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CARSON, Calif. -- With two losses in a row and three losses in
their past four games, the Denver Broncos might still be 3-3
with 10 games to play, but the players think the season has
reached a tipping point.

In Sunday's 21-0 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at the StubHub
Center, the Broncos were shut out for the first time since 1992,
and the most used word to describe it all was "embarrassing.''

Asked if he thought the Broncos were at a critical point in the
season, linebacker Von Miller said yes.

"100 percent, 100 percent it is,'' Miller said. "We're in a
really tough spot ... We're in a tough stretch, we've been there
before, it's nothing new, we've just got to keep balling and get
out of this funk we're in.''

Asked if he would characterize what transpired Sunday as
embarrassing, quarterback Trevor Siemian said: "Yeah,
absolutely, we got shut out. We've got to figure it out.''

"It is [embarrassing],'' wide receiver Demaryius Thomas said.
"As an offense, we ain't playing our best ball right now.''

The Broncos have yet to win on the road in two tries this season
and now face trips to Kansas City and Philadelphia in the next
two weeks. The Broncos do not play at home again until Nov. 12
against the New England Patriots.

On Sunday, the team's offense gained just 251 yards. It has now
scored 42 points in the past four games combined. Of the
Broncos' 13 trips to the red zone in those four games, they have
come away with a touchdown just twice.

"There's no way to cut it: You can't lose two games straight and
not have issues,'' Miller said.

"Everybody is going to point fingers,'' Thomas said. "The same
people who do don't play this sport and ain't got nothing to do
with what goes on.''

Coach Vance Joseph was asked following the game if the team's
offensive struggles would cause any issues inside the locker
room after the defense held the Chargers to 242 total yards,
including a goal-line stand as Los Angeles had four tries from
the 1-yard line in the first quarter.

An emphatic "no, it won't be a problem'' was his answer, and he
later added "to get shut out is not acceptable.''

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21121044/at-3-3-denver- broncos-believe-season-tipping-point-embarrassing-21-0-loss-los- angeles-chargers

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