The Thursday night plan for Denver's quarterbacks begins with Sanchez starting and playing the first quarter against the Chicago Bears, with Trevor Siemian working the second quarter and rookie Paxton Lynch the second half.
"The majority of this game is going to be about our twos and our threes," Head Coach Gary Kubiak said.
Giving Lynch more repetitions than the co-No. 1 quarterbacks reflects Kubiak's desire to give Lynch and others down the depth chart an extended look right away.
"It's just kind of where we are right now," Kubiak said after Tuesday's practice.