Payton: Broncos “need to be better” offensively around Bo Nix

Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos offense wasn’t good enough in Week 1.

Denver had numerous offensive issues that contributed to the 26-20 defeat to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Nix looked and played like a rookie quarterback. The Broncos' rushing attack and pass protection were nonexistent, and the receivers dropped too many balls.

The good news is this is a long season, and Broncos head coach Sean Payton is confident it will get better.

The bad news is another great defense looms in the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2.

“One of the key things that was important in this game is winning the run game battle, and we weren’t able to do that,” Payton told the Denver media on Monday. “We struggled, and…