A quick observation of quarterback Peyton Manning and how he played in the Broncos’ 22-10 victory in Week 15:

For the second game in a row Manning was 14-of-20 passing in a Broncos win, this time for 233 yards and a touchdown against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.

In the last three Broncos wins Manning has completed 17, 14 and 14 passes as the team has tried to balance out the offense a little bit with the postseason approaching. Sunday, Manning was also ill, having had, he said, four IVs Saturday night and Sunday morning combined just to try to play against the Chargers.

So things were a bit of a struggle for him, as well as a thigh injury just before halftime he attributed to being dehydrated. In the end, the Broncos might have thrown a little more on a postcard kind of day if Manning had felt a little better.

But overall there is a reason his completion totals of late have raised some eyebrows around the league, as the Broncos have tried to adjust to defenses doing everything possible to take away the middle of the field.

Denver is trying to give Manning more options. But his 28 combined completions in Weeks 14 and 15 mark Manning's lowest total in consecutive games he has started and finished since Weeks 12 (15) and 13 (13) in 2005. His recent three-game total of 45 completions is the lowest of his career (in games he started and finished); Manning's previous low was 50 in 1998 -- his rookie season.

As Manning said, he’s "comfortable with winning," however the Broncos do it. This recent trend also indicates defenses are going to have to adjust by moving a player or two out of coverage. That’s when the Broncos believe they will be ready to crank things up in the passing game once again.