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

Travor Siemian talks to Gary Kubiak
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Broncos QB Trevor Siemian (13) talks with head coach Gary Kubiak on the sidelines during the second quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on Sept. 25, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 1:  Matt Schubert - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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With the firing of Vic Fangio on Sunday, the Broncos kicked off their third head coach search since winning Super Bowl 50 at the conclusion of the 2015 season. In that time, the franchise has had just one winning season, zero playoff bids and five different Week 1 starting quarterbacks. A season-by-season look:

Season Coach Week 1 QB Record
2016 Gary Kubiak Trevor Siemian 9-7
Briefly: Siemian guides the Broncos to four straight wins to open the year, but the season ends with four losses in six games and Kubiak’s surprise resignation.
2017 Vance Joseph Trevor Siemian 5-11
Briefly: A 3-1 start to the season takes an abrupt nosedive with eight consecutive losses cementing the franchise’s first losing season since 2010.
2018 Vance Joseph Case Keenum 6-10
Briefly: Veteran QB Keenum gets Broncos off to 2-0 start, but team loses six of its next seven to go into 3-6 hole. After climbing back to 6-6, Joseph Era ends with four consecutive losses.
2019 Vic Fangio Joe Flacco 7-9
Briefly: Fangio Era begins with 0-4 September as offense scuffles despite Flacco’s addition. Flacco’s season ends with Week 8 neck injury, but rookie Drew Lock provides hope with 4-1 finish.
2020 Vic Fangio Drew Lock 5-11
Briefly: Another winless September (0-3) puts Broncos into an immediate hole, and 1-5 finish dooms Denver to second 11-loss season four years.
2021 Vic Fangio Teddy Bridgewater 7-10
Briefly: A 3-0 start gives way to a four-game losing streak. Still, Broncos climbed back to 7-6 when a second four-game skid resulted in the team’s fourth double-digit loss season in five years.

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