The NFL has announced its 2019 regular season schedule. The Denver Broncos will look to improve from their back-to-back double digit loss seasons with a new quarterback and a new head coach. Last year, we thought having the toughest games at home would be a good thing. It was not. This year is a bit different with a big easier home schedule, which hopefully will lead to more wins. Here is a breakdown of the Broncos schedule for 2019: Broncos 2019 regular season schedule Wk Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Score Record Wk Date Opponent Time (MT) TV Score Record 1 Sep 9 at Raiders (MNF) 8:20 PM ESPN 24-16 L 0-1 2 Sep 15 vs Bears 2:25 PM FOX 16-14 L 0-2 3 Sep 22 at Packers 11:00 AM FOX 27-16 L 0-3 4 Sep 29 vs Jaguars 2:25 PM CBS 26-24 L 0-4 5 Oct. 6 at Chargers 2:05 PM CBS 20-13 W 1-4 6 Oct 13 vs Titans 2:25 PM CBS 16-0 W 2-4 7 Oct 17 vs Chiefs (TNF) 6:20 PM NFLN 30-6 L 2-5 8 Oct 27 at Colts 11:00 AM CBS 15-13 L 2-6 9 Nov 3 vs Browns 2:25 PM CBS 24-19 W 3-6 10 Nov 10 BYE 11 Nov 17 at Vikings 11:00 AM CBS 27-23 L 3-7 12 Nov 24 at Bills 11:00 AM CBS 20-3 L 3-8 13 Dec 1 vs Chargers 2:25 PM CBS 23-20 W 4-8 14 Dec 8 at Texans 11:00 AM CBS 38-24 W 5-8 15 Dec 15 at Chiefs 11:00 AM CBS 23-3 L 5-9 16 Dec 22 vs Lions 2:05 PM CBS 27-17 W 6-9 17 Dec 29 vs Raiders 2:25 PM CBS 16-15 W 7-9 Buy Broncos tickets on StubHub! Opening on Monday Night Football against the Oakland Raiders should be fun. Perhaps Joe Flacco can reproduce the same opening night magic Jay Cutler had in 2008 on the road against the Raiders on Monday Night Football when the Broncos walked out with a 41-14 beatdown win. New Broncos head coach Vic Fangio will get to welcome his former team in the Chicago Bears as the two teams square off at Broncos Stadium at Mile High in Week 2. There are two stretches on this schedule that will be brutal. From Weeks 7-9 against the Chiefs, Colts, and Browns and then again in early December in Weeks 13-15 against the Chargers, Texans, and Chiefs again. If they get through one of those stretches with a .500 record, then they could pick up enough wins to compete in 2019. Finishing the season at home against the Raiders is perfect. Oakland is expected to not be very good, so if the Broncos can scrap together enough wins they might be position to need a win to close out the season and make the playoffs. One could hope, anyway. Broncos 2019 preseason schedule Date Opponent Info Date Opponent Info Aug. 1 vs Atlanta Falcons Broncos won 14-10 Aug. 8 at Seattle Seahawks Broncos lost 22-14 Aug. 19 vs San Francisco 49ers Broncos lost 24-15 Aug. 24 at Los Angeles Rams Broncos lost 10-6 Aug. 29 vs Arizona Cardinals Broncos lead series 18-9 For those of us without season tickets, we can pick up game tickets from Stub Hub. So far, they may only have preseason tickets available. With both Champ Bailey and Pat Bowlen being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, that first preseason game may just be worth checking out. 2019 NFL Strength of Schedule Team Opp Record Opp Win % Team Opp Record Opp Win % Oakland Raiders 137-117-2 0.539 Denver Broncos 136-117-3 0.537 Jacksonville Jaguars 136-120 0.531 Houston Texans 135-121 0.527 Chicago Bears 131-121-4 0.52 Kansas City Chiefs 132-122-2 0.52 Atlanta Falcons 132-123-1 0.518 Indianapolis Colts 132-123-1 0.518 Tennessee Titans 131-124-1 0.514 Minnesota Vikings 130-124-2 0.512 San Francisco 49ers 129-124-3 0.51 Arizona Cardinals 129-125-2 0.508 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 130-126 0.508 Dallas Cowboys 128-126-2 0.504 Green Bay Packers 128-126-2 0.504 Los Angeles Chargers 127-126-3 0.502 Carolina Panthers 128-127-1 0.502 Miami Dolphins 127-127-2 0.5 Pittsburgh Steelers 126-128-2 0.496 Detroit Lions 125-127-4 0.496 Baltimore Ravens 125-127-4 0.496 New Orleans Saints 125-131 0.488 Cleveland Browns 123-131-2 0.484 Buffalo Bills 122-132-2 0.48 Seattle Seahawks 121-132-3 0.479 Philadelphia Eagles 121-133-2 0.477 Cincinnati Bengals 119-133-4 0.473 New York Giants 120-134-2 0.473 New York Jets 120-134-2 0.473 Los Angeles Rams 120-134-2 0.473 New England Patriots 120-134-2 0.473 Washington Redskins 119-135-2 0.469 Last year, the Broncos entered the season with the 25th ranked schedule and finished with just six wins. With new head coach Vic Fangio and new quarterback Joe Flacco, the Broncos will get no such break in 2019 as they will have the second toughest schedule in the NFL. Not that the strength of schedule matters, since the Broncos had the toughest strength of schedule heading into 2017 and won five games.<doc-sep>'Not A Monster': Devon Erickson's Defense Attorney Says STEM School Shooting Suspect Was 'Confused Kid'Devon Erickson has pleaded not guilty to murder in the deadly shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7, 2019. 6 hours ago Trail Ridge Road Could Reopen As Soon As Friday At Rocky Mountain National ParkTrail Ridge Road could reopen as soon as Friday in Rocky Mountain National Park, if weather and conditions allow. 7 hours ago DICK's Sporting Goods Park To Operate At Full Capacity Starting July 4DICKS's Sporting Goods Park will hold Colorado Rapids games at full capacity starting July 4. 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Last year, Denver got great effort from rookies Courtland Sutton and Phillip Lindsay, and the team also brought back Emmanuel Sanders this offseason. They have long had one of the better defenses in football, and they should be solid once again, making the Broncos a very interesting team to keep an eye on this season. Here is who Denver will be playing this year on its home and away schedules: Week 1: at Oakland Raiders (Mon.) Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears Week 3: at Green Bay Packers Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers Week 6: vs. Tennessee Titans Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Thurs.) Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns Week 10: BYE Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings Week 12: at Buffalo Bills Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers Week 14: at Houston Texans Week 15: at Kansas City Chiefs Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions Week 17: vs. Oakland Raiders This is a pretty tough schedule for the Broncos, as they have to go on the road and play inside some rowdy environments in Green Bay, Minnesota, Buffalo, and Kansas City to name a few. At home, they get playoff contenders in Tennessee, Cleveland, and Chicago outside of the division, so they better hope they are getting the best version of Flacco. On August 1, the Broncos will kick off the 2019 NFL preseason, as they take on the Atlanta Falcons in the Hall of Fame Game. The Broncos have a lot of questions to be answered in the short, and long term, and we will get a better look at what this roster will look like as we inch closer to then.<doc-sep>
And so it goes. On Wednesday evening, the NFL announced the 2019 regular season schedule for the new-look Denver Broncos, who begin year one of the Vic Fangio era with a nationally-televised road tilt against the rival Oakland Raiders on Monday Night Football. But let's not bury the lede. Here's the complete docket as it's constructed: Week 1: at Oakland Raiders (Monday, Sept. 9 at 8:20 p.m. MT) Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears (Sunday, Sept. 15 at 2:25 p.m. MT) Week 3: at Green Bay Packers (Sunday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. MT) Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2:25 p.m. MT) Week 5: at Los Angeles Chargers (Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2:05 p.m. MT) Week 6: vs. Tennessee Titans (Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2:25 p.m MT) Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6:20 p.m. MT) Week 8: at Indianapolis Colts (Sunday, Oct. 27 at 2:25 p.m. MT) Week 9: vs. Cleveland Browns (Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2:25 p.m. MT) Week 10: BYE Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings (Sunday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. MT) Week 12: at Buffalo Bills (Sunday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. MT) Week 13: vs. Chargers (Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2:25 p.m. MT) Week 14: at Houston Texans (Sunday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. MT) Week 15: at Chiefs (Sunday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. MT) Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions (Dec. 21/Dec. 22, time TBD) Week 17: vs. Raiders (Sunday, Dec. 29 at 2:25 p.m. MT) The opener will represent the debut of several Broncos players, including starting quarterback Joe Flacco, cornerbacks Kareem Jackson and Bryce Callahan and right tackle Ja'Wuan James. Flacco was acquired in March via trade from the Baltimore Ravens, while Jackson, Callahan and James signed lucrative free-agent deals. Not to mention the inaugural at-work glimpse of first-time head man Fangio, who will double as Denver's defensive play-caller after coming over from the Chicago Bears. There, he recruited Ed Donatell to become the Broncos' new defensive coordinator and Brandon Staley as outside linebackers coach. "I really like our staff," Fangio said Tuesday as the club began its voluntary veteran minicamp. "I think we’ve got a chance to have an excellent staff that will match up with anybody’s, hopefully. I like the way it’s going. They’re doing a good job of teaching.” The staff will get to show its collective mettle to the country, as the Broncos were awarded two primetime tilts, down from five last season, which they finished 6-10 under Vance Joseph. Their break in action comes with a Week 10 bye. The NFL Draft is coming and soon the Broncos will be on the clock. Don't miss any breaking news or in-depth analysis! Sign up for our FREE newsletter, and get every story delivered to your inbox! After taking on the Raiders, the Broncos will return to the Mile High City for their home-opener in Week 2 against Fangio, Donatell and Staley's former employer. Talk about a contest rife with interpersonal storylines. It'll be fascinating to watch Chicago's new defensive coordinator, Chuck Pagano, match wits with his predecessor. “They’ll do fine," Fangio said at February's Combine about Pagano's unit. "The players haven’t changed, and the players are the most important thing, so Chuck will do fine with those guys. There will be some carry-over, as there are from a lot of systems, but I don’t think they’ll have much problems.” In other revenge affairs, the Broncos are slated for a Week 11 meeting with the Minnesota Vikings, who now boast Gary Kubiak, Klint Kubiak, Rick Dennison and Brian Pariani among its offensive staff — all former Denver coaches. Gary was tentatively expected to become the Broncos' new offensive coordinator ... until Fangio purportedly talked general manager John Elway out of the maneuver. The team instead plucked Rich Scangarello from the San Francisco 49ers, and Kubiak left on his own volition.