Denver Broncos: 4 Takeaways from Sunday Night’s loss to the Chiefs
By Noah Smith
Denver Broncos: 4 Takeaways from Sunday Night’s loss to the Chiefs
The Denver Broncos fall to 4-8 on the season after a 22-16 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos have now lost 11 straight to the Chiefs, but the Broncos showed in this game they might just be ready to hang with the Chiefs.
Coming into Sunday night’s matchup, the Broncos had lost their last three games to the Chiefs by at least 20 points, including a 27-point loss earlier this season. The Broncos have consistently shot themselves in the foot on offense and special teams with turnovers and untimely penalties.
On Sunday, the Broncos looked composed and confident and looked like a team that believed they could beat the Chiefs. While Kansas City eventually took control at the end of the game, there are certainly positives to take from the Broncos’ effort in Arrowhead.
Here are my four takeaways from the Denver Broncos’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs:
1. Vic Fangio is safe
Vic Fangio’s defense, missing several key starters and rotational players, held the high-powered Kansas City offense to 22 points.
Vic Fangio was brought in to fix the mess that Vance Joseph had left on defense, as well as lead the team and bring a veteran touch to an extremely young roster. So far, he has done just that.
How goes it this morning Denver?
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) December 7, 2020
Let me guess...
Vic Fangio holds Pat Mahomes to his second lowest point total ever (Colts 2019) with a short-handed defense...and hot take guy still wants to run him out of town?
That about sum it up?
The Denver Broncos’ defense is ranked 1st in Red-Zone defense in the NFL and is capable of holding down the best offenses in the league on any given Sunday. Fangio has been dealt a rough hand to overcome in 2020 with injuries mounting, but his team has battled every Sunday.
The talk of Vic Fangio being fired is absurd, and Sunday Night proved why he is here to stay. The Broncos held the Chiefs to their lowest point total of the season, and second-lowest total with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback, per ESPN.
The Broncos still have some tweaking to do on their coaching staff, but Vic Fangio certainly looks capable of being a head coach in the NFL. While he is growing just like the rest of the team, the Denver Broncos would be making a huge mistake by moving off of Vic Fangio.