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Vic Fangio’s future as head coach of the Denver Broncos isn’t particularly clear, especially after failing to steer the team to a win in their regular-season finale Saturday night. Denver gave the Kansas City Chiefs a run for their money but failed to complete the job in a 28-24 home loss to Patrick Mahomes and […]

Is the Week 18 loss to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs the final nail in the coffin on Vic Fangio’s time with the Denver Broncos? Well, the veteran head coach is certainly staying optimistic. After the Broncos succumbed to the Chiefs 28-24 on Saturday, Fangio was asked about his future with the team. […]

The Denver Broncos have some areas to address in the offseason, and one of those is surely the future of head coach Vic Fangio. Fangio is in his third year as head coach of the Broncos, though he’s yet to guide the team to a winning season. Fangio has logged a 19-28 coaching record through […]

The Denver Broncos had a promising start to the season but have slowed down of late, dropping three of their last four games, and four of their previous six. Head coach Vic Fangio provided an update on the injured Teddy Bridgewater, who is out with a concussion, and it doesn’t seem likely that the Broncos’ […]

Without Teddy Bridgewater, the Denver Broncos went to Las Vegas and held their own against the Raiders, falling 17-13. With Drew Lock leading the team at QB, the offense struggled to establish any sort of rhythm, while the defense held its own but was put in tough situations. Even with wins against the Chargers and […]

The Denver Broncos are in the heat of the playoff race as they hope to clinch a spot within the final three weeks of the regular season. It’s an uphill battle, but not impossible. However, with Teddy Bridgewater in concussion protocol, Drew Lock has a chance to secure his spot within the organization. Even so, […]

The NFL was stunned silent when Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was carted off the field after a scary hit to his head. Bridgewater was removed from the game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15 and was taken to a nearby hospital via ambulance for further examination. After the game, Broncos head coach Vic […]

Broncos running back Melvin Gordon has been downgraded from questionable to doubtful for Week 13. Head coach Vic Fangio announced the decision when he addressed the media Friday afternoon. Yesterday, Gordon’s game day availability was a 50-50 coin toss. Today, Fangio said Gordon has a “75 percent change of not playing” with his updated injury […]

The Denver Broncos had an injury scare during the first quarter of their Week 12 home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. After dropping back to pass on a critical first down play, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater took on a hard hit from Chargers safety Derwin James. Derwin James blindsides Teddy Bridgewater pic.twitter.com/kidUWnhDmy — Joe Rowles […]

Despite the wave of criticisms Teddy Bridgewater has been receiving as of late, Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio doesn’t intend to change his starting quarterback and make Drew Lock QB1 instead. In fact, Fangio had a rather firm response when asked about possibly starting Lock over Bridgewater, giving a massive vote of confidence to […]

The Denver Broncos have lost four straight since starting the 2021 season with a hot 3-0 record. Now, Vic Fangio’s coaching status is in question. However, the 63-year-old Broncos tactician couldn’t care less about his job right now. After all, he knows very well he can only do one thing to make things right: win. […]

The Baltimore Ravens and head coach John Harbaugh handed the surging Denver Broncos the team’s first loss of the 2021 season on Sunday afternoon. Adding to the intrigue of the hotly contested AFC clash from Week 4, Harbaugh has since clapped back at Denver head coach Vic Fangio, who was none too pleased with Baltimore’s […]

According to an official statement released by the franchise on Monday afternoon, Denver Broncos wide receiver KJ Hamler will indeed miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to a torn left ACL. Unfortunately for both Hamler and the Broncos, the second-year wide out not only tore his ACL on Sunday afternoon against the lowly […]

The Denver Broncos have been in dire search of a cornerstone quarterback since the legendary Peyton Manning retired in 2015. Now, it looks like the team is banking its hopes yet again on a different signal-caller. Broncos coach Vic Fangio is going with Teddy Bridgewater as QB 1 over Drew Lock. The 28-year-old Bridgewater has […]

Drew Lock got the start in Week 1 of the preseason for the Denver Broncos and on Saturday night in Seattle, Teddy Bridgewater got the start for Week 2. Bridgewater was on point all evening long going 9-11 for 105 yards and one touchdown pass as well. Lock came in as the backup for this […]

The Denver Broncos didn’t take a quarterback in the 2021 NFL Draft, but they did trade for Teddy Bridgewater right before it to add competition at the position for incumbent quarterback Drew Lock. Friday, Broncos head coach Vic Fangio revealed his plan for the quarterback competition. Basically, it’s a true competition with neither player starting […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio will reportedly return for his third campaign with the team next season, per ESPN‘s Adam Schefter. This came even after several speculations have emerged that the team will seek a head coaching change to arrest their fourth-straight losing season. The Broncos organization continues to put their trust in Fangio […]

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill and dual-sports legend Bo Jackson share almost nothing in common. Hill is a diminutive wide receiver whose one and only profession is football. Jackson, on the other hand, was one of the most powerful running backs ever while also starring as an outfielder for multiple MLB clubs. But […]

The Denver Broncos were without a quarterback for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. Three of their four signal-callers were deemed “close contacts.” Those three quarterbacks now face discipline for COVID-19 failures. Broncos head coach Vic Fangio said Monday the team is still discussing internal discipline for Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles […]

