2009 Denver Broncos season

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The 2009 Denver Broncos season and 50th season overall. The 2009 Broncos hold the dubious distinction of being one of the only three NFL teams, in the Super Bowl era, to start 6–0 or better and miss the playoffs (the others being the 1978 Washington Redskins and the 2003 Minnesota Vikings), losing 8 of their next 10 games after coming off bye week. They matched their 8–8 regular season record from 2008 and missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season. The Broncos welcomed many new defensive players signed during free agency, including veteran Eagles safety Brian Dawkins. This was their first season without head coach Mike Shanahan since 1994, as he was fired on December 30, 2008. On January 12, 2009, Denver hired former New England Patriots' offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their new head coach. At the time of his hiring, McDaniels was the youngest head coach in any of the four major North American professional sports and the fifth-youngest NFL head coach ever, though less...

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