NFL Latest: Peyton Manning, officially a backup quarterback

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The latest from NFL games on the 17th Sunday of the regular season (all times EST):

1 p.m.

Meet your backup quarterback, Peyton Manning.

Brock Osweiler is getting his seventh straight start when the Broncos try to wrap up a fifth consecutive AFC West title and a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Kickoff against the Chargers is at 4:25. Manning will be suited up for the first time since Nov. 15, when a left foot injury thrust his understudy into the starting job.

This marks Manning's first game as a backup since his freshman year at Tennessee.

On Sept. 24, 1994, Manning replaced an injured Todd Helton in a game against Mississippi State.

So, he went 7,771 days between backup roles.

-Arnie Stapleton reporting from Denver.

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