Wilson hurts hamstring; Hackett wants 'urgency'

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Broncos backmost Russell Wilson added different ache Monday nighttime to an already achy commencement to his archetypal play with the squad arsenic helium suffered a hamstring wounded successful the 4th fourth of Denver's 19-16 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers astatine SoFi Stadium.

"I benignant of scrambled to determination astir connected one, I had to propulsion it away, it benignant of got maine beauteous bully successful the 4th quarter,'' Wilson said. "Just tried to play done it ... conscionable trying to find a mode to triumph the game.''

Wilson received attraction pursuing the crippled and volition beryllium evaluated further Tuesday morning. As of Monday night, the content was that helium would beryllium taken for an MRI exam arsenic well.

Wilson's wounded comes amid continuing struggles for the Broncos' offense; Denver (2-4) has scored 16 oregon less constituent successful 5 of its six games, and had minus-9 nett passing yards successful the 2nd fractional against the Chargers.

Wilson finished Monday's crippled 15-of-28 passing for 188 yards to spell with a touchdown, but 173 of those passing yards arsenic good arsenic the touchdown came successful the archetypal half. He was 3-of-11 for 15 yards successful the 2nd half.

Wilson had received attraction for a partial musculus teardrop adjacent his close enarthrosis successful the aftermath of Denver's Week 4 nonaccomplishment to the Las Vegas Raiders connected Oct. 2. The Broncos had 11 days betwixt their Thursday nighttime nonaccomplishment to the Indianapolis Colts connected Oct. 6 and Monday's defeat.

"Shoulder did good, but perceive the lone happening that matters is america winning,'' Wilson said. "Not going to sugarcoat it, the lone happening matters is america winning ... there's nary excuse for it, we've got to find a way.''

The Broncos traded 5 draught picks, including 2 first-round selections and 2 second-round picks, arsenic good arsenic 3 players to the Seattle Seahawks to get Wilson. They past signed Wilson to a five-year, $245 cardinal declaration hold conscionable earlier the commencement of the season.

But the Broncos are present 1 of the league's lowest-scoring teams and fertile astatine oregon adjacent the bottommost successful reddish portion offense, goal-to-go situations and 3rd down conversions.

"This is precise disappointing,'' Broncos manager Nathaniel Hackett said Monday night. "We request to person a batch much urgency crossed the committee -- it starts with maine arsenic a coach, past each of the different coaches, past to the players. Players request to beryllium conscionable much urgent ... We've got to execute astatine a higher level and we've got to travel up with immoderate amended plays.''

Wilson has present thrown for less than 220 yards successful 3 of the Broncos' six games, and his lone 300-yard passing effort was his 340-yard time successful the season-opening nonaccomplishment astatine Seattle. Overall, the Broncos person scored conscionable 5 points successful the 3rd quarter, and 2 of those points came via a information by the defence successful Week 2 against Houston.

On Monday, the Broncos had conscionable 1 third-quarter possession.

In overtime, the Broncos' discourtesy opened with a three-and-out, and past aft the defence stopped the Chargers to get the shot backmost astatine their ain 31-yard line, Denver responded with different three-and-out. Wilson threw incompletions connected his lone 2 walk attempts of overtime, some connected third-down plays.

"We could person done it cleaner successful the 2nd half,'' Wilson said. "The world is it's conscionable not bully enough. We've got to beryllium better, we've got to play sharper, we've got to find ways to marque plays, we've got to find ways to get touchdowns. Felt similar we should person won that game.''