Timeline: A look back at Vic Fangio’s three years as Broncos head coach

A look backmost astatine Vic Fangio’s 3 years arsenic the Broncos’ coach.

2019

Jan. 9: Three days aft his Chicago Bears were eliminated from the NFC playoffs and 2 days aft helium met with Broncos executives (the 5th of 5 candidates to interview), Fangio agrees to a four-year declaration to regenerate Vance Joseph. “I conscionable loved Vic’s basal attraction to item and however helium goes astir it,” wide manager John Elway said. “That’s what the ground of shot is each astir and that’s what helium talked astir the most.” During his opening quality conference, Fangio stresses the value of details by utilizing the “death by inches,” phrase.

Jan. 11: Former Broncos player, adjunct and caput manager Gary Kubiak, a elder advisor for the squad successful 2018, departs the enactment erstwhile Fangio decides Kubiak won’t beryllium his violative coordinator. The Broncos yet prosecute San Francisco quarterbacks manager Rich Scangarello.

Feb. 13: The Broncos hold to get backmost Joe Flacco from the Baltimore Ravens successful speech for a fourth-round pick, ending starter Case Keenum’s clip with the club; helium would beryllium traded to Washington.

April 25-27: In Fangio’s archetypal draught with the Broncos, the squad trades down from 10th wide and yet selects choky extremity Noah Fant, near defender Dalton Risner and backmost Drew Lock successful the archetypal 2 rounds.

Aug. 1: Hours earlier the Broncos’ preseason opener against Atlanta, Fangio heads to an Ohio infirmary due to the fact that of a kidney stone. He arrives astatine the stadium successful Canton good up of kickoff.

September: Fangio’s Broncos commencement the play 0-4, including blown location leads to Chicago and Jacksonville.

Oct. 6: Fangio receives a crippled shot from Elway aft his archetypal victory, 20-13 astatine the Los Angeles Chargers.

Oct. 27:  After a 15-13 nonaccomplishment astatine Indianapolis, Flacco criticizes the determination to not beryllium much assertive precocious successful the game, erstwhile the squad had a one-point lead. It volition beryllium Flacco’s past crippled with the Broncos — helium was placed connected injured reserve days aboriginal (neck).

Dec. 1: Lock makes his archetypal NFL quality and starts successful the Broncos’ 23-20 location triumph implicit the Chargers. Lock goes 4-1 arsenic the starter and the Broncos decorativeness 7-9.

2020

Jan. 12: Two weeks aft the season, Fangio fires Scangarello and instantly targets recently-fired New York Giants manager Pat Shurmur arsenic his replacement. He was hired 2 days later.

March: In 2 trades, the Broncos consciousness they bolster their defence by acquiring cornerback A.J. Bouye and antiaircraft extremity Jurrell Casey from Jacksonville and Tennessee, respectively. Casey would play lone 3 games (biceps tear) and Bouye 7 games (injuries and a suspension).

April 23-24: The Broncos, committed to Lock astatine quarterback, springiness him targets by drafting receivers Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler with their archetypal 2 draught picks.

September: Another dismal commencement for the Broncos, who excavation themselves a 0-3 hole. In the season-opening 16-14 nonaccomplishment to Tennessee, Fangio takes blasted for not utilizing his timeouts arsenic the Titans drove for the winning tract goal. “I had excessively overmuch thought into what I was going to telephone adjacent connected defense,” helium said.

Oct. 1: Having to commencement Brett Rypien astatine backmost due to the fact that of Lock’s wounded and Jeff Driskel’s ineffectiveness, the Broncos triumph a Thursday nighttime crippled astatine the New York Jets, their archetypal triumph of the season.

2021

Jan. 3: The Broncos decorativeness the play 5-11 with a 32-31 nonaccomplishment to Las Vegas.

Jan. 4: Elway resigns arsenic wide manager and moves into the relation of president of shot operations.

Jan. 13: The Broncos prosecute Minnesota Vikings enforcement George Paton arsenic wide manager and motion him to a six-year declaration with last accidental connected the 53-man roster. “I consciousness similar this squad is sleeping giant,” Paton said.

Mid-March: Paton makes his archetypal large moves with the extremity of giving Fangio each accidental to win arsenic caput manager and marque his defence elite. The Broncos re-sign antiaircraft extremity Shelby Harris and information Justin Simmons and motion free-agent cornerbacks Ronald Darby and Kyle Fuller.

April 28-29: On the time earlier the Broncos draught ninth overall, they get Carolina backmost Teddy Bridgewater for a seventh-round pick. A nighttime later, Paton’s archetypal prime is Alabama cornerback Pat Surtain II.

Aug. 25: Fangio announces Bridgewater arsenic the victor of the Broncos’ backmost contention implicit Lock.

Sept. 12: The Broncos triumph their archetypal September crippled nether Fangio, 27-13 astatine the New York Giants. It fuels a 3-0 start.

Oct. 4:  A time aft Baltimore ran connected the last play to widen its grounds of consecutive 100-yard rushing games (43), Fangio rips Ravens manager John Harbaugh. “Kind of bull (bleep),” Fangio said. “In my 37 years of pro ball, I’ve ne'er seen thing similar that. I conscionable cognize however (the Ravens) operate. That’s their mode of cognition — subordinate information is secondary.”

Oct. 21: The Broncos suffer their 4th consecutive game, allowing 182 rushing yards successful a 17-14 nonaccomplishment astatine Cleveland. In the pursuing days, Fangio gets much progressive with the struggling offense.

Nov. 1: Paton trades extracurricular linebacker Von Miller to the Los Angeles Rams for 2022 second- and third-round picks.

Nov. 7: Undoubtedly the finest infinitesimal of Fangio’s tenure, the Broncos hammer the Dallas Cowboys 30-16 (they led 30-0) and get backmost implicit .500 astatine 5-4. A debased moment, though, follows with a 30-13 location nonaccomplishment to Philadelphia the pursuing Sunday.

Dec. 19: The opening of the extremity for Fangio. Bridgewater sustains a first-half concussion, Lock commits a second-half reddish portion fumble and the discourtesy produces 1 touchdown successful a 15-10 nonaccomplishment to Cincinnati that drops the Broncos to 7-7.

Dec. 26: The Broncos unreserved for a measly 13 yards (third-fewest successful franchise history) and autumn 17-13 astatine Las Vegas contempt being plus-3 successful turnover differential. They are 7-8.

2022

Jan. 2: Down astir a twelve starters (COVID-19/reserve list), the Broncos supply nary absorption successful a 34-13 nonaccomplishment astatine the Los Angeles Chargers that clinches a 5th consecutive losing play and a sixth consecutive twelvemonth retired of the playoffs.

Saturday: The Broncos pb Kansas City 21-17 entering the 4th quarter, but suffer 28-24, ending the play with a 7-10 grounds and 2 four-game losing streaks.

Sunday: During a greeting meeting, Fangio is fired.