KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Denver Broncos don't need bifocals to find the biggest problem they've had in a major stumble from 3-1 to open October to what is a current three-game losing streak that has dropped them to 3-4 to close the month.

It's out there, as plain as day for all to see.

"We're giving games away," cornerback Chris Harris Jr. said.

Or, as coach Vance Joseph put it: "The state of the team? Obviously it's three in a row that we've lost. And all three looked the same. [Monday] we had five turnovers, which is unacceptable, you can't win games that way. So, to win we've got to stop that part, because if it doesn't we can't win in this league."

Yes, the Broncos have proven definitively and unequivocally that they can't win at anything close to their current charity pace. The Broncos have turned the ball over 11 times in the past three games, 13 times in their four losses and are absolutely wasting the league's top-ranked defense while they're doing it.

In a turnover-marred loss at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night, in the numbers-lie-like-crazy department the Broncos actually outgained the Kansas City Chiefs 364-276, held the Chiefs to 2-of-12 on third down, held an MVP candidate in quarterback Alex Smith to 14-of-31 passing, held the league's rushing leader after seven weeks -- Kareem Hunt -- to 46 yards rushing and held Tyreek Hill to two catches.

Put it all together and the Chiefs, one of the league's most diversified, big-play producing offenses, had only one touchdown drive. Their other touchdown came on a fumble return, by cornerback Marcus Peters, on the Broncos' second possession of the game.

"I have no problem with our team's effort, I have a problem with us giving the football away," Joseph said. "It's simple execution ... I have a problem with those things, with interceptions and fumbling the football, but the effort's been there."

Quarterback Trevor Siemian, with six interceptions in the three-game losing streak, most certainly has the hottest seat in all of this. The Broncos can't change out everybody in the offensive huddle to make it right, but Siemian's status will be decidedly uncertain until Joseph says it isn't.

But talking about turnovers and not making them have always been two different things. The Broncos have been talking about them for more than a month but keep making them.

It has to be an immediate fix, however, or it will be difficult to keep a locker room or the season from imploding. The Broncos have two other items that need immediate attention as well.

Their special teams are a game-changing problem, too. Against the Chargers last week punter Riley Dixon had what Joseph called an "awful punt" returned for a touchdown that gave the Chargers an early 14-0 lead. On Monday night, Cody Latimer bobbled a kickoff -- twice -- before he corralled it and Isaiah McKenzie fumbled a punt early in the third quarter when the Broncos defense had forced a three-and-out to open the second half.

Hill also had a 36-yard punt return on his first touch of the game, but the Broncos were bailed out by a holding call on the Chiefs during the return. It continued a trend that has resulted in missed field goals, missed tackles and few plays to create some momentum for a team that desperately needs it.

And there's Demaryius Thomas, whose last touchdown catch was in New Orleans on Nov. 13, 2016. That is almost a full year ago, as the Broncos have been unable to creatively get him free from the attention he has received from opposing defenses or haven't gotten him the ball when he does have some room.

Joseph answered with an adamant "it's not, it's not" when he was asked Monday night if the season was now slipping away and continues to say his locker room will not split despite the damage the team's offense has done to this point. But with the 7-1 Philadelphia Eagles next on Sunday and the 6-2 New England Patriots the Sunday after that, the Broncos can't hope for help from anybody else in the short term.

They are going to have pick themselves up and do it on their own or the league's bullies are going to keep shoving them around. Sure, they could use more turnovers forced by their top-shelf defense, their receivers to quit dropping potential first downs and touchdowns and the running backs to break some tackles to find some big plays.

But until the Broncos keep the ball, then do something with it, the rest won't matter much.

"Got to find a way, playoff games from here on out," running back C.J. Anderson said. "… Better not lose confidence in this business, your ass will be out of here. Look, man … we've got to play better, and that's just the truth. We've got to play better on the offensive side of the football."