Written by Will Brinson at CBS Sports.com
The irony of the Broncos’ run to Super Bowl 50 was it happened despite Peyton Manning, not because of him. Manning shattered records for Denver when he was playing at his second peak, post neck surgery, but outside of three incredible years from No. 18, Denver has had a quarterback problem under John Elway. That was exacerbated on Monday night, when Trevor Siemian and the Broncos offense sputtered against the Chiefs and wasted another impressive effort from Denver’s defense.
Siemian, somehow, was not benched by Vance Joseph in the ugly effort, which dropped the Broncos to 3-4. Meanwhile, the Chiefs (6-2) are in control of the AFC West and in contention for the No. 1 seed in the AFC, tying them with New England and Pittsburgh.
Elway is not opposed to making drastic maneuvers. After Monday, it feels like the Broncos need one. Siemian looked good through the first few weeks of the season, but he has cratered.
His first pick was an inexplicable shorty to Marcus Peters, whom he probably shouldn’t be targeting in the first place.
.@marcuspeters will take that! (again)#ChiefsKingdom #DENvsKC pic.twitter.com/9yiN7TY1xJ
— NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2017
His second pick was a wobbly arm punt.
👻👻👻👻👻@ghost_0836 intercepts the pass!#ChiefsKingdom #DENvsKC pic.twitter.com/lnlhwOkbRs
— NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2017
And his final pick of the night was one of the worst decision/throw combos you’ll see. Running and throwing across your body the other way is dangerous in high school football. It’s suicide in the NFL.
Another @Chiefs INTERCEPTION! #ChiefsKingdom #DENvsKC pic.twitter.com/2UgrcuhH0k
— NFL (@NFL) October 31, 2017
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