Broncos coach Vic Fangio said Monday he is focused on the remaining games against the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City and not his job status.

The Broncos have lost three of their past four games to fall to 7-8 and are essentially out of playoff contention. Fangio went 7-9 and 5-11 in his first two seasons.

"I don't (worry about it) and I know you think that's a standard answer, but for a lot of reasons, I do not worry about it and those reasons are personal to me," he said. "Do I acknowledge that it's certainly out there and could happen? Absolutely. Do I worry about it? I absolutely don't worry about it for many reasons."

Asked if his staff merits a fourth season and he is comfortable coaching the Broncos in 2022 without a contract extension, Fangio said: "Absolutely (and) absolutely."

Fangio said he meets regularly with general manager George Paton but those discussions are generally about the present.

"Most of our discussions right now are on the task at hand and juggling the roster with everything that's going on," Fangio said. "We do talk about the future; sometimes those conversations lead into the future. We don't go too far into the future."

Fangio added he and Paton have a "great relationship … Him and I get along tremendously."

Fangio added of the final two games: "I'm not worried about, 'Do I have to win the next two to secure the job.' That's totally not in my frame of thought. We're going to do everything and anything we can to win this week."

Also …

  • Fangio was asked if the last three losses in which the Broncos have scored only one offensive touchdown apiece has tested the confidence he has in the overall direction of the team.

Fangio: "These last games have been tight, tough losses, they've been low scoring affairs, but I do think it indicates the fight and competitiveness in this team. Have we scored enough points in those losses? No, we haven't. But we have total faith in our players that we will get this turned offensively in these next two weeks."

  • Why can the offense turn a corner in the final two games?

Fangio: "I think we have a good group of players. We've done a good job of acquiring them since George has been here. We're close. These last three losses, they're all losses, it doesn't matter what the score is, but they've been close games that have come down to the wire. We just need to find a way to get those turned in our favor."

  • Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, injured Dec. 18 against Cincinnati, remains in the NFL's concussion protocol.

Fangio: "Until he's cleared by the independent doctors, we have to assume he won't be available to play (against the Chargers). We're going to do the best thing for him moving forward."

  • Fangio said defensive end DeShawn Williams sustained an elbow injury on Sunday and will miss the final two games.