The Broncos played their first road game in more than nine months on Sunday. For quarterback Trevor Siemian, it was his first NFL game away from home ever.
It went as well as it could have.
Via Randall Liu of the league office, Siemian became the first quarterback in league history to throw for 300 or more yards and four or more touchdowns in his first career start away from home. Coupled with former Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler’s performance in his first road game with the Texans, Denver is surely feeling very good about the decision it made to not re-sign Osweiler and later to give the starting job to Siemian.
“His numbers were terrific,” coach Gary Kubiak told reporters after the game. “He’s very composed. That’s a strength of his. We continue to work on decision-making. He got away with a few tipped passes today, and he hasn’t gotten away with that before, but that’s part of playing quarterback. He works hard. . . .
“[W]e know we have a good young quarterback who’s on a good team, and this was a great sign today,” Kubiak added. “He came into a tough environment, handled himself very well and played big.”
Siemian was unfazed by his stellar numbers.
“In this league you have be balanced and able to do both,” Siemian said of running and throwing. “When you’re not running, you’ve got to be able to throw it. It’s good to know we can win games a couple different ways.”
It’s good to know their offense can win games, given that the defense has been the unit more responsible for victories, more often than not. Shaky at times in his first two games with one touchdown pass and three interceptions, Siemian passed his biggest test yet, becoming only the third Broncos quarterback to start a season 3-0.