Head Coach Gary Kubiak announced Monday that Manning will continue to focus on his rehabilitation work, which kept him back in Denver this weekend while the team traveled to San Diego for its 17-3 win over the Chargers.
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Peyton Manning, the Broncos’ starting quarterback from the 2012 opener until three weeks ago when he was sidelined with a left heel injury, will spend another week recovering. The Chargers fell to 3-9 with their loss while the Broncos improved to 10-2, and they have taken the No. 1 seed in the AFC since they hold the tiebreaker over the New England Patriots. A win combined with a defeat for the Kansas City Chiefs would see them seal the AFC West title. Now the team hosts although a somewhat less challenging opponent the San Diego Chargers are not a team that should be over looked.
Thousands of orange-clad Broncos fans cheered the visitors in what might have been the penultimateChargers game in San Diego.
The Broncos increased their lead to 14-0 in the first-quarter’s waning seconds. Rivers will likely need to carry the full load on offense as San Diego’s rookie running back Melvin Gordon hasn’t produced after being selected in the first round in the 2015 draft.
The Chargers, aggressive in the defensive front, handled the Broncos’ rollouts and bootlegs with more efficiency than the previous three teams Osweiler had faced this season.
Rivers leads the National Football League with five pick-sixes this season. Phillip Rivers is one of the leaders in overall passing yards and is still an elite quarterback despite the fact his team has suffered many injuries through out the year.
RIVERS REMEMBERS: Rivers said he worked out with Osweiler after he came out of Arizona State.
Rodgers finished the game with 26 of 36 for 289 yards and two touchdowns, compared to Matthew Stafford’s 23 of 35 for 220 yards and two touchdowns.
The game winning play came in dramatic style, with Aaron Rodgers throwing a 61 yard touchdown to Richard Rodgers with no time left on the clock. He missed a 48-yarder in the first quarter. He was able to move his hands and feet, the team said.
Rivers was sacked four times and the Chargers failed to score a touchdown for the second game in a row.
A few plays later, cornerback Brandon Flowers was hurt.
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Several other players were injured in the game, including tight end Vernon Davis (concussion), linebacker Danny Trevathan (concussion), returner Omar Bolden (hamstring) and running back C.J. Anderson (ankle).
