Peyton Manning Returns to Practice For First Time in a Month

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning is practicing for the first time in 32 days. He’s not preparing to start this weekend, however. That job still belongs to Brock Osweiler.

Manning is returning from a torn plantar fascia in his left foot that has sidelined him for a month.

He threw tight spirals without any apparent difficulty or pain during the brief media viewing period Wednesday.

Osweiler has gone 3-1 in Manning’s place. The only loss came last week at home to Oakland even though Osweiler completed a career-best 35 passes and posted his first 300-yard passing game.

The Broncos (10-3) practiced indoors following a heavy snowstorm.

They travel to Pittsburgh (8-5) Sunday. It’s the only game this weekend pitting teams with winning records.