Hi, everybody, and welcome to broncos tonight. Drew soicher, rod mackey, mike klis, and chad brown following an unforgettable 2720 victory over the san diego chargers. I will resist the urge to say i told you so, but only if you each of you deliver a handwritten apology at some point during this show that i can read aloud. Didnt i say peyton would come in as a backup in this game . No. You said Peyton Manning should never throw a pass the rest of his life. No, i didnt say that. Including the backyard with his kids. No, i didnt. I thought it unless brock got injured, peyton would not see the field. I was wrong. They needed a spark. They got the spark. Drew, youre so big and strong. [ laughter ] what was it you said again . Peyton manning, by the way, i think its Peyton Manning for now on. Lets get that out of the way. Once you go to the legend, you dont go back. Is that what they say . Something like that. It was interesting how it all played out today. It was going to be Brock Osweiler under all circumstances except one that the team made five turnovers. I will not give you a letter of apology, drew. Why not . Because i said if brock didnt play well, if his offense wed see Peyton Manning. I didnt say it on the show. Oh, did you . Can you send me that audio reporting . [ laughter ] un less he plays worse than any other quarterback in history. Of course that was going to be the case. You said they would never go back to Peyton Manning, when youre done youre done, because thats how i said did you ever play the worst game of your life . You said yes. I said did you play it again the next time . There wasnt a next time and thats going to be the case for peyton was your opinion. I also said about peyton, he was the best plan b in the league. He went to Peyton Manning and look what he got. The best plan b in the league. Ive been screaming give me manning for weeks. However, Brock Osweiler got screwed, didnt he in necessarily from the coaches. It was really his teammates. What i think happened here, it wasnt necessarily what manning did. It was mannings presence that changed the game. These guys came out, these turnovers to me were lack of focus, lack of mental toughness, and when peyton came in the game, all of the sudden the guys said oh, peyton is in the game. We better get it going. All of the sudden they blocked better and ran the ball better. Thats what happened. He was only 22. He was 59 for 69 yards. Thats not extraordinary but the team played a lot better because Peyton Manning was in the game. It was like do it for peyton or else. Sometimes in football you can lose your job and its not your fault. It wasnt Brock Osweilers fault, those interceptions and fumbles today. But as mike just said, sometimes someone else comes to the game, hall of fame legend, and he can provide that spark. Philip rivers said after the didnt want to see peyton go out the way he came out. At the same time it wasnt brocks fault. Those turnovers, they were bad blocks. He came in from what i heard, the blind side blitz, he should have recognized that. Thats something that a quarterback is supposed to recognize but youre right, other than that. Emmanuel sanders had the big turnover. He doesnt fumble there at the 5, its a whole different game. C. J. Fumbled the ball and thats when he came in. He of course being Peyton Manning. Who do you think we have in the spotlight tonight . Number 18 coming in at 8 18 of the 3rd quarter in game 16 to save the day. Mannings role in this one, provide a spark. It is possible coach kubiak could make a decision to try to change momentum. Coach kubiak said if we need you can we put you in there . I said yeah, havent played in six there and do something. Youll hear the roar. Fans were great. They were cheering loud but im pretty sure everybody was in their same seats when they were booing my butt off against kansas city six weeks ago. He wants to win Football Games and right now his best chance is putting Peyton Manning under center. Im not sure that had much to do with me being in there. But i think the execution was just better in the second half, up front there were bigger holes. We held on to the ball. Man ning took a big shot that time. I got a good welcome back to on the field football. Somebody hit me hard and left a little message as he was getting up. What were the odds before the game that they would make this move . Im glad we won the division. Glad we won this game today. That would have been sickening. Just been a different year. I was glad to how about this for a story tale finish . Whether you agree or disagree with the move, gary kubiak deserves a lot of credit for making the difficult decision to start osweiler then the even tougher one to send manning in during the 3rd quarter, dont you guys think . I agree he deserves credit with how hes handled this quarterback situation the entire year. I dont think it was difficult benching manning after the kansas city or putting him on the disabled list for six weeks because he was awful against the chiefs. But its Peyton Manning. You couldnt put him back out there after that performance he had against the chiefs. And then today it was interesting to me what kubiak said. He said he went with his gut. He thought the players on the sidelines were acting like they were waiting for him to put in manning. Thats what happens when you have a legend on the sideline. Things arent going well. Its not brocks fault manning, coach . Thats what kubiak felt and thats why he made the move. Coaches have to put players in the game who give the team the best chance to win, not Pay Attention to legacy or personality or hurt feelings in the locker room. Put the players in the game that give the team the best chance to win and hes done that by handling this quarterback situation. In my opinion, i think everyones opinion, very well. Peyton couldnt go. You had to go with brock. Extremely convenient incidentally that his foot suddenly got better right when the broncos needed him. Whats going to be difficult is when he puts brock back in. Do you think thats really going to happen . I think it could happen. When are they going to put brock in . After peyton starts and struggles . Im saying what happens if they start brock to bring in plan b off the bench . Well see how the foot feels tomorrow. Broncos fans booed their team off the field at halftime. Mannings possible retirement two months