Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler puts on his helmet during an NFL football practice Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. | Broncos coach Gary Kubiak says Brock Osweiler’s eye infection has largely cleared up and Peyton Manning had a good week of work.

Osweiler will make his sixth consecutive start Monday night when the Broncos (10-4) host the Bengals (11-3). Manning will be inactive again. He hasn’t played since tearing the plantar fascia in his left foot Nov. 15.

Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler puts on his helmet during an NFL football practice Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler puts on his helmet during an NFL football practice Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at the team’s headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler puts on his helmet during an NFL football practice Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at the team’s headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

After experiencing a setback last week, Manning returned to throwing on his own indoors this week.

Kubiak watched video of Manning’s workouts, but he set off a firestorm Thursday when he offhandedly mentioned he’d witness Manning’s “big workout on Saturday.”

Truth is, it wasn’t as pivotal as many media outlets portrayed it.

Kubiak says: “I need to shut up. It was a workout.”

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