When came off the bench to lead the on Thursday Night Football, my first thought was, “I wonder which Brock pun we’ll use on the front page of the Sports section on Friday…”
The answer:
And it was indeed Brock solid. The Broncos’ former second-round pick and cast off energized his teammates when he came in and ran for an 18-yard touchdown — or as — the longest touchdown run by a Broncos quarterback since ‘s 20-yarder in 2011.
And the Broncos stuck to the game plan they had preached during the short week, . The . “I never thought I’d see Brock Osweiler do a Mile High salute. What a time to be alive,” wrote one Twitter user.
But not everyone was being spoon-fed the Brocky Road ice cream (see what I did there?). Columnist Mark Kiszla did not even mention Osweiler’s name in his post-game column in which next season.
By The Numbers
45
The number of rushing attempts by the Broncos in their 25-13 victory over the Colts. accounted for 30 of those 45 attempts, compiling 158 yards on the ground. .
Quick Hits
+ It wasn’t all good news for Denver, as QB . He will have an MRI this morning.
+ Siemian’s injury led to more discussion after the game about .
+ Broncos wide receiver .
+How would you grade the Broncos’ performance against the Colts? .
+ Nick Kosmider is doing a live Broncos chat at 11 a.m. on Friday. .
+ after their second win in five days.
+Brock Osweiler rides to the rescue for the Broncos .
+Here’s to the Broncos “traffic cone” color rush uniforms.
+ PHOTOS: The over the Colts.
+ WATCH:
+ WATCH: .
+WATCH: vs. the Colts.
+WATCH: DzԳDz’ .
+ Did you see ?
By The Numbers
70.6%
Quarterback Brock Osweiler connected on 12 of his 17 passes, good for a 70.6 percent completion rate. .
What We’re Reading
+ The Denver Channel’s as his Brock puns of choice.
+ 9NEWS’ as his Brock pun headline.
+ Even when they win, , writes ESPN’s Jeff Legwold.
+ Here are , according to Erick Tickel of Scout.com
+ The Gazette’s
+ With the loss, , writes the Indy Star.
+ And finally, — “step into the Brock-ta-gon!” — in his video recap. (And as always, this one has adult humor and language.)
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