The Denver Broncos offense’s first-half performance was disastrous across the board in the team’s loss on Sunday. Early down execution, turnovers, missed assignments impacted the flow and rhythm of the offense and there’s plenty of blame to go around.
Denver Broncos Offensive Film Review vs. Los Angeles Chargers
From the very onset of Sunday’s game against the Chargers, the Denver Broncos offense continued to make too many self inflicted mistakes that set them back. On their first offensive series, the Broncos had a Chargers defender shoot inside a run gap Javonte Williams was supposed to go through, forcing him to cut it outside where he had no help and the intended playside linebacker who was designed to be blocked, had a free lane to him.
Bo Nix’s interception on third down is a product of him throwing it too high for Marvin Mims. If this was Josh Reynolds or Courtland Sutton, it may have been caught for a first down, but it sails too high for Mims who tries to go up and it’s tipped and picked.
From that point forward, Denver came out on their second offensive series, and Jaleel McLaughlin accounted for nine total yards on the first two plays, setting up a favorable third-and-one situation, but Garett Bolles had a false start penalty that forced Denver into a third and six scenario. On that play, the Chargers’ defense had everybody covered while playing in zone, pressure forced Nix to turn the play into a scramble drill, but he didn’t have enough time to be able to set his feet after scrambling due to a defender chasing him from behind while also having a defender tracking down the line of scrimmage preventing him from scrambling to try and pick up a first down.
Javonte Williams’ fumble past midfield turned into a ten-point swing at 13-0, leading to the Chargers marching downfield and scoring to make it 20-0 at halftime. This film breakdown showcases some of the little nuances that led to negative plays for the Broncos offense in the first half.