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After going 10-7 and reaching the NFL playoffs last season, the Broncos have five nationally-televised games on their 2025 schedule. Denver will be featured on Sunday Night Football , Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football this fall.
Last year, the Broncos went 10-7 in coach Sean Payton's second season, reaching the NFL playoffs for the first time since the team won Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 campaign. Payton will now attempt to get his squad back to the playoffs -- and he has aspirations to go much further than the Wild Card round this time.
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Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis shared a chart about strength of schedule, past and present. Though his post on X was more about the Minnesota Vikings, every team is included on the chart and it's worth talking about the Broncos.
Chaos erupted in Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season. We saw big favorites like the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions all go down. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills took down the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Bears survived a huge scare from the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Denver Broncos (6-2) put together their first complete game of the season, thrashing the visiting Dallas Cowboys (3-4-1) 44-24. The Broncos remain atop the AFC West, a game ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers.
T he Cincinnati Bengals get yet another shot to possibly stay alive in the struggling AFC in Week 9 with the Chicago Bears in town. This time, though, the NFL’s trade deadline on Tuesday hovers in the background.
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T here is a pretty notable middle class in the NFL this year. Many of these teams can do a few things well, but they're far from complete, and it's reflected in the records. Now that Week 9 is about in the books,