Last season has to be bittersweet for the young quarterback. He started the season as the backup to Peyton Manning, then after he played poorly for the first few weeks of the season and was hurt again, Osweiler got his chance.
Osweiler started seven games for the Broncos and his play, while not spectacular, was enough to keep the Broncos in most games. He wasn’t asked to go win games, that was the job of their top ranked defense. He made plays when he had to and took good care of the ball. But in the season finale against the 4-11 Chargers with the chance for home field on the line, Manning was put back in and led the Broncos the rest of the way to their victory in Super Bowl 50.