ENGLEWOOD – Bo Nix was hard on himself after the Broncos won their opener. So, you better believe he also was when they lost in Week 2. 

In Denver’s 29-28 loss last Sunday at Indianapolis, the second-year quarterback completed 22 of 30 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns and had a fine passer rating of 111.2. But he did throw an interception in the fourth quarter, and he wasn’t happy with the Broncos being unable to put the game away after they led 28-20 in the third quarter. 

“There were plenty of good plays, but I think I’m focused on the ones that didn’t go our way because that’s how you learn, and get better and find ways to improve,’’ Nix said after Wednesday’s practice at Broncos Park. 

The Broncos (1-1) won their opener 20-12 over Tennessee on Sept. 7, but Nix was critical of a performance in which he threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. Then again, Nix is always his toughest critic. 

“Bo can tie his shoe and if it comes untied, he is like, ‘I tied my shoe terribly right there,’’’ said Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton. “He holds himself to a standard that won’t allow himself to be comfortable with any form of success. He can go out and throw a 70-yard touchdown, and he’s like, ‘My feet,’ or he’s like, ‘I could have probably put it just a little bit further out to the left.’ He’s always finding ways to make himself better because that’s just who he is.” 

Nix will look on Sunday at the Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) to have a good performance and get a win. The victor will take over first place in the AFC West. 

Heading into the game, the Broncos will seek to make some corrections with Nix, who has four turnovers in the first two games. 

“He’s had one or two throws that went into coverage maybe, but we’ll get that corrected,’’ said Broncos coach Sean Payton. “He’s mindful of that.” 

Payton and Nix on Wednesday both shrugged off a third-quarter interaction on the sideline between the two against the Colts when both raised their voices. 

“I think it was more about excitement, but I saw it,’’ Payton said of the interaction, which was shown live on CBS from Lucas Oil Stadium. “It was following, I think a series where we ran it pretty well. I don’t recall it ever being (contentious).” 

Nix called the interaction no big deal. 

“I think for whatever reason we’re allowing conversations to become bigger than what they are,’’ Nix said. “We often times forget that it’s a big stadium and a lot of people are talking at the same time, so you have to be a little bit louder and more vocal. So, that was just something as simple as he asked me what happened on a play, I told him, I turned, he couldn’t quite hear, turned back, and told him again. There were no issues.” 

As far as Nix is concerned, a big issue facing the Broncos is how to close out games. The Broncos led 28-23 when Nix threw an interception with 11:25 left in the game on a ball that was tipped at the line of scrimmage with Denver having third-and-3 at the Colts 28. 

On their next drive, with the Broncos up 28-26, they had first-and-10 at the Indianapolis 25 before two penalties set them back 20 yards. Wil Lutz eventually had a 42-yard field goal clang off the right upright with 3:15 left. The Colts then won on the final play on a 45-yard field goal by Spencer Shrader that came after a 15-yard leverage penalty against outside linebacker Dondrea Tillman while Shrader missed a 60-yard attempt. 

“We did some really good things, especially early (in the game),’’ said Nix, who threw touchdown passes of 23 yards to Marvin Mims Jr. in the first quarter and 3 yards to Troy Franklin and 2 yards to Adam Trautman in the second quarter. “We scored points in the red zone. … When we got down there, we scored touchdowns instead of having to kick field goals. … Then just in the fourth quarter, we have to find a way to get another touchdown. We had a couple of chances to put the game away, and we didn’t so that’s what we have to get better at.” 

So, Nix will be spending this week trying to see how he can improve. 

“It’s nice to be able to have a quarterback like that,’’ Sutton said of Nix being so critical of himself. “But we also have to reel him in sometimes to say, ‘It’s not all on you.’ … You don’t need to shoulder this whole burden by yourself. You have everyone on this offense, plus everyone on defense and everyone on that sidelines. We’re all rocking together.’ … He is a very tough critic of himself. It’s a good thing, but sometimes we have to remind him, ‘You aren’t by yourself, brother, we got you.”’