Broncos' Lock in danger of missing Week 11 due to rib injury

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio announced Monday that quarterback Drew Lock could miss the Week 11 game against the Miami Dolphins after suffering a rib injury in Sunday's loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, according to Andrew Mason of DNVR Sports.

"There's a chance of that, with his injury the way it is," said Fangio."It's an injury that is day-to-day where a lot of improvements can be made, and we'll see how he does with it."

Lock is dealing with a muscle strain around his ribs, though nothing is broken, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

Fangio added that Lock is sore and his status to practice Wednesday is questionable.

Lock has struggled in 2020 following a promising rookie season. The sophomore's 55% completion rate is the league's worst among qualifying quarterbacks, while his 10 interceptions are tied for the second most. Four of those picks came in the loss to Las Vegas.

Despite Lock's poor play, Fangio isn't ready to send the young signal-caller to the bench.

"We're committed to Drew, and the more he can play, the better he'll be," Fangio said, according to Kevin Patra of NFL.com. "He's got to fight through this like most young quarterbacks do at some point in their career, and we're going to continue to play him."

Brett Rypien is Lock's primary backup. He started one game while Lock was hurt earlier in the season, leading Denver to a win over the New York Jets.

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