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Tensions are running high after a defeat by the Carolina Panthers.

The Denver Broncos are currently in the midst of a brutal season, having endured eight losses so far. These losses are beginning to weigh on both players and staff, and tensions are running high, which is what resulted in a minor altercation during their most recent game against the Carolina Panthers.

During the fourth quarter of the game, which the Broncos ultimately lost 23-10, defensive tackle Mike Purcell was flagged for unnecessary roughness and made to leave the field. As he went to the sidelines, he was spotted engaging in a shouting match with quarterback Russell Wilson, though the men were broken up before they came to blows.

“Frustration,” Purcell said of the incident. “We all want to spark on something. We are all in this together, period. That’s the quarterback of our offense, they’re about to take the field. … Obviously, [the defense wasn’t] doing our job, but got to get a spark somewhere. They’re about to take the field, that’s all it was.”

“I had just got a penalty on a field goal block, frustrated for everything,” Purcell said. “Frustrated for everything, we didn’t do our job on defense … just not good enough.”

“Mike and I are on the same page,” Wilson said. “He came off after they kicked a field goal, he was pissed off, he just said, ‘We’ve got, we’ve got to F’in’ go,’ and I agree. We’re on the same page — there’s no animosity there at all.

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“We’ve got to win. We’ve got to come out here and have some grit to us, some mentality to us. We’ve got to win these football games,” Wilson added. “Those guys are out there battling every play, and offense, we’ve got to be able to capitalize. So, yeah, there’s nothing there at all, me and him — there’s nothing there.”