NFL analysis: Omicron looms ominously over playoff races

Now’s a good time to get to know the bottom of your roster and even the practice squad

Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock (3) walks off the field after the Broncos lost to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday in Las Vegas. Lock was making his first start of the season in place of a concussed Teddy Bridgewater.

QUICK, who’s your favourite team’s backup quarterback? Or the backup’s backup? Who’s their best pass-rushing proxy? Fill-in cover cornerback? What about the substitute snapper or the stand-in blindside protector?

Who is, as coaches like to say, the next man up?