In the fourth quarter of the Broncos’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Monday night, quarterback Russell Wilson sustained a hamstring injury, adding another ache to an already difficult start to his first season with the organization.
The defeat to the Chargers, 19-16 in overtime, was Denver’s first of the season. “Wilson said, “I kind of scrambled to move about on one, I had to throw it away, and it kind of got me fairly good in the fourth quarter.”
First Aid Was Given to Wilson After the Game
“I kind of rushed to move around on one.” “Simply attempted to play through it. looking for any method to triumph in the game” After the game, medical attention was provided to Wilson, and he will undergo more testing on Tuesday morning.
As of the evening of Monday, it was believed that he will also be sent for an MRI check. The injury to Wilson comes at a time when the Broncos’ offense is continuing to suffer.
Denver’s offensive (2-4) has scored 16 points or less in five of its six games, and the Broncos had minus-9 net passing yards in the second half of their game against the Chargers.
Wilson completed the game 15 of 28 for 188 yards and a score, however, the first half of the game accounted for 173 of those passing yards and the touchdown. In the second half, he completed 3 of 11 passes for a total of 15 yards.
In the aftermath of Denver’s defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4 on October 2, Wilson had sought medical attention for a partial muscle tear that was found around his right shoulder.
It had been 11 days since the Broncos’ last setback, which came at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts on a Thursday night on October 6. “Wilson added, “Shoulder did a nice job, but listen, the only thing that counts is that we won.”
Defending Such Behaviour Is Ridiculous
“I’m not going to sugarcoat it; the only thing that counts is us winning. There’s no justification for it, we’ve got to find a solution.”
Wilson was acquired by the Denver Broncos from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for five draught choices, including two first-round and two second-round selections, as well as three players.
They then extended Wilson’s contract shortly before the start of the season by giving him a new deal for $245 million over the next five years.
However, the Broncos currently have one of the lowest scoring averages in the league and rank at or near the bottom in terms of their red zone offense, goal-to-go scenarios, and third-down conversions.
“Nathaniel Hackett, the head coach of the Broncos, expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation on Monday night.
“We need to have a lot more urgency across the board, and that begins with me as a coach, then moves on to all of the other coaches, and then gets down to the players. Players need to act just a little bit more quickly.
Both our playmaking and our execution need to be taken to the next level for us to be successful.
Wilson has now passed for less than 220 yards in three of the Broncos’ six games, and the only time he has thrown for more than 300 yards came when the Broncos were defeated by the Seahawks in their season opener.
Wilson threw for 340 yards on that day. There have only been five points scored by the Broncos in the third quarter of games played overall, and two of those scores came courtesy of a safety scored by the defense in Week 2 against the Houston Texans.
On Monday, the Broncos just had one possession in the third quarter of the game.
The Broncos’ Overtime Drive Ended Three-And-Out
The first drive of overtime for the Broncos resulted in a three-and-out for Denver’s offense, and although their defense helped them get the ball back at their 31-yard line by preventing the Chargers from scoring, the Broncos’ offense reacted by going three-and-out once again.
During overtime, Wilson had just two pass attempts, both of which resulted in incomplete passes. Both of these attempts came in third-down situations.
Wilson said that “we could have done it cleaner in the second half,” but admitted that “the fact is that it’s simply not good enough.” We have to be better; we have to play crisper, we have to find ways to create plays, and we have to find methods to score touchdowns.
If we want to win, we have to improve. I had the feeling that we should have been able to win the game.”