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Denver Broncos: 3 Vital statistics for 2019 season

By Russell S. Baxter

DENVER, CO - AUGUST 19: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Denver Broncos is greeted on the field by outside linebacker Von Miller #58 during player introductions before a preseason National Football League game against the San Francisco 49ers at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on August 19, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 19: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Denver Broncos is greeted on the field by outside linebacker Von Miller #58 during player introductions before a preseason National Football League game against the San Francisco 49ers at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on August 19, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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Once again, the Denver Broncos have a new head coach. Can this franchise recapture that postseason form from earlier this decade?

It has been a fascinating last nine seasons for the team from the Mile High City. In 2010, Denver Broncos hired Josh McDaniels to be their newest head coach. But things just didn’t work out in the least and one year later, the club brought on John Fox, late of the Carolina Panthers. That 2001 team would finish 8-8 and actually won the AFC West behind the magic of quarterback Tim Tebow.

Still, he was far for the long term answer behind center. In 2012, general manager John Elway brought in legendary signal-caller Peyton Manning. He ran the show for the next four seasons for the most part. In his second season in Denver, the club set an NFL record for points scored in one season and reached the Super Bowl for the first time since 1998.

But the Broncos were crushed by the very-talented Seattle Seahawks, 43-8. Two years later, the club went from offensive juggernaut to defensive superlative. Manning played a supporting role in a season that concluded with a 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.

Since then, the team has struggled. After a 4-0 start in ’16, Denver dropped seven of its final 12 games and missed the playoffs with a 9-7 record. The past two seasons, under the command of head coach Vance Joseph, the Broncos finished 5-11 and 6-10, respectively. Hence, it was time for another change.

Now it’s veteran defensive mind Vic Fangio to the rescue. Can he snap Denver’s current playoff drought? And what do the numbers tell us in regards to the Broncos’ chances of success in 2019?

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