Broncos Country is riding high this week, and rightfully so, but that doesn’t mean they’re a finished product. They’ve won two big games in a row — with the Bears game looking even more impressive after they took down the Packers on Thanksgiving night — and Brock Osweiler hasn’t shown us anything but promise, but that’s it. And it’s really not that much.

We’ve seen big wins in Denver before. We’ve seen awards and magazine covers handed out in each of the last three seasons. What we haven’t seen is a Lombardi Trophy, and at this point, that’s all that matters.

The Broncos need to continue to improve each week, and that can only happen if you treat each opponent as if they’re the undefeated New England Patriots.

This weekend, Denver will be taking on a 3-8 San Diego Chargers team that is anything but the New England Patriots, but if they head into Sunday’s matchup with that kind of mentality, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if they walk out with another loss on their record — it’s the prototypical “trap game.” Despite their record, the Chargers aren’t a team you can scoff at; they’ve got talent all across their roster.

Here are three players Gary Kubiak and his team need to make sure they have their eyes on for all 60 minutes of this Sunday’s game:

LB Melvin Ingram

Denver Broncos can't overlook the San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers may have one of the NFL’s worst defenses, but they still have one of the league’s most explosive pass rushers.

His pure numbers (4 sacks on the season) may not describe a quarterback’s worst nightmare, but one look at his tape and you’ll understand why lineman hate lining up across from Melvin Ingram.

He’s far from a finished product, but his natural ability is undeniable. And against a battered and bruised offensive line like the Broncos’, that may be all he needs.

All it takes is one strip sack or one altered pass and a game Denver had well in hand is suddenly up in the air. Worse, an injured Brock Osweiler could spell doom for any chance at a playoff run.

Head coach Gary Kubiak has already admitted that he’s “concerned” about the hits Osweiler is taking, saying, “We just left the meeting. I think Brock has been sacked I want to say 11 times in his 10 quarters—maybe 10 times—so that’s way too many.”

Ingram won’t make protecting the quarterback much easier.