Almost Great Performance No. 1 – Brock Osweiler
Through one half on Sunday, Brock Osweiler had thrown for 222 yards and a touchdown on 13-of-21 passing. He ended the day with only 10 more yards and one more completion after being replaced by Peyton Manning midway through the third quarter.
Osweiler’s undoing in the game were the five turnovers committed with the first two and a half quarters. The first, a fumble my Emmanuel Sanders, and the last, a fumble by C.J. Anderson, couldn’t be attributed to Osweiler in any way. His two interceptions were arguably caused as much by his teammates as by the quarterback him self.
Maybe he put too much zip on what should have been a touch pass to Jordan Norwood. And perhaps Osweiler should have felt the pressure coming when his pass intended for Demaryius Thomas wobbled into the hand of a Chargers defender after he was hit as he threw. The same might be said when he didn’t recognize a corner blitz and fumbled as he was hit from behind.
Who knows? Perhaps if that first fumble by Emmanuel Sanders doesn’t happen and the Broncos go up by a 14-3 score, none of the other miscues happen and Osweiler goes on to have one of the best games of his career. But it all did happen, and Osweiler was left on the sidelines as the clock struck 00:00, almost having had a great game.
