Broncos’ Lynch to start at QB against Raiders

Head coach Vance Joseph handed Denver’s starting quarterback job to Paxton Lynch on Wednesday, elevating the former first-round pick who failed to win the job outright under two coaching staffs but gets another chance because of Denver’s tailspin.

The Broncos (3-7) have lost six in a row, and Joseph replaced offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Monday with Bill Musgrave, who helped guide Derek Carr in Oakland the past two seasons.

The Broncos visit the Raiders (4-6) on Sunday.

Joseph instructed Musgrave to simplify the complex offense McCoy had installed and stubbornly stuck with despite a lack of depth at receiver and tight end and a porous line that crimped the passing game whether Trevor Siemian or Brock Osweiler was at quarterback.

Siemian handily won the drawn-out QB competition over Lynch for a second time this summer, but a dozen turnovers left him benched after seven games.

The Broncos turned to Osweiler, Peyton Manning’s former longtime backup, but he went 0-3.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who has not missed a game because of an injury since 2008, sat out practice with what the team says is an Achilles tendon injury.

Kansas City signed cornerback Darrelle Revis, who had been a free agent after playing for the New York Jets last season. Revis is a seventime Pro Bowl player and at one point was widely considered the best cornerback in the league, picking off 29 passes over 10 seasons and winning a Super Bowl with New England.

Miami quarterback Jay Cutler remains in the concussion protocol and is not practicing, but he hasn’t been ruled out of Sunday’s game at New England. Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman remains on concussion protocol and might miss his second concsecutive game Sunday.

Houston placed rookie running back D’Onta Foreman (ruptured Achilles tendon) on injured reserve and claimed running back Andre Ellington off waivers from Arizona.