ago cheered him wildly when he returned today. Dont you got to pick one . No, you dont. Broncos fans are sophisticated enough to recognize bad football and good football and you cant expect them to always cheer for the team. He was disappointed that the fans booed the team as they were going off the field. Youre cool with that as a player . They were playing poorly. They deserve to be booed. At that time they still had the lead. Theyre the best team in the afc. Youve got teams around here. Youve got the rockies, nuggets, avs. Four of the worst teams in their sport. You have the broncos, this great football team, and youre booing them. I know you can do whatever you want when you pay for that ticket. I just think its too early. I didnt like it. I dont think the players liked it. They were saying we hate this team, they were booing the first half performance. Theyre you know what they charge for hotdogs . Boo all you want if you pay for a hotdog. [ laughter ] which team do you want the broncos to face in their first playoff game . I know which one you dont. Does it even matter who the point . There might be more pressing issues heading in to peyton to the rescue. Thats a great tune. Drew knows what hes doing. There was more to this game than just the quarterbacks. Its true. The broncos runningbacks were about as good as theyve been this year. Ronnie hillman and c. J. Anderson combining for two touchdowns. C. J. Ended up in the end zone three times. They only counted one of them though. Right over the top of one of the chargers safeties. With the ball, c. J. Runs hard. C. J. Is going to have a 1st down, and this baby is over. How many of those hats you have . Three of them. Of work. Feels good. So this is not like hockey where you dont want to touch anything but the championship hat. When we win afc championship, im going to touch that hat. Didnt come easy today. Five turnovers . We find a way to make it hard. Ive got two backtoback. I was mad the whole game. I think when im running mad im at my best. What do you think the big story is going to be for the next two weeks . Peyton. He deserves it. Hes been through a lot. Hes going to come in. Hes going to take this rest for sure. Hes been on the rest for a while though. Hes going to feel healthy. Hes going to prepare like a pro like he always do. Whoever kubiak names the starter, even the same with brock, whoever kubiak names the starter, were going to come play and have their back. They needed a spark. Kind of like the kansas city game. Unfortunately that didnt turn out the way we wanted to. This one did. What was it like when he came on the field . Usually i dont hear the crowd but the crowd went crazy. Weve got the best fans on the planet so we know they were behind peyton. Theyre behind all of us. Thats a good feeling to have. All week not all week but through peyton being hurt, other than us making them feel like hes still apart of the team, kind of tough. Just the media saying things about you negative and positive, finally felt that love and i bet you he feels real good about that. You saw him all the time. How hard was this on him . Its hard. Were not talking about a regular guy. No disrespect to anybody in the league but this is a legend. You take care of business, you dont have to get in to an airplane again until you go to the super bowl. Look forward to seeing that suit. Nothing about this team interests me except the quarterback situation. What about you guys . Im interested to see if its the text the texans, steelers, or the chiefs. Id like to give some praise to derek wolfe. Theyve got to pay that guy. But how about the quarterback . Brock osweiler, im not necessarily sure this is good for the longterm because manning is not coming back next year. Osweiler is. For sure. Osweiler is coming back. Hes a free agent. Will he be mad by getting spurnd . He said no hard feelings. Thats what he said in the press conference and everything. But if houston offers him 14 million a year and the broncos offer him 12 million, where hes going to go . I know were giddy about todays game but theres a game coming up in two weeks. There fumbled two in a row. The offensive line still has a number of issues. Theres still lots of things for this broncos team to work out. Youre saying this team is not ready for the playoffs . Im saying theyve got things they need to work out. You need to get those fixed quickly. If the broncos get the Houston Texans in the divisional round, well get to see the most anticipated head to head matchup in history. Jj watt against michael scofield. It will probably be Tyler Polumbus. You could call it the peyton bump or the Tyler Polumbus bump. When polumbus came in the game, he thought all the crowd cheers were for him. [ laughter ] he is from cherry creek, after all. Thats a real problem. At right tackle . Do you know how much a hotdog is . Can you get me a right tackle . I think polumbus is the it is interesting that what happened when manning came in the game, they started blocking better. They started run blocking better. It really wasnt mannings passing. Its funny, peyton said during the interview, he said i cant take credit for handing the ball off. Crisper than it had been. This team is fine. I think they are going to the super bowl because their defense is the best defense in the National Football league. Now theyre going to the super bowl . Youve been won and done all season. [ laughter ] theyre going to the super bowl. Wow. Wow. The defense and manning. Things have changed. They turned it over five times and still won because of that defense. Theyre going to play houston in the second round. I got pittsburgh. No foxborough. Thanks for staying up late and watching broncos tonight. Do you have any idea how much a hotdog costs over there . 9news at 10 00 continues right after a a nice day today. Almost 50 in the city. A lot of the snow beginning to melt. Tomorrow a similar forecast. Were about 26 now. Well drop to 18 with light winds, fair skies. Thumbs up tomorrow at 7 21. Back to work. Back to school. Lunchtime, almost 50 by 3 00 in the afternoon. A trend will continue through wednesday. A storm in the southwest will bring Colder Weather to us by weeks end. A temperature trend that will see highs close to freezing friday but i only have flurries at this point. No accumulation for denver. Just the southern mountains where the skiing is already amazing