Broncos Can No Longer Rely on Dominant Defense to Mask Offensive Woes

October 14, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

Not long ago, the Denver Broncos appeared to be chugging right along. After quarterback Trevor Siemian lit up the Cincinnati Bengals for 312 yards and four scores in Week 3, Denver looked to be on an early collision course toward a sixth straight AFC West title.
A blowout win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the following week only reinforced the perception that Denver was again among the teams to beat in the AFC.
Over the past couple of weeks, however, a different narrative has emerged regarding the defending Super Bowl champions. It's a troubling one that can't be dismissed any longer after Thursday's listless 21-13 loss at Qualcomm Stadium to a San Diego Chargers team that's now 2-4.
The Broncos offense is a mess, and it's reached the point where their stout defense can't mask that deficiency any longer.
There are those who will blame the team's consecutive losses after four straight wins on the absence of Siemian in Week 5 and head coach Gary Kubiak (who ...

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