Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ 23-20 last-second loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 3 at Sofi Stadium:

1. QB margins: It’s starting to smell more and more like a sophomore slump. The odor was particularly pungent when Bo Nix overthrew Marvin Mims Jr. twice on potential touchdowns, costing the Broncos a combined 11 points. The first tantalizing miss was on a flea flicker, almost cosmically in sync with a near-identical play call by the Bears across the country. Theirs was executed to perfection by the quarterback taken first overall in Nix’s draft class, Caleb Williams spinning it for 62 air yards and a touchdown. Back in Los Angeles, Nix was always a yard off. After Justin Herbert’s Houdini act in the pocket allowed the Chargers to tie it late, Nix had a deep shot at redemption

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