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As tight end streaked down the right seam and hauled in a deep pass from on Monday night, it appeared as if the Broncos were about to end the scare.

Back-to-back Denver turnovers in the fourth quarter had given the down-and-out Chargers life. had thrown two touchdown passes in the span of 70 seconds, cutting a 17-point deficit to three points with seven minutes remaining.

That’s when Siemian found Green and absorbed a roughing-the-passer penalty in the process, moving the Broncos all the way down to the Los Angeles 16-yard line.

Then the offense’s most glaring weakness Monday night came to the forefront. Back-to-back sacks by Melvin Ingram and Joey Bosa pushed the Broncos back to the 32-yard line, forcing Denver to settle for a 50-yard field-goal attempt that he pushed right.

The hits on Siemian were consistent throughout the game, causing concern for a quarterback who absorbed too many blows last season.

“The pass protection was not that good,” Broncos coach said bluntly Tuesday. “Again, we’re facing two elite rushers in Ingram and Bosa, so we knew it was going to be a chore, but we have to do better there. It was too much pressure on Trevor. It was too many whiffs as far as blocking those speed rushers. We’ve got to be better.”

Rookie left tackle Garett Bolles and fellow right tackle Menelik Watson had their hands full. The Chargers had four sacks (Ingram and Bosa combined for three), with much of the pressure on Siemian originating from the outside.

Joseph said the Broncos have to get better with the pass protection before hosting the Cowboys on Sunday. Dallas had three sacks of quarterback in its 19-3 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday night.

“We were facing two elite edge rushers last night, and most people don鈥檛 have two,” Joseph said. “But in our division, every team has two. We鈥檝e got to improve there. There is no excuses there. We鈥檝e got to play better on the edge as far as blocking speed rushers.”