Osweiler at the reins for Broncos

PHIL A DELPHI A • Congratulations on the starting gig, Brock Osweiler. Now go beat the best in the NFL.

Osweiler will be under centre for the first time since January with the Houston Texans when the Denver Broncos (3-4) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (7-1) Sunday.

“This week is not about me,” Osweiler said. “This week is solely about our team finding a way to get a win on the road in a hostile environment against a great opponent.”

The Eagles have won six straight, and six in a row at home going back to last season. Their average margin of victory in their past three in Philly has been 20 points.

“Starting with the best is a good way to make a statement about us getting back on track,” Denver linebacker Shaquil Barrett said.

Osweiler was 5-2 as a starter filling in for Peyton Manning in 2015. He returned to the bench as Manning led the Broncos to a Super Bowl victory.

Osweiler signed a big contract with the Texans after that season and went 9-7 in 2016, including 1-1 in the playoffs. He was traded to Cleveland, released and came back to Denver as Trevor Siemian’s backup.

“He has experience on the big stage,” Broncos coach Vance Joseph said. “I’m hoping that move can simply stabilize the offence so that we can get into a fair game so we can win some football games, or to simply see where we’re at as a football team.” nationalpost.com