ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It's been a few days, but Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson still thinks he scored a touchdown that could have mattered in Sunday's loss to the New York Giants.

Next time he's in that situation he promises to make sure everybody else sees it.

"We talk about that on fourth down," Anderson said this week. "To be honest with you, in the pile, I actually did [score]. You know, they said they couldn't see it. That's one of those that I take on me. If I just made it clear-cut and get in the end zone and touch the back of the white line, the referee would raise his hands. That's on me. Next time, I won't make it so close."

The Broncos trailed 20-3 early in the fourth quarter of what had been a fairly dismal home effort to that point. But they had constructed some offense early in the quarter and driven from their own 15-yard line, in 11 plays, to face a fourth-and-goal from the Giants' 1.

The Broncos beefed up the two-back, three-tight end formation by adding guard/tackle Allen Barbre as one of the tight ends. They sent Anderson to bulldoze his way into the end zone behind right guard Ron Leary. In the scrum that followed, Anderson appeared to nudge the ball over the goal line just before he was being pulled out of the pile by Giants defensive tackle Jay Bromley.

However, in the sea of football humanity the officials didn't see enough on the replay review to overturn the original call that Anderson didn't score. A touchdown on the play would have cut the Giants' lead to 20-10 with over eight minutes to play.

The Broncos scored a touchdown on their next possession four minutes later.

For Anderson's part, he said running backs coach Eric Studesville and all of the Broncos' running backs have had many conversations about what to do in similar, crucial situations on fourth down or near the goal line and that to make sure to get the ball over the line that's needed.

"I don't want to jinx myself, but there's not too many times that the ball comes out when I have it," Anderson said. "I thought I was in the end zone. It's all right. They didn't call it. I have to make it clear. We'll just leave it at that. So, the next time I get to that, I'll definitely make it clear and cut and be in the end zone to celebrate with my teammates. I'm touching the back of the white line. 110 yards, I'll be in there."

It was the tipping-point play in the Broncos' worst rushing game of the season. They finished with 46 yards against the Giants, 65 fewer than their lowest output through the first four games -- 111 against the Buffalo Bills.

"I have to make more plays -- somehow, some way," Anderson said. "When I'm in the game, I have to affect it. I felt like I did not affect it. I expect a lot more out of myself. When I don't affect the game and I don't make plays, but we win, that's fine. I still don't accept it, but we win. If I don't affect it and we lose, it's terrible. I played terrible. That's how I felt. I missed some things."