ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Gary Kubiak didn’t flinch when Trevor Siemian threw two interceptions in his first NFL start, and neither did the no-longer-unknown quarterback.
Siemian coolly led the Denver Broncos back from a late 10-point deficit for a 21-20 win over the Carolina Panthers in his first NFL start Thursday night.
He did so by engineering the kind of fourth-quarter comeback that made John Elway and Peyton Manning icons in this quarterback-crazed town.
“He’s going to make mistakes. He’s a young kid, but man, he played with a lot of poise,” Kubiak said. “He’s going to watch film and he’s going to get so much better.”
After speaking with Manning a day earlier – mostly about the retiree’s latest funny commercials – Siemian became the first QB to start for a Super Bowl champion without ever having thrown a pass as a pro.