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Denver Broncos Stud #4 vs. Chargers: Teddy Bridgewater, QB

You’ve got to give credit where it’s due.

After the Denver Broncos’ loss against the Philadelphia Eagles a couple of weeks ago, everyone in Broncos Country was apparently done with Teddy Bridgewater. Not only did he play a bad game, but he made a terrible effort on a fumble recovery by the Eagles.

Bridgewater owned up to having poor effort on that play, and it seemed like he carried a bit of a chip on his shoulder into this game against the Chargers.

Early in the game, Bridgewater got the scoring started with a brilliant 11-yard touchdown run to put the Broncos up 7-0.

He then took a hit later on that forced him out of the game completely in the first half. Apparently, he got hit in the shin and it swelled up pretty bad, so the Broncos had to check to make sure his bones weren’t damaged, but it turned out to be just a really bad bruise.

Still, Bridgewater was in noticeable pain, limping on the field. After Drew Lock’s horrendous outing, Bridgewater came back into the game nowhere near 100 percent, and he gutted out every single snap.

He even made this play on the one-yard touchdown to Eric Saubert:

When Teddy Bridgewater plays well, the Denver Broncos have been a dominant football team. Of their six wins, five of them have been of the blowout variety, and it’s safe to say that Bridgewater has played well in all of them.

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You could sense in this game that Bridgewater was eager to prove himself after the effort on the play against Philadelphia. He gutted out a really tough performance and he deserves a ton of credit for it.