Next up for Chargers: Returning home for the struggling Broncos

When he was hired in 2011, John Elway might as well have rode into Denver on a white horse. He was the legendary Bronco who’d carried the team to its first — and second — Super Bowl as its fearless veteran quarterback. In the wake of the disastrous Josh McDaniels era, Elway was destined to reprise his role as franchise hero.
Four years later, with Peyton Manning under center and a devastating defense to boot, the Broncos lifted the Lombardi Trophy again, as Elway became the fir