That was about as ugly as it gets for the Denver Broncos in a 31-10 blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday. Everyone came out looking flat, and Denver was clobbered in every aspect. After an early touchdown to Evan Engram, 7-7 was as close as it got in the Monday Night Football loss for the Broncos.
The Broncos will need to do some serious reflection as they continue to head into the toughest stretch in the NFL through the next five weeks.
Broncos Twitter was equally frustrated and perplexed at the loss. Here is a sampling of how Broncos Country reacted below.
The Broncos look lost
— Ben DiNucci (@B_DiNucci6) September 15, 2026
Offense is all over the place
Defense can’t tackle
No fundamentals anywhere
The missed tackles ......
— Jon Heath (@ByJonHeath) September 15, 2026
I’ve almost never seen a team so unready to tackle
— Kodiak Broncos (@KodiakBroncos) September 15, 2026
The Denver
Broncos had a 25.0% missed tackle rate in Week 3 of 2023 when they allowed 70 points to the Miami Dolphins They have a 24.5% missed tackle rate against the Chiefs so far tonight, per @SumerSports
— Shawn Syed (@SyedSchemes) September 15, 2026
Broncos have a severe tackling problem that’s needs correction
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) September 15, 2026
They gonna be tackling all week after this game .
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisJr) September 15, 2026
Don’t trust game one. Dudes aren’t used to tackling yet.
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) September 15, 2026
Case in point. pic.twitter.com/86XGESwy74
I can't even explain or fathom how this Broncos defense just forgot how to tackle. This is as bad as they've played in a long time.
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) September 15, 2026
Thank God we brought this whole team back!!
— Mike Carmellini (@Mike_Carmellini) September 15, 2026
Bo and Davis Webb know we traded for Jaylen Waddle, right?
— Mile High Mario (@VetanzeTherapy) September 15, 2026
Still have delay of game issues, still have drop issues, still have the screen calls, still go away from the run game. Let this app tell it though and Webb being the play-caller solved all of that.
— Robby (@Robby_NFL) September 15, 2026
Huh. Maybe Sean Payton’s playcalling wasn’t weighing the Broncos’ offense down
— Zach Segars (@Zach_Segars) September 15, 2026
Who woulda thought!?
A big part of the buzz around playcalling going from Sean Payton to Davis Webb was a quicker call -> huddle -> line operation
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) September 15, 2026
First Webb game: Broncos have a delay of game and failed an early 3rd and 1 because they had to hasten the snap against an expiring clock.
Davis Webb ain't calling plays next week, is he?
— Frank Schwab (@YahooSchwab) September 15, 2026
This is diarrhea ball
— 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 (@CameronParkerPO) September 15, 2026
This tackling performance makes me really wish the Broncos didn’t opt to bring Singleton back and give him guaranteed money into 2027
— Zach Segars (@Zach_Segars) September 15, 2026
Embarrassing yall
— Joey (@LTB_Joey) September 15, 2026
also this defense was bad against every serious team last year and they made zero additions and kept everybody lol
— Jason Bishop (@JasonBishopNFL) September 15, 2026
Smoked BBQ defense tonight in Kansas City
— Nick Kendell 🏔 (@NickKendellMHH) September 15, 2026
Usually after a game like this to start the year I’d say they’re fine, but this is a really tough one to drop.
— Robby (@Robby_NFL) September 15, 2026
Sean Payton teams historically start off slow and end up looking really strong after the first quarter of the year, but if there was ever a season they couldn’t afford…
— Romi Bean (@Romi_Bean) September 15, 2026
Wow.
— AROD - Anthony Rodriguez (@AnthonyRod33) September 15, 2026
Just wow.
“Abject disaster” does not do this performance justice.
The Broncos hopefully look to bounce back in a big way against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. It ain't getting any easier.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Twitter reacts to Broncos’ loss (and bad tackling) vs. Chiefs
