Kyle Shanahan is 0-1 against Denver head coach Vance Joseph entering Sunday’s game against the Broncos at Levi’s Stadium.
Shanahan and Joseph have not met in the regular season as head coaches, but they have competed in another arena: Shanahan, Joseph and Kansas City special-teams coordinator Dave Toub interviewed for the Broncos’ opening that went to Joseph in January 2017.
Given Shanahan’s ties to the franchise — his father, Mike, won two Super Bowls with the Broncos and spent 20 seasons with the team as a head coach and an assistant — many viewed Shanahan as the front-runner for the spot.