BALTIMORE — D.J. Jones minced no words. The Broncos defensive lineman had a bottom-line thought for a bottom-line business after a bad day at the office and delivered it with Lamar Jackson-like efficiency. “We got our asses whooped,” Jones said. “We got whooped.” Indeed, Denver did. By a count of 41-10 against Jackson, the two-time MVP, and a Baltimore outfit that out-classed the Broncos in all three phases and in the coaching department, too. RELATED: Broncos report card: A no good, very bad day for Denver’s defense in blowout loss to Baltimore The Broncos had won five of six, but that good vibe got snuffed quickly. The Broncos had been among the NFL’s best defenses, but Sunday raised significant questions. Take Our Poll (function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-shortcode.js';s=d.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(pd,s);} else if(typeof jQuery !=='undefined')jQuery(d.body).trigger('pd-script-load');}(document,'script','pd-polldaddy-loader')); The Broncos had built something of an offensive identity against a string of bad defenses but regressed when put to the test against a real contender for the first time since Week 6. “Obviously they beat us, pretty much, in all three phases,” head coach Sean Payton said.