Denver Broncos starting quarterback Russell Wilson struggled once again, this time against the Indianapolis Colts.
The Denver Broncos were expected to be juggernauts in the AFC, giving the Kansas City Chiefs a fight for the AFC West title. They did manage to trade for Russell Wilson, seemingly solving their quarterback issues ever since Peyton Manning retire. Instead, the exact opposite has happened, as the offense was among the worst scoring teams in the league.
On Thursday night, Wilson and the Broncos had the chance to get their offense going against the Indianapolis Colts’ equally woeful offense. Instead, Wilson struggled to get anything going. He did not have a single touchdown pass thrown in the game. He did, however, throw two interceptions, both of which occurred in the second half.
NFL Twitter believes Russell Wilson is cooked
Twitter users shared their thoughts over time about Wilson’s bad peformance. In fact, some came to the conclusion that Wilson was, in fact, cooked.
Russell Wilson: "Broncos Country.. Let's Ride!"
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) October 7, 2022
The Ride: pic.twitter.com/16KI1tUMdb
I flipped a clip of Russell Wilson so you could see what it would look like if he was left-handed
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) October 7, 2022
pic.twitter.com/iBmEDiBtqv
Russell Wilson's dead cap is only $31M...in 2026.
— Kent Swanson #KirklandKing (@kent_swanson) October 7, 2022
Somehow a Russell Wilson offense is one of the most boring things in the NFL and the Lions are must-watch TV, 2022 broke everything
— Shiv Ramdas Traing To Rite Buk (@nameshiv) October 7, 2022
How many starting quarterbacks are even worse than Russell Wilson at this point? Can't be more than a handful.
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) October 7, 2022
the Broncos paid $245,000,000 to Russell Wilson & then a rich conglomerate paid $4,650,000,000 to own the Broncos and then a richer man is paying $11,000,000,000 to broadcast them on TV for the next 11 years and all the rest of us watching this game are complicit
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) October 7, 2022
Russell Wilson's first-half passing chart pic.twitter.com/EknY0yz9ed
— Kevin Patra (@kpatra) October 7, 2022
The Broncos fans who want to cut Russell Wilson should know that Denver’s dead money bill would be $107 million
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) October 7, 2022
Tom Brady said it was some bad football being played out here and Russell Wilson putting it on full display
— Charles James II (@CJDeuce_) October 7, 2022
The Broncos traded multiple high draft picks, quarterback Drew Lock, tight end Noah Fant, and defensive lineman Shelby Harris in exchange for Wilson. Then, they signed him to a five-year, $242.6 million contract extension that runs through the 2028 season.
In regulation, Wilson completed 19-of-36 pass attempts for 213 yards, zero touchdowns and two interceptions. He was also sacked four times for a loss of 24 yards.
The game between Denver and Indianapolis went to overtime with the score tied 9-9. The Colts took a 12-9 lead after a 48-yard field goal by Chase McLaughlin. Wilson and the Broncos were in the red zone, but Wilson threw an incomplete pass to Courtland Sutton on fourth-and-one to end the game to give the Colts the win. As if things could not get any worse — Hamler was wide open on that final play, and Wilson did not even see him.