CARSON, Calif. -- With an eight-game losing streak staring them in the face and the weight of history on their shoulders, the Denver Broncos had just enough football backbone to earn their first win of the season Sunday, 20-13, over the Los Angeles Chargers.
The win, which was Vic Fangio's first as a head coach, kept the Broncos from the franchise's first-ever 0-5 start and it snapped a losing streak that dated back to Dec. 2 of last season.
Asked this past week about the winless first month of the 2019 season, Fangio had said: "You just have to, just keep coaching, keep grinding and keep pounding.