ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In a season full of firsts for Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler, Sunday will present another one.

When the Broncos face the San Diego Chargers in the regular-season finale in Sports Authority Field at Mile High, it will be the first time a team gets a second look at Osweiler.

Osweiler will make his seventh consecutive start since Peyton Manning was removed from the Broncos’ Nov. 15 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. And his fourth start came Dec. 6 in San Diego when he finished 16-of-26 passing for 166 yards to go with an interception and a touchdown in a 17-3 win.

Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler will face the Chargers for the second time this season on Sunday. AP Photo/Gregory Bull

“It's a challenge because they've played us and, obviously, they're going to have an opinion on how they think that they should play him,’’ said Broncos coach Gary Kubiak. “We have a lot of respect for the Chargers, but really I think our focus right now has been very good on ourselves. That's what we're going to try to do here.’’

The 166 yards was Osweiler’s lowest output in any of his starts to this point. Osweiler did not have a completion longer than 22 yards in the game and had just four completions longer than 12 yards in the win.

The Chargers also got a look at a surprise Osweiler and the Broncos sprung on the Cincinnati Bengals this past Monday. The Broncos, who trailed 14-0 early in the second quarter and 14-3 at halftime, elected starting with their last possession of the first half to let Osweiler work out of a no-huddle look at times. The Broncos opened up the formation and used three wide receivers for all but one snap from that point in the game to the end of the Broncos’ 20-17 comeback win.

The Broncos had not used the no-huddle since Manning’s last series against the Chiefs. Osweiler, who has practiced plenty in the no-huddle offense in the 43 months he waited from the time he was drafted in the second round in 2012 until his first career start this season -- Nov. 22 in Chicago, was 19-of-26 passing for 246 yards and a touchdown out of the no-huddle against the Bengals.

His success means the Broncos are likely to trot it out again, especially at altitude. Late in Monday’s win the Bengals defenders on the field all took a knee during a timeout after the Broncos pushed the pace.

“The first thing with the no-huddle, we haven’t really shown it on tape in a while, so I think it probably took them a little bit by surprise,’’ Osweiler said. “It wasn’t probably something that they practiced during the week. Then obviously when we’re playing at home and we have the altitude for an advantage, it definitely wears down a defense.’’

The Broncos, who have struggled at times on offense this season, have had to regulate the use of the no-huddle look because of concerns that quick three-and-out drives would put their defense in a difficult position.

In Monday’s win, the Broncos did have a stretch of three consecutive possessions that went three-and-out so the Broncos dialed the pace back a bit.

“The whole key about the no-huddle is getting first downs, because if you’re getting three-and-out, it kind of defeats the purpose,’’ Osweiler said. “Fortunately, we were getting first downs and we were able to wear out their defense a little bit as we went through the third and fourth quarter.”