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WATCH: Brock Osweiler proves he's the Broncos' future after two throws

Published Nov. 22, 2015 1:57 p.m. ET

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The Broncos might want to hold on to this Brock Osweiler kid.

He needed only two throws to show what he can do against the Chicago Bears. The second throw -- a 48-yard flip to Demaryius Thomas -- gave his Broncos their only first-quarter touchdown pass of 2015:

First drive for Brock Osweiler: How about a 48-yard TOUCHDOWN throw to Demaryius Thomas? Wow. #DENvsCHI https://t.co/EZP8t9kmlY
— NFL (@NFL) November 22, 2015

That's Demaryius Thomas' longest reception of the season. And it probably wouldn't have happened with a 39-year-old Peyton Manning throwing him the ball.

Instead, a more mobile Osweiler evaded a rusher, climbed the pocket, and gave Thomas enough time to break free.

Not a bad start for what might be the start of a new quarterbacking era in Denver.

(h/t NFL on Twitter)