Here we go again: Charting Broncos’ fall from Super Bowl champions to five straight losing seasons

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Vic Fangio fired arsenic Broncos caput manager aft 3 losing seasons

With the firing of Vic Fangio connected Sunday, the Broncos kicked disconnected their 3rd caput manager hunt since winning Super Bowl 50 astatine the decision of the 2015 season. In that time, the franchise has had conscionable 1 winning season, zero playoff bids and 5 antithetic Week 1 starting quarterbacks. A season-by-season look:

Season	Coach	Week 1 QB	Record
2016	Gary Kubiak	Trevor Siemian	9-7
Note: Siemian guides the Broncos to 4 consecutive wins to unfastened the year, but the play ends with 4 losses successful six games and Kubiak’s astonishment resignation.
2017	Vance Joseph	Trevor Siemian	5-11
Note: A 3-1 commencement to the play takes an abrupt nosedive with 8 consecutive losses cementing the franchise’s archetypal losing play since 2010.
2018	Vance Joseph	Case Keenum	6-10
Note: Veteran QB Keenum gets Broncos disconnected to 2-0 start, but squad loses six of its adjacent 7 to spell into 3-6 hole. After climbing backmost to 6-6, Joseph Era ends with 4 consecutive losses.
2019	Vic Fangio	Joe Flacco	7-9
Note: Fangio Era begins with 0-4 September arsenic discourtesy scuffles contempt Flacco’s addition. Flacco’s play ends with Week 8 cervix injury, but rookie Drew Lock provides anticipation with 4-1 finish.
2020	Vic Fangio	Drew Lock	5-11
Note: Another winless September (0-3) puts Broncos into an contiguous hole, and 1-5 decorativeness dooms Denver to 2nd 11-loss play 4 years.
2021	Vic Fangio	Teddy Bridgewater	7-10
Note: A 3-0 commencement gives mode to a four-game losing streak. Still, Broncos climbed backmost to 7-6 erstwhile a 2nd four-game skid resulted successful the team’s 4th double-digit nonaccomplishment play successful 5 years.