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How many times have the Broncos started a season 0-4?

By Travis Wakeman

LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 9: Head coach Wade Phillips of the Denver Broncos watches from the sideline with assistant coach Charlie Waters against the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1993 AFC Wild Card Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 9, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders defeated the Broncos 42-24. (Photo by E. Bakke/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 9: Head coach Wade Phillips of the Denver Broncos watches from the sideline with assistant coach Charlie Waters against the Los Angeles Raiders in the 1993 AFC Wild Card Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 9, 1994 in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders defeated the Broncos 42-24. (Photo by E. Bakke/Getty Images) /
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Sep 29, 2019; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos fan reacts from the stands in the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

2019

Final record: 7-9

Head coach: Vic Fangio

Just last year, the Broncos started out 0-4 in Vic Fangio’s rookie year as a head coach. This included difficult losses to the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars that absolutely should have been wins.

As the season wore on, Fangio found a way to manufacture some wins. Inserting Drew Lock as the team’s starting quarterback certainly helped, and the Broncos found a way to go 7-5 the rest of the way.

That included winning four of the final five games on the slate which was just one of the reasons there are such high expectations this year. Unfortunately, this season has started just like last season did.

But if Fangio can’t find a way to beat the Jets, he will have the dubious distinction of being one this list twice.

In over 60 seasons, the Broncos have started 0-4 just four times. A loss on Thursday night would not only be the fifth time, but it would be in back-to-back seasons. To this point, the closest gap between such starts is six seasons.

A win over the Jets would stop the bleeding and end all of that talk.

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