Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Denver Broncos quarterbacks Jarrett Stidham before an NFL game against the Miami

With two Sundays remaining in the regular season, the Denver Broncos are still in the running to enter the AFC playoff field, despite their slim chances at 7-8. The Broncos could even be able to secure the top seed in the AFC West.

However, if Denver falls to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, it will not be able to go to the postseason.

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Coach Sean Payton of Denver stated that the Broncos are “desperately trying to win” because of this, and they would start a different quarterback against the Chargers than they have in the first 15 games of the season.

Russell Wilson, a nine-time Pro Bowler, will be replaced by Jarrett Stidham, an NFL player with two starts in five seasons, Payton stated on Wednesday.

“A spark is needed,” Payton remarked. “We require something immediately.”

“Hopefully, it ignites us.” I hope we improve on a few other areas as well. Furthermore, it won’t be all on him. The running backs, receivers, and offensive linemen will all need to perform well. That will be crucial.

The Broncos made the adjustment following their third straight defeat in four games, a 26-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. Denver lost six turnovers and failed to gain more than 287 yards in each of the three losses.

Stidham remarked, “I don’t think I need to overthink it.” “Just follow my coach’s instructions. I’m surrounded by a terrific bunch of people and a great staff. I’m simply going to try my hardest to perform my job, advance the ball down the field, fulfill my obligations on every play, and hope that we score a lot of points to win.

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In 2019, Stidham joined the NFL as an Auburn Tiger selected in the fourth round. He has since participated in 14 regular-season games, including four in 2023.

When asked what made Payton feel so certain that Stidham would perform well for the Broncos, he replied, “He’s someone who’s got real good poise.” “He has quite nice feet. You can see his decision-making and arm strength. Watch a little of the 49ers game or the Chiefs game. Against our defense, we certainly got to see him every day and seen some of those things.

Stidham started the last two games of the 2022 Las Vegas Raiders season.

Regarding his post-season prospects, Stidham remarked, “I guess they’re similar, but they’re also completely different as well.” Once more, I believe that the key is to prepare, just like I have done my entire career. Since I was a backup last week, nothing about my role this week. I have a certain regimen that I follow because I know it helps me be ready and ready to play, so I’ll keep to it.Although quarterback Josh Stidham completed 45 of 70 throws for 584 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions and ran for 84 yards on 14 attempts, Las Vegas fell short of two of the finest teams in the NFL, losing 37-34 to the San Francisco 49ers on January 1 and 31-13 to the Kansas City Chiefs on January 7.

In addition to being the only quarterback among the 11 quarterbacks in the AFC-NFC era to rush for 84 yards, Stidham became the second player in NFL history to have at least 350 passing yards and three touchdown passes in his first start. He also became the 11th player in the league’s history to have at least 584 passing yards and four touchdowns in his first two starts.

“Obviously, that was my first start in four years, at the end of my fourth year, and as a quarterback in the NFL, you never really know, like you think you know what you can do, until you can go out there and actually do it,” Stidham said. I’ve always had a great deal of self-confidence. That has never faltered in any way. As I’ve mentioned, I rely a lot on the men in my life. Since this is an 11-man sport and I am just one player, it is up to the other 11 of us to execute and give it our all on every play in order to advance the ball and score points.