Broncos' Russell Wilson on Dolphins Loss: 'Never Experienced That' Playing Football

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is a 12-season veteran, but watching the Miami Dolphins rack up the most offensive yards in modern NFL history was still a new experience.

"I've never experienced that on a football field, but we have to focus on what's in front of us," Wilson said after the game, per The Athletic's Nick Kosmider.

The Dolphins recorded 726 offensive yards Sunday afternoon en route to winning 70-20. The Broncos are now off to an 0-3 season start for the eighth time in franchise history.

Wilson responded similarly to experiencing nine losses in a season with the Broncos last year, which he described as "a new feeling, one I don't like, one I don't want to experience ever again," per On3's George Stoia III.

Broncos head coach Sean Payton also spoke about Sunday's loss to the Dolphins as a unique experience, per Kosmider.

"I'm at a loss for words," Payton said. "Every once in a while in the NFL you get your butt kicked, but this was different."

The Miami team set a series of records during their win Sunday. It was the NFL's first 70-point game since 1966 and the league's first 50-point win since 2014.

The Dolphins are also the first team in NFL history to record five passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns in the same game, and the second team to see multiple players accrue four scores in the same team.

The Broncos, on the other hand, conceded the most points in franchise history and have now settled into an early-season record that has proved historically deadly for playoff hopes.

Heading into the 2023 season, 99 teams had opened their NFL seasons with three straight losses. Only one, the 2018 Houston Texans, made it to the postseason.

That's bad news for a Broncos franchise that hasn't been back to the playoffs since Denver's 2015 Super Bowl win.