Notes, observations from re-watching Packers’ loss to Broncos

The Green Bay Packers had a rough couple of days in Denver and are returning home after a humbling preseason defeat on Sunday at EmPower Field at Mile High.

The final score: Broncos 27, Packers 2. The only points for Matt LaFleur’s team came via a safety in the second half.

Still, the process is more important than the result during the preseason, so an evaluation of the individual performances is worth the time.

Here are some of my notes from the re-watch:

— Maybe a different narrative today if Sean Clifford and Malik Heath had connected on third down on the first series. Ball was thrown just a little too far and Heath couldn’t track it down. The Packers would have had 1st-and-goal inside the 5.

— Royce Newman (third down) and Jacob Monk (fourth down) both allowed pressures on the first series.

— The 11-yard screen pass to Emanuel Wilson on 3rd-and-17 was actually set up nicely, with Newman and Sean Rhyan out in front of Wilson, who made a nice one-handed catch. But Newman got blown up by a linebacker, and Rhyan was late finding a defender to block. What could have been a big gain settled for 11 yards and a punt.

— The Packers had a very difficult time blocking No. 99, Zach Allen. He abused the second-team offensive line.

— On the Broncos’ touchdown pass to Tim Patrick, rookie cornerback Kalen King got caught up in the mass bodies as he attempted to follow Patrick across the formation. Tough assignment. King didn’t have the speed to recover, and it was an easy touchdown.

— Tight end Tyler Davis got dinged for a holding penalty, and he missed five — yes, five — run blocks on the first three series. He really struggled maintaining blocks as an in-line blocker.

— On Allen’s third-down sack of Clifford, Newman’s missed block created the pressure and forced Clifford to scramble outside the pocket.

— Emanuel Wilson had a couple of nice pass pro reps. On multiple plays, he found the blitzer and got him blocked.

— On a snap in the second quarter, Kristian Welch leveled a tight end and dumped Samaje Perine for a short gain. Unlike most of the visitors on Sunday night, he played with his hair on fire.

— King’s missed tackle on 3rd-and-17 was a big-time negative play. Greg Dulcich gained over 10 yards after the catch and picked up the first down.

— The Packers list Jonathan Ford at 338 pounds. On several snaps, he was the first defensive lineman off the ball. He looked explosive.

— Offensive tackles Kadeem Telfort and…