[Megatron96]

Short answer: A high percentage of sloppy play, poor decision-making by coaches and/or players and a big dose of bad luck, like the refs blowing multiple calls for instance.

I've seen low scoring games that were well-played; usually the defenses just came out and balled at an historic level while the offenses were good, just not at that same level.

Last night's game wasn't just about two QBs that looked washed or out of their depth, though they certainly did.

It was also about coaching mistakes and for DEN, Hackett literally trying to jam square pegs into round holes. I think he only called one PA (I could be wrong, but I only saw one), which resulted in a first down on a relatively easy pitch-and-catch for Wilson.

Otherwise, it was a lot of shotgun, no presnap motion, no rolling out, no moving pockets, or anything that Wilson is actually historically good at. And while I'm mentioning it, why wouldn't you design such plays for any QB you have, just to make things tougher for the defense while simultaneously making things easier for your struggling QB/OL now and again?

Now maybe that's really all on Wilson somehow. But I don't have a clue why a veteran QB of Wilson's caliber and experience wouldn't lean on the things that got him that contract in the first place, which is why I suspect Hackett is out of his depth.

Though I seriously hope they keep both Hackett and Wilson for the entirety of Wilson's contract. It's just delicious.