If this past Sunday was about the ceiling, this one’s about the floor. Broncos quarterback Drew Lock getting outplayed by Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is a pain. Drew Lock getting outplayed by Justin Herbert is a problem.
Kansas City 43, Denver 16, was a snowball to the face of just how far the gap remains between the Broncos and the defending Super Bowl champs. No matter what Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles thinks.
(Exhibit B from Week 7: Kyle Shanahan 33, at New England 6, a scoreline that knocked several layers of shine off Vic Fangio’s victory in Foxborough the weekend prior.