Siemian played the entire first half of Saturday's preseason game against the Rams with the first-team offense, completing 10-of-17 passes for 122 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Siemian seems destined to earn Denver's starting quarterback job after fellow signal-caller Mark Sanchez did not play in Saturday's game, despite being healthy. It was initially expected that Siemian, Sanchez and rookie Paxton Lynch would receive equal playing time, but after Siemian and Lynch split the two halves, Sanchez seemingly is out of the picture. In playing the entirety of the Broncos' first-team snaps Saturday, Siemian responded to his second quarter interception by leading a seven-play, 67-yard touchdown drive his next time out. That series was capped by a one-yard toss to tight end Virgil Green, and Siemian led Denver to a field goal on its subsequent drive. Overall, Siemian sports 285 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions and a 62.7 completion percentage through three preseason appearances, which figures to be enough to see him named the Broncos' regular season starter sometime this week.