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Mike McCoy faces Chargers to begin 2nd stint in Denver

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Mike McCoy is calling the plays again instead of the shots. His second stint as Denver's play-caller begins Monday night against the Chargers, the team that fired him as their head coach nine months ago.

McCoy won't say it, but wide receiver Demaryius Thomas thinks McCoy would like to stick it to his former team.

"Absolutely. If you were the head coach for the Chargers and you got fired, you play them on Monday night, what would you want to do? I'd try to put up 100 if I could ," Thomas said. "I know it's impossible, but I'd try.