The Denver Broncos have had trouble passing the ball in recent weeks and Vic Fangio believes that is what is holding the team back. Following Denver’s blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Fangio uttered that the Broncos need to improve their efficiency in the passing game. “As a team we need to […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio gave an update on running back Melvin Gordon ahead of Week 6. Gordon is battling an illness that has been confirmed as not being COVID-19 and will be further evaluated before the final decision in his availability (per ESPN’s Adam Schefter). Broncos’ HC Vic Fangio on Melvin Gordon: “He’s […]

The Denver Broncos finally secured their first win of the season, as they defeated the New York Jets on Friday, 37-28. Second-year quarterback Brett Rypien made his first career start for the Broncos, and the 24-year-old did not disappoint, helping his squad to a huge win. Unsurprisingly, Denver head coach Vic Fangio was happy with […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio didn’t shake the hand of New York Jets head coach Adam Gase after Thursday night’s game, and his reasoning had nothing to do with social distancing. Rather, Fangio was “pissed off” at Gase — with whom Fangio worked alongside for the Chicago Bears — and the Jets coaching staff […]

The Denver Broncos have a quick turnaround after Week 3 as they prepare to face the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football in Week 4. While the Broncos have a short week to prepare for the Jets, Phillip Lindsay has a chance to return to the offense on Thursday. During his media session on […]

Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay missed the team’s Week 2 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers with turf toe in his left foot, and he is unlikely to suit up this Sunday. However, Broncos head coach Vic Fangio said Lindsay could make his return this upcoming Thursday in the team’s Week 4 matchup with the […]

The NFL isn’t messing around when it comes to insisting the league’s head coaches wear face masks at all times during the 2020 season. The league already fined six head coaches — Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams), Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks), Vic Fangio (Denver Broncos), Jon Gruden (Las Vegas Raiders), Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints), […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio was one of five coaches fined by the NFL for failing to wear a mask in Week 2. Fangio made no excuses for his blunder during a press conference Wednesday. Instead, the second-year head coach stated he needs to be more vigilant about pulling the mask back up after […]

According to a Monday evening report from Adam Schefter of ESPN, the NFL has wasted no time in fining three different head coaches for not properly wearing masks as a result of their respective Week 2 matchups. Schefter notes that the three head coaches that have been fined are Vic Fangio of the Denver Broncos, […]

The Denver Broncos are looking to bounce back from a loss in the 2020 season opener when they hit the road to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2. Unfortunately, it appears the offense may be shorthanded once again. Head coach Vic Fangio gave an update on the status o wide receiver Courtland Sutton […]

Days after the Denver Broncos lost their season-opener against the Tennessee Titans, head coach Vic Fangio is refuting his original statements regarding his decision to not call a timeout late in the game. “I should have called timeout there,” Fangio said during his Zoom conference call on Tuesday (per USA Today). It was a close […]

Tennessee Titans kicker Stephen Gostkowski was one of the most accurate kickers in the sport for 14 years with New England Patriots, but his first game for his new squad got off to a disastrous start — and it could have been much, much worse. Gostkowski missed three field goal attempts and an extra point […]

The Denver Broncos lost in a narrow defeat to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night and Vic Fangio was criticized for how he failed to utilize his timeouts. After Denver’s loss in Week 1, Fangio defended his decision to not use his final timeouts versus the Titans. “It was two-fold,” Fangio told reporters after the […]

Many football fans have set high expectations for the Denver Broncos to have a breakout campaign in the upcoming season. However, that will definitely be harder to reach now that veteran linebacker Von Miller is sidelined with a dislocated tendon injury. Broncos head coach Vic Fangio sounded off on the 10-year veteran’s situation: “He had […]

Some teams around the NFL are going to have fans present during the 2020 season while others have empty stadiums. Even though the discrepancy of fans at games has caused a stir among other coaches in the league, Denver Broncos’ head coach, Vic Fangio, was straightforward on how he feels about the NFL’s inconsistent attendance […]

Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio didn’t line up the X’s and O’s properly when he spoke out amid the Black Lives Matter movement. Fangio was torched for his recent comments last week after saying he didn’t see racism in the NFL, a statement thoroughly shut down by black players around the league, including his […]

On Tuesday, Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio made controversial comments, including saying that he “doesn’t see racism in the NFL.” As expected, Fangio’s remarks caused a stir and have received significant backlash. Fangio tried to clear things up on Wednesday, issuing an apology via the Broncos’ Twitter account: “After reflecting on my comments yesterday […]

With NFL franchises, front office executives, head coaches, and players all speaking out over the course of the last week or so in regards to the ongoing police brutality and acts of violence against African Americans, Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio has since taken a bit of a different — and much more controversial […]

The Denver Broncos made one of the biggest moves of the offseason when they signed former Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon to a two-year deal worth $16 million. Despite the big-time signing, the Broncos definitely weren’t in need of a running back. For the last two seasons, former undrafted rookie Phillip Lindsay has […]

The Denver Broncos made one of the biggest moves of the offseason earlier this month when they signed two-time Pro Bowler Melvin Gordon. While 2019 was a down year for the 26-year-old running back, Denver obviously got itself a good player — a sentiment that is shared by Broncos head coach Vic Fangio. Gordon signed […]