Mile High Report
Yesterday, the Denver Broncos 2025 regular season schedule was released. Mile High Report’s Christopher Hart offers some initial reactions to this year’s slate of games.
Broncos Country,
The 2025 regular season for the Denver Broncos schedule has been released. With that in mind, I thought I’d offer up some thoughts on their upcoming 2025 campaign. Feel free to share yours in the comments section.
If the Denver Broncos are going to start off hot, they will have to take care of business on the road to begin their 2025 campaign. That’s a tough task, but something Sean Payton and the players should be able to accomplish
Five of their first nine games are away from the Mile High City. Three of those matchups are against playoff teams from 2024. Those would be games against Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Houston Texans. While the two others are against the Indianapolis Colts and New York Jets.
Their home slate is a bit more favorable, hosting the Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants, and Dallas Cowboys. Though that Monday Night Football matchup against the Bengals will likely have significant playoff implications in the AFC. That’s probably the matchup I’m looking most forward to early on in the year. I certainly don’t expect the Bengals to struggle like they did early on in 2024. That’ll be a tough game.
I’m also intrigued by the Cowboys game which will bring Javonte Williams back to Denver. On top of that, it will feature a high-profile trio of receivers in CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, and Jonathan Mingo. It should be a good test for Denver’s top-flight secondary as it is arguably one of the most talented receiving corps (including tight ends) they will face all season.
Overall, I’d like to see the Broncos take care of business early on in the season. Through nine weeks, a 6-3 record would help them relative to a post-season push. Anything less than that might put them in a precarious situation, especially with what is in store for their final eight games. So, let’s dive into that.
The upside of having a tougher slate of road games to start the season means more games at home for the Broncos in the second half of the season. Five of their last eight games will provide them with some much-needed homefield advantage, including three of the last four.
But here is the kicker. With only one divisional game through the first nine weeks, the Broncos’ path to winning the AFC West will hit fever pitch the rest of the way out. It’s going to be an absolute brawl for the division title with having five rivalry games in that timeframe. This is probably the most important portion of the team’s ‘25 schedule.
A Thursday Night Football event hosting the Las Vegas Raiders in primetime...
