Offensive Line Grade: C-
It goes without saying, the biggest need and liability is the offensive line. The Denver Broncos did the right thing replacing Ty Sambrailo for Donald Stephenson; however it ended badly for Sambrailo. Justin Houston bulldozed a path to Trevor Siemian. Therefore, the Broncos made the right call switching back to Stephenson.
Despite Stephenson’s few bad moments should not take away from a decent game against his former club. Houston is relentless and hard to keep away from a quarterback, but overall Stephenson performed admirably in substituting for Sambrailo. The tackle position might be rounding into form if the Broncos offensive line can play like they did in the second half. Unfortunately, consistency is not there for the young offensive line. In what would be another “F” grade, the unit managed to work its way back to “C-” rating.
This is more than likely not the only time Broncos will shuffle the offensive line; however, this may be the last time Sambrailo plays right tackle. Sambrailo best position is guard. It is up to the Broncos to choose what is best for the team in that department. We are in week 12 of the season; therefore, changes must be fixed now. Hopefully, the Broncos carry the second half performance against the Chiefs to the Jacksonville game next weekend.