The Broncos finished the 2018 season with a 23-9 loss to the Chargers in Mile High. The Broncos finished the season 6-10 and fired Vance Joseph the next day. I'll get to VJ on a later post, but this game was just an afterthought. It was certainly demoralizing to watch the Broncos play meaningless football in Week 17 for the third straight year. There is not a lot to get into with this game, but here are my thoughts and observations.....
1) One sequence that summarized this season was when the Broncos were driving near the end of the first half down 7-0. Case Keenum got picked off in the endzone, and the Chargers defender tried to return it, fumbled it, and Denver recovered. Naturally, the Broncos settled for a field goal and a were down 7-3 instead of tying it.
2) Another sequence that summed up this season was when the Broncos scored to make it 14-9 on a nice throw from Keenum to Janovich early in the 4th quarter. The Broncos decided to go for two, and naturally Keenum got intercepted and the Chargers returned it 99 yards for a two point score and they led 16-9. That just about summed up the 2018 Denver Broncos right there.
3) There is really nothing left to say in this game. It was sloppy, the offense was unproductive, and the Broncos seemed to mail it in. By finishing 6-10, the Broncos had back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1971-1972. The writing was on the wall as Vance Joseph was fired the next day, and the Broncos begin their search for his replacement. It was a weird season. They started 2-0, lost 4 in a row, and at one point were 3-6. They rebounded with three big wins over the Chargers, Steelers, and Bengals to get to 6-6. Unfortunately, the Broncos then lost their last four games and finished 6-10. There may not be a lot of optimism and hope for the Broncos and their fans right now, but a lot can change in the NFL. Let's hope for a new head coach and brighter days in the future for the Broncos.
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