It’s too bad that the Denver Broncos are playing this well with the postseason essentially out of reach. Of course, that’s one way to look at it. The other, more positive way to look at it, would be that the future includes some potentially great things.

Normally, we would talk about winners and losers for the Broncos after their game, but after this game, it’s pretty tough to find any “losers.” After all, the Broncos were up 38-3 at one point in this game against a team fresh off of a big win over the New England Patriots.

Instead, we’ll focus on the three big stars of the game, kind of like they do in the National Hockey League. There were plenty of players to choose from in this one.

First star: Drew Lock

This is the obvious place to start. Lock was phenomenal in his second career start, completing 22-of-27 passes and throwing for 309 yards and three touchdowns. To say he has Broncos Country excited would be a small understatement.

Would you believe that until Sunday, no rookie quarterback ever threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in their first career road start? Lock made NFL history by doing just that.