Bo Nix and Broncos taking Week 1 loss with a measured approach

The Denver Broncos are 0-1 after Week 1, and their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs wasn't very pretty.

There's no such thing as a "good loss" in the NFL, but there is absolutely such a thing as a bad loss, and this was bad.

The Broncos fell, 31-10, on "Monday Night Football" in Kansas City.

This is a team with Super Bowl aspirations, but it was Kansas City that looked ready to fire the band back up and restart the dynasty.

Week 1 in the NFL is oftentimes a liar, though. 

For instance, last season, the New England Patriots lost to the Las Vegas Raiders at home to kick off the campaign. The Patriots, of course, went on to make the Super Bowl and they beat the Broncos en route.

Perhaps that's why quarterback Bo Nix isn't freaking out.

It's a long season, so Nix and the Broncos are wise to take a measured approach to this Week 1 loss.

"We just didn't help ourselves by any means,'' Nix said on Thursday, according to Jeff Legwold of ESPN. " ... [But] overall we're not pressing the panic button, we're not freaking out, we're not starting from scratch or anything. ... We didn't play great by any means, just got to play better.''

Bo Nix and Broncos have a tough test with the Jaguars in Week 2 

Again, it's hard to deny that it was a disastrous game for the Broncos. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs put up 392 yards compared to just 176 from Denver. An incredible 220 of those 392 yards came on the ground for Kansas City, with new Chief Kenneth Walker III leading the way with 173 yards and a score on 23 carries.

Nix completed 17-of-28 for 131 yards and a touchdown with an interception. He was sacked four times (a career high) and fumbled three times (losing one).

It was the type of game that a good team figures out how to flush right away. It's a "burn the tape" type of game. 

The problem for the Broncos is that they're now on a short week before playing host to the 1-0 Jacksonville Jaguars, who are turnover hungry. 

The Jags, under defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile, were second in the NFL last season with 31 turnovers, and they caused two against the Cleveland Browns in a 34-10 Week 1 win.

"They're an eyes-to-the-quarterback defense,'' head coach Sean Payton said. "They play [some] man, but they do a great job in their zones keeping the ball in front of them. ... It's well thought out, and you don't finish second in takeaways without that being purposeful.''