Brock Osweiler

In his first start on his 25th birthday, he completed 20 out of his 27 passes for 250 yards with two touchdowns and a 127.1 passer rating in a 17–15 win over the Bears, becoming the first player to start and win his first career game on his birthday.

He was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Bears.

Osweiler was presented the game ball after the game by head coach Gary Kubiak.

The next day, it was announced that Osweiler would start the following week against the New England Patriots.

Brock Alan Osweiler (born November 22, 1990) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons.

Born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on November 22, 1990, Osweiler was raised by his parents, Kathy and John Osweiler, in Kalispell, Montana.

Osweiler attended Flathead High School.

Osweiler's older brother, Tanner, played college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) at Montana Tech in Butte.

Their father received scholarship offers to play football at Montana and Montana State but ultimately chose to enter the military out of high school.

Osweiler played both football and basketball; football was the dominant sport in Montana, so Osweiler traveled to neighboring states to play for Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball teams in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Yakima, and Spokane, Washington.

He became the first true freshman to start a game for the Sun Devils since Jake Plummer in 1993.

He finished the season completing 24 of 55 passes for 249 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

In 2006, after his freshman year of high school, he committed to Gonzaga University in Spokane to play basketball, but later decided to focus on playing college football.

As a senior, he was the 2008–2009 Gatorade Player of the Year in football for Montana after he completed 189 of 303 passes for 2,703 yards and 29 touchdowns; he also rushed for 700 yards on 162 carries with 13 touchdowns.

Osweiler chose to attend Arizona State University over scholarship offers from Stanford and Washington State.

As a true freshman in 2009, Osweiler played in six games with one start.

As a sophomore in 2010, he again played in six games with one start.

For the season he completed 62 of 109 passes for 797 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions.

As a junior in 2011, he took over as the Sun Devils starting quarterback after the retirement of Steven Threet.

He finished the season with 4,036 yards and 26 touchdowns.

He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Osweiler was rated the sixth best quarterback in the 2012 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

He measured 6'6 and 7/8 inches tall at the 2012 NFL Combine, instead of the 6'8" that the media had touted throughout his Arizona State career. He scored a 25 on the Wonderlic. He was selected with the 57th overall pick in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

Osweiler made his NFL debut in Week 4 of the 2012 season against the Oakland Raiders.

The Broncos won 37–6.

He threw his first pass in a Week 17 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, completing 2 of 4 passes for 12 yards.

In a Week 4 win against the Philadelphia Eagles, Osweiler came in to complete 2 of 3 passes for 10 yards, adding rush yards on two attempts.

In a Week 17 win against the Raiders, Osweiler completed 9 of 13 attempts for 85 yards.

During the Week 12 overtime loss in the 2013 season, Osweiler was put into the line in an attempt to block the New England Patriots game-winning field-goal, as he was the tallest member of the team at 6'7" (2.01 m) at the time.

In a Week 7 win against the San Francisco 49ers, Osweiler attempted one incomplete pass.

During a Week 10 41–17 win against the Raiders, Osweiler completed 2 of 5 passes for 13 yards.

During the Broncos Week 15 22–10 win against the San Diego Chargers, Osweiler had two incomplete passes.

Osweiler threw his first career touchdown against the Raiders on December 28, 2014.

Osweiler first served as the Broncos' starter during their Super Bowl-winning season in 2015 when he relieved an injured Peyton Manning, although Manning resumed his starting duties for the playoffs and eventual Super Bowl 50 victory.

Osweiler signed a four-year rookie contract worth $3,516,000 through the 2015 season.

Against the Kansas City Chiefs on November 15, 2015, Osweiler took over for Peyton Manning, who was benched after throwing four interceptions and posting a passer rating of 0.0.

The Broncos later announced that Osweiler would start in place of the injured Manning the following week against the Chicago Bears.

On November 29, 2015, Osweiler led the Broncos to a win over the then-undefeated Patriots in overtime, 30–24.

After the Super Bowl, Osweiler became the starting quarterback for the Houston Texans, but an unsuccessful 2016 campaign resulted in his tenure lasting only one season.

He returned to Denver the following season in a backup role and played his final season as a backup with the Miami Dolphins.