DENVER -- Rookie quarterback Drew Lock is now the seventh different quarterback to open a game behind center for the Denver Broncos since Week 9 of the 2017 season. It now remains to be seen if he is indeed the Lucky Seven or not for a franchise that has wandered the quarterback wilderness since Peyton Manning retired after the Super Bowl 50 win to close out the 2015 season.
Largely enveloped in a game plan to limit his exposure to the Los Angeles Chargers' pass rush, Lock and the Broncos' offense were the beneficiaries of two early Chargers turnovers for an early 17-3 lead and they held on for a 23-20 victory.