Broncos’ Trevor Siemian diagnosed with AC joint sprain

Siemian was contacted and swung to the ground with tremendous force by defensive tackle Clinton McDonald.

Paxton Lynch made his National Football League debut sooner than expected Sunday, stepping in for the injured Trevor Siemian to help the Denver Broncos remain unbeaten. Denver will continue to primarily rely on its stellar defense and running game, but if Siemian can continue to progress at this rate, an already unsafe Broncos team could reach juggernaut status in short order. Winston has already thrown six interceptions, so pressure obviously doesn’t bode well. The Bucs did manage to hold inside the 10, with key stops of Anderson by Gholston and Akeem Spence, but the Broncos increased their lead to 20-7 on a 24-yard field goal by McManus.

The Bucs have a long list of players missing the game on Sunday, including big names like Robert Ayers and Doug Martin. Siemian exited the game near the end of the first half and was carted off the field to the locker room. Starting on their own 20, Lynch hit Thomas on a 31-yard pitch and catch.

On the offense, Denver is averaging 28.0 points and 354 yards per game. Expect the Buccaneers signal caller to complete 62% of his passes for 245 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. Denver’s showdown with Tampa Bay will be the station’s only late game. It came early in the first half. Buccaneers’ offense will be facing a similarly hard time against the Broncos on this Sunday.

The Broncos turned to first-round pick Paxton Lynch instead, who hasn’t really looked any worse against this Bucs defense, which was actually holding up well against Siemian.

The Denver Broncos (3-0) are coming from a 29-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3. Finally heating up the past two weeks, Sanders finds himself on pace for 100/1,172/12 at the season’s quarter pole.

The delay Sunday began at 6:54 p.m. EDT, and at 7:18, it was announced that the delay would be at least 45 more minutes.

Here are some instant thoughts in the wake of another Bucs loss. One more sack and an incompletion downfield gave the ball back to Denver for three game-ending kneel-downs.