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Denver Broncos: Where will 2020 rank amongst worst seasons in team history?

By Travis Wakeman

DENVER, COLORADO - DECEMBER 19: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills scores a touchdown during the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on December 19, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - DECEMBER 19: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills scores a touchdown during the third quarter against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on December 19, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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10 Oct 1999: Brian Griese #14 of the Denver Broncos passes the ball during a game against the Oakland Raiders at the Network Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Broncos defeated the Raiders 16-13. Mandatory Credit: Donald Miralle /Allsport /

1999

The 1999 season was awful, but not in the surprising way that 1990 was. This was somewhat expected, but for a team that was coming off back-to-back Super Bowl wins, most fans didn’t expect this kind of drop off.

Following the team’s win in Super Bowl XXXIII, Elway called it a career, ushering in the Brian Griese era. Griese had been positioned to take the throne from the great Elway but things got off to a miserable start.

The Broncos lost their first four games and in the fourth game, they lost Terrell Davis to an injury that not only ended his season, but completely altered and eventually shortened his career.

From 1996-98, the Broncos went 39-9 in the regular season. To see them lose more games than that in the 1999 season alone was difficult for fans, but they at least had the recent success to fall back on and appreciate.

Griese never came close to being Elway and Davis was never the same again. The 1999 season is one that definitely ranks among the worst in team history.

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