Offensive MVP
Brock Osweiler surely earned the MVP honors Sunday. He completed 20 of 27 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns. He was accurate and took very few risks in his first start of his career. Several other players aided his performance but under the circumstances, he played smart and efficient football.
“He did a really good job. We didn’t protect him very good in the first half, [he] had to take his lumps in a couple situations but kept his composure and would come back and make the next play. He did his job, did a heck of a job and his team played well around him and that’s the most important thing. Very proud of him, he was ready to go,” Kubiak said of his first-time starter.
His 127.1 passer rating is more than 25 points higher than any performance of Manning’s this season. Secondly, the offense did not turn the ball over for the first time this season, in large part because of Osweiler’s performance. Despite being sacked five times, he never seemed rattled and the run game kept the Bears off-balance enough to keep them guessing.
Honorable mentions: Ronnie Hillman ran with purpose and elusiveness Sunday and helped keep the offense balanced. He carried the ball 21 times for 102 yards on the day. Vernon Davis also had a breakout day. In his third game with the team he caught a team-high six passes for 68 receiving yards, one yard shy of fellow tight end Owen Daniels‘ team high 69 receiving yards.
