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The phrase 鈥淭rust the Process鈥� was born sometime around 2013 in Philadelphia and later adopted as the rallying cry for the NBA鈥檚 beleaguered 76ers. 鈥淭TP,鈥� as it抖阴ap known, has since become emblazoned on T-shirts, tattooed on fans and stamped inside the shoes of the 76ers鈥� best players.

In recent weeks, the Broncos adopted the term to assuage fans during their losing streak.

But after Sunday night, the Broncos were left begging for more trust and more time. Denver defeated itself with four special-teams gaffes in a 41-16 loss to and the Patriots. The loss, another blowout, was the Broncos鈥� fifth consecutive defeat since their bye week and was perhaps the final dagger to a forgettable season.

Denver did just as coach hoped it wouldn鈥檛 and ensured an 鈥渦nfair game鈥� with turnovers and mistakes that proved their downfall.

“It would be nice to play a fair game just聽one time,” defensive end Derek Wolfe said.

In each of Denver鈥檚 losses this year, at least one unit has played especially poor. Sunday, the special teams starred, though the defense deserved credit as a supporting actor with New England scoring 41 points and gaining 396 yards. The last time Denver gave up 40 or more points in consecutive losses was 2011, when Tim Tebow was quarterback and John Fox was head coach.

鈥淥bviously the (special) teams was a glaring issue, but it was all three phases again,” Joseph said. “We聽talked about when you good play football teams like this you have to win the pre-snap battle — we didn’t do that — and you can鈥檛 beat yourself. When you beat yourself it looks that way. So two weeks in a row it looks that way because you鈥檙e playing good football teams and you鈥檙e not playing good, sound, disciplined football.鈥�

After the Broncos鈥� held Brady and Co. to a three-and-out on their first possession, Broncos鈥� receiver/returner Isaiah McKenzie muffed the ensuing punt and the fumble was recovered by New England. The turnover — the Broncos鈥� 20th this season — handed the ball to the Patriots on the Broncos鈥� 25-yard line and soon after New England scored for a 7-0 lead.

Four minutes later, Patriots returner ran back a kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown for a 14-3 lead, sprinting past body after body of the Broncos鈥� coverage team that lie helpless after missed tackles.

The special-teams trifecta was achieved midway through the second quarter, when 鈥檚 punt was blocked by running back . Thanks to Denver鈥檚 defense, the Patriots had to settle for a field goal instead of a touchdown on that one.

And the grand slam was hit in the fourth quarter, when the Broncos were flagged for having 12 men on the field during a Patriots punt. Another free first down gifted New England seven more points.

“We have to look at personnel, scheme — all of it,” Joseph said. “We can’t fumble a punt return after going three-and-out versus that offense. That’s where it started. We can’t get a punt blocked. We can’t do those things. We have to score in the red zone. It’s, again, all three phases that we have to look at.”

The Broncos entered Sunday鈥檚 game having allowed a league-high 71 points off giveaways, accounting for 35.9 percent of opponents鈥� scoring total this season.

The collective special-teams damage Sunday was astounding and irreparable: Their four blunders resulted in 24 Patriots points, helping them take a 27-9 lead at the break.

The dumpster fire of the special teams masked a decent showing from an offense that had been anything but the previous four weeks. The Broncos ran for 118 yards, quarterback connected with receiver for 137 yards on six catches, and for the first time in a long time, there was no collective gasp of fear before every Broncos snap.

But Denver was still only 1-and-3 in the red zone. Their聽three first-half scoring drives stalled at the Patriots鈥� 21-, 15- and 18-yard lines, respectively, and forced Denver to rely on the foot of for their first nine points.

鈥淚 think that starts with me,” Osweiler said. “I’m going to have to watch the tape and see what decisions I could have made differently that could have led to touchdowns. But that’s definitely something that needs to get fixed. If you鈥檙e kicking field goals every time you鈥檙e in the red area rather than scoring touchdowns, it抖阴ap going to be very hard to win football games.鈥�

The Broncos finally found the end zone in the third quarter, as Osweiler sprayed passes to and Sanders, and runs by pushed them into the red zone. A 7-yard touchdown pass to Thomas to cap the drive brought the Broncos back within 27-16, and back in the game.

Though not for long.

Brady made a 75-yard scoring drive appear easy as he methodically picked apart Denver鈥檚 defense and expanded the lead. Their final touchdown off Denver鈥檚 fourth special-teams mistake sealed it, and the fans that booed at halftime fled for the exits with nearly 10 minutes left.

Osweiler finished with a 54.5 completion percentage (18-of-33 passing), 221 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception, zero sacks and a 72.9 rating. But his performance, again, wasn’t good enough to guarantee him the starting job next week. Joseph said he would review the film Monday before making a decision about the starting quarterback for Week 11.

New England鈥檚 tight ends — , and — accounted for 123 of those yards, plus a touchdown.

Brady was replaced by with more than four minutes remaining, the final sign of the Broncos鈥� sharp fall.

鈥淲hen we get put in those situations, it hurts the team,” outside linebacker Shane Ray said. “That抖阴ap been the story of the season so far. We have all this talent and we鈥檙e not using it.

“We鈥檝e been beating ourselves all season.鈥�

The Process, for the fifth-consecutive week, didn鈥檛 work.