It’s the first time in a while coach Gary Kubiak didn’t start his Friday injury report by ruling out at least one player for the upcoming game.

Instead, he listed only two players whose status was in flux for Sunday’s season finale against San Diego.

Safety T.J. Ward (ankle) and linebacker Brandon Marshall (ankle) are listed as questionable.

Ward is expected to play and start although he may be on a snap count for the second straight week.

“I would say T.J. has practiced like he is ready to go,” Kubiak said. “The good news is a week from now, two weeks from now I think he’ll be pretty close to 100 percent.”

Marshall suffered a right ankle sprain and practiced for the first time Friday. He was pleased by the mobility he was able to get out of his ankle.

“I felt pretty decent so hopefully I’ll be out there on Sunday,” Marshall said.

Marshall has started all 15 games this season and leads the Broncos with 101 tackles.

He’s also the signal caller on defense making his presence even more significant, but there is still promise for Marshall to play.

“(He) looks pretty good. I think we have a shot,” Kubiak said of Marshall. “He’s come a long way.”

Quarterback Peyton Manning is listed for probable. He’s expected to be active as the backup quarterback to Brock Osweiler Sunday.

“He took us not only some reps for us offensively, but took most of the scout team for us,” Kubiak said of Manning. “It was a good week and we’ll move forward.”

Manning has spent extra time throwing with practice squad receiver Jordan Taylor. He said Wednesday his biggest challenge will be getting back into the flow of the game after missing the last six weeks.

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