Dud No. 3 – Second-half Brock Osweiler
For the third time in as many weeks, Denver’s anemic offense returned in the second half. After going 8-for-8 on third downs in the first half, Denver was 1-for-9 in the second.
Osweiler added just 82 yards passing, plus an interception. In the second half, Denver did not run a play in Pittsburgh territory until the 2:58 mark of the fourth quarter.
What Osweiler did so well in the first half, reading his progressions and moving the safeties off his intended targets, all but evaporated in the second half as he keyed in on targets and threw into heavy traffic.
Instead of looking for chain-moving passes, the offense looked like it was going for the dagger too often in the early-going of the second half. Then, as protection broke down as the game wore on and his line wore down, Osweiler made several bad decisions including on the interception and more than one lateral or backwards passes.
