Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) heading to his booth during Super Bowl 50 Opening Night with the Broncos at the SAP Center, San Jose, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2016. (Joe Amon, The Denver Post)
Bye weeks and extended rests have been good for Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning this season. It apparently has worked again leading up to Super Bowl 50.
This is as good as he s looked all year long, coach Gary Kubiak told Pro Football Writers Association pool reporter Peter King after practice Thursday. You saw some big downfield throws today. This is what Peyton looked like back at the start of the season.
King reported that Manning only threw four total incompletions during practice and landed three deep balls during team drills.
The Broncos, who are practicing at Stanford University’s facility, went through a one-hour, 42 minute workout in the heaviest work day of the week. The team was just in helmets and shorts instead of their typical shoulder pads on Thursday.
We practiced better today than we did last week,” Kubiak told the pool reporter. “I liked our retention. I liked our speed. I think we re in good shape here.
Safeties T.J. Ward (left ankle sprain) and Darian Stewart (right knee sprain) and guard Louis Vasquez (knee soreness) were upgraded to full participants Thursday after being limited Wednesday. Kubiak expects all three to be ready to play Sunday.
The Broncos will hold a Friday practice at 11 a.m. before finishing up with a Saturday walkthrough at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
