Broncos confirm Peyton Manning (foot) will not play vs. Bears

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Broncos coach Gary Kubiak confirmed that quarterback Peyton Manning will not play in Week 11 against the Bears due to a foot injury. Brock Osweiler is expected to make his first career start.

"I told the team that this week Peyton is not going to play. Brock is going to play this week," Kubiak said in a press conference on Monday afternoon. "All of our full attention is going to be on getting Peyton back and healthy."

Bears coach John Fox had positive things to say about Manning after spending three seasons with the five-time MVP in Denver.

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"I’ve got nothing but great respect. He’s a great, great quarterback," Fox said before the Broncos announced Manning would be out Sunday. "Arguably the best to play the game. I don’t know his status right now, so I really can’t speak too knowledgeably of it, other than I know what a tremendous competitor he is. We have great respect, I know a lot of people in that organization have great respect for him. It’ll be a big challenge here in Chicago."

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday morning that Manning had suffered a tear of plantar fascia in his left foot, an injury he had reportedly been battling that worsened over time.

Manning went 5 of 20 for 35 yards and threw four interceptions in Sunday's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs before being benched in the third quarter.

Osweiler threw for 146 yards on 14 of 24 passing with one touchdown and an interception in relief of Manning.

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