For the second straight season, the Broncos have started 0-2. But they insist it is not time for desperation.
The latest defeat was an ugly 13-6 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday in the home opener at Empower Field at Mile High. And staring at them now are road games next Sunday at Tampa Bay and on Sept. 29 at the New York Jets.
“We just got to execute better plain and simple,’’ guard Ben Powers told The Denver Gazette. “We’re not even close to panic mode or anything like that. There’s a lot of ball left.”
Unless the Broncos turn things around in a hurry, they could end up having a start similar to the 1-5 one last season. Denver did in Sean Payton’s first season as head coach at least win five straight games after that to get back into the playoff race.
“We can’t let this train continue to roll the way that it’s going,’’ said wide receiver Courtland Sutton. “We have to find a way to put it back on the track as quick as we possibly can. .. We have to find a way. No one is going to come save us. It’s only us. The boats have burned. It’s literally us.”