The Broncos lost a heartbreaking game at home to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, dropping their record to 2-2 on the season. Since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, Denver has started 2-2 a total 10 times, according to pro-football-reference.com.
In those first nine seasons, they’ve finished with eight or more wins five times (1983, 1985, 1995, 2000, 2012). Of those five, they’ve made three playoff appearances (1983, 2000, 2012), but were bounced in each of their first game — including that shocking 38-35 loss in double overtime to the Ravens in Peyton Manning’s first year here.
The 2018 Broncos have fallen off, according to oddsmakers. Bovada lists Denver as a 60-to-1 longshot to win the Super Bowl and they’re at 3-to-1 odds to make the playoffs, 10th best in the AFC. Keep in mind, only six teams make the playoffs.
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Quick Hits
+ Broncos lean on Phillip Lindsay, Royce Freeman in loss to Kansas City Chiefs.
+ Broncos Film Review: Several empty drives proved costly in loss.
+Missed delay-of-game call costs Broncos in loss to Chiefs.
+Broncos lament non-delay of game call on Kansas City’s winning drive.
+Broncos Ring of Famers are defensive about NFL’s player-protection rules.
+ WATCH: Broncos post-game report — Breaking down the Denver-Kansas City Week 4 game.
+Go left: Patrick Mahomes’ pass with opposite hand the talk after Chiefs’ win over Broncos.
+ In this week’s Broncos Mailbag, one reader ponders if Vance Joseph is cut out for Denver’s head coaching gig. Ryan answers this and more.
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By The Numbers
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Parting Shot
Kiszla vs. O’Halloran: Should Vance Joseph start calling the Broncos’ defensive plays?
How much blame does defensive coordinator Joe Woods deserve for the Broncos’ collapse? Read more…
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