Brock Osweiler to retain starting spot

Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak has confirmed that Brock Osweiler will start for the second game in a row against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Peyton Manning was kept out of the 17-15 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday as the 39-year-old continues to battle with foot, rib and shoulder injuries.

Osweiler passed for 250 yards and two touchdowns in his first NFL start, and the fourth-year quarterback will get another chance to impress.

"Brock will start this week, we're all-in on the Patriots," Kubiak told reporters.

"He can do everything. He's a very composed young man and the more he plays, I think, the better he's going to get."

Manning has travelled to Charlotte for more tests on a partially torn plantar fascia in his left foot.