2. Paxton Lynch didn’t crash the car
Of course, the big news of the day was the loss of starting quarterback Trevor Siemian to a shoulder injury late in the second quarter.
Siemian had been under constant pressure early, and when Tampa defensive tackle Clinton McDonald body slammed him to the turf, his day was over.
Enter rookie Paxton Lynch.
Lynch took the keys to the car, and not only didn’t he crash it, but he drove it pretty fast himself.
The rookie quarterback would finish the game 14 of 24 for 170 yards and his first touchdown pass, a 5-yarder to Emmanuel Sanders in the fourth quarter.
But the most important statistic for Lynch might have been the zero in the turnover column.
With the Denver defense and the weapons that this team has, whoever pilots this offense just has to get the ball to the correct people, and not make the big mistake.
Lynch accomplished both of those feats on Sunday.
