Montrell Washington accepts blame after muffed punt

“That’s on me. I have to be louder,” Broncos returner Montrell Washington said of Monday’s muffed punt.

With just under five minutes remaining in overtime of Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, the Denver Broncos were set to get the ball back with the game tied 16-16.

Broncos returner Montrell Washington then muffed a punt when safety P.J. Locke was blocked into Washington while the rookie was attempting to catch the ball. L.A. recovered the fumble and kicked a field goal to win the game.

After the loss, Washington put the blame on himself for the blunder.

“That’s on me. I have to be louder and communicate better for him (to clear out),” Washington said after the game, via KMGH-TV’s Troy Renck. “Everything that happens back there, it’s my job to make sure it’s done right, the right way. We will bounce back from it for sure.”

Washington reiterated multiple times that he was at fault for the fumble, but coaches also won’t be happy with Locke, who should have been more aware of where he was on the field.

“We, obviously, need to make a call to be able to let [Locke] know that he was to move. P.J. went to engage into a block, and then, unfortunately, got pushed back into Montrell.”

Washington said after the loss that he did make a call to clear out, but Locke apparently did not hear him.

Outside of the defense, seemingly everything is going wrong for Denver.

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