PHILADELPHIA -- Once again, the Broncos' hopes went astray early.
Denver dug itself a two-score hole in the first quarter and never recovered, eventually falling 51-23 to the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday.
The loss, the Broncos' fourth in a row, dropped them to 3-5 at the halfway point of the season.
Why did the Broncos fall?
Because the Broncos created an early deficit with self-inflicted wounds
The Eagles sprinted 75 yards to a 32-yard Carson Wentz-to-Alshon Jeffery drive on their first series, and two penalties played a key role, accounting for two of the three first down accumulated by the Eagles before the scoring strike.