the Broncos’ offense struggling, committing five turnovers in their first nine drives, head coach Gary Kubiak decided to make the switch, bringing Manning in.
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“Sometimes you just-the feel is that the team is looking around for that guy or that tremendous leadership type of stuff”.
Added Simms: “With Peyton Manning healthy, which he looks like he is, and that defense, (the Broncos) can beat anybody”. And he was just 5 of 9 for 69 yards Sunday.
The Chargers (4-12) wrapped up what might have been their final season representing San Diego as ownership tries to move the team to Los Angeles. The victory clinched the AFC West title and the conference’s No. 1 playoff seed. The throw deflected off the hands of wide receiver Tyrell Williams, who earlier caught a touchdown pass. Mike Pettine and Ray Farmer out in Cleveland.
Bills 22, Jets 17 – A year after being fired by the Jets and taking over in Buffalo, coach Rex Ryan got his revenge by thwarting New York’s hopes of making the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s magic came to an end. Or better, depending how you look at it. The Texans and Chiefs will play the first game of the playoffs on Saturday afternoon. Alex Smith threw two TD passes.
Underdogs went 11-5 against the spread with eight outright wins, results that favored the bookmakers. The Bengals (12-4) matched the best record in franchise history.
That means a Bengals path to the Super Bowl would begin at home vs the Steelers, continue in New England and then possibly end in Denver before Cincy could make the Super Bowl.
The Vikings won their third straight game and will host the Seahawks in the first round of the playoffs, when Green Bay visit NFC East champions Washington. His rushing TDs took him to 43 on his career, tying Steve Young’s National Football League record.
There might be more work ahead of the Arizona Cardinals. The Broncos struck early with a big play by Demaryius Thomas and were on their way to a 14-3 lead when Emmanuel Sanders started the turnover party.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cam Newton ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more, and Carolina captured the NFC’s No. 1 seed for the first time.
Wilson completed 19 of 28 passes for 197 yards.
CHICAGO – Matthew Stafford threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, Calvin Johnson had 137 yards receiving for the Lions.
Kellen Moore had 435 yards passing and three touchdowns for the Cowboys (4-12). To that point midway through the third quarter, the Broncos were down 13-7 to the Chargers despite outgaining them by 150 yards.
Pat Shurmur served as interim coach for the Eagles (7-9) after Chip Kelly was sacked last Tuesday. Either way, Kubiak remains poker-faced for the time being. The Falcons finished 8-8 after starting 5-0. The Bears (6-10) lost for the fourth time in five games.
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Phil Dawson’s 23-yard field goal in overtime lifted the San Francisco 49ers to a 19-16 win over the St Louis Rams. Manning was horrid in the first nine games of this season as he struggled through a variety of injuries, primarily the one that affected his foot to the point that he has missed six games and two months of football.
