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Breaking down the dominance of Broncos against former head coaches

By Travis Wakeman

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 27: Head coach Mike Shanahan of the Washington Redskins walks onto the field before a game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High on October 27, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 27: Head coach Mike Shanahan of the Washington Redskins walks onto the field before a game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field Field at Mile High on October 27, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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Atlanta Falcon Head Coach Dan Reeves coaching during the Atlanta Falcons vs. New York Giants game on November 9, 2003 at Giants Stadium final score Giants 27 Falcons 7 (Photo by Tom Berg/Getty Images) /

Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves was the head coach of the Broncos from 1981-1992, taking the team to three Super Bowls during the 1980s. He was able to get more than one crack against his former team, and he lost all of them.

After leaving Denver, Reeves became the head coach of the New York Giants but the two teams never played during his tenure there. He took over as coach of the Atlanta Falcons in 1997 and played the Broncos three times.

The first game between the teams came in his first season with the Falcons. The Broncos were undefeated (4-0) in that game and the Falcons were winless. Both teams stayed that way after the game in which the Broncos won 29-21. John Elway threw three touchdowns on the day.

Of course, the most famous meeting between these two teams came in Super Bowl XXXIII following the 1998 season. The Falcons gave the Broncos their best shot but still fell short, 34-19, in what was the second of back-to-back Super Bowl wins for Denver and Elway’s final game.

The teams squared off again in September 2000 and the Broncos had a 34-7 lead at halftime en route to a 42-14 victory. Brian Griese threw three touchdown passes and Mike Anderson had 131 yards rushing.

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