Russell Wilson takes blame for Broncos

Russell Wilson takes the blame for the Broncos' loss against Colts and said At the end of the day, I have to be better.

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Russell Wilson took the blame on his shoulders for the Denver Broncos' 12-9 overtime loss on Thursday night NFL.

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He said "This team, this defense played their butts off tonight. We had some key, good drives where we moved the ball."

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He said, "In the red zone, we just didn't get to capitalize on some of them. There were some plays here and there that we can capitalize on."

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He further said, "At the end of the day, throwing 2 interceptions can't happen. I let the team down tonight."

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Russell Wilson's 2 interceptions both came in scoring range. On the first, he overshot an open KJ Hamler by a mile early in the 4th quarter.

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The Broncos called a pass play that Wilson forced to Tyrie Cleveland that was taken out by Stephon Gilmore, allowing the Colts an opportunity to drive extra time.

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Russell missed a host of throws, drawing out the boo-birds from the home fans. The QB went 21-of-39 for 274 yards and 2 interceptions for a 54.9 passer rating.

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Russell Wilson had zero first-half completions of 10-plus yards and finished 2-of-14 for 88 yards and two INTs on passes of 10-plus air yards on the night.

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Through five weeks, Quarterback Russell Wilson is on pace for career lows in completion percentage (59.4),

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