Mile High Report
The Denver Broncos are currently the 7th seed in the AFC and have a comfortable lead over the Miami Dolphins.
With the Denver Broncos' 29-19 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, they improved their record on the year to 7-5 and are currently comfortably in the postseason. Right now, they are the 7th seed in the AFC, and their closest competition is the 5-6 Miami Dolphins who are the 8th seed with the Colts and Bengals trailing them as the 9th and 10th seeds.
According to NFL.com, the Broncos have a 73% of making the postseason currently while the Dolphins sit at 15%, the Colts at 21%, and the Bengals at 13%.
Looking at the FanDuel Sportsbook odds for the Broncos playoff chances, received a healthy boost after those back-to-back losses. Do the Broncos make the playoffs?
These FanDuel Sportsbook odds seem to suggest about a 50-50 chance, with a lean towards no. However, looking at all the other teams not currently 1-6 in seeding, the Broncos have the best playoff odds of any of those so we’ll say 50-50, with a lean towards yes in actuality. Looking over the AFC landscape, their playoff run comes down to two games if they take care of business where they should take care of business. The first will be coming up after the Bye week against the Colts and the other in Week 17 against the Bengals. That’s if both teams remain in the AFC playoff picture.
Overall, Denver is in an excellent position both with their current record and their upcoming schedule to be a factory in the race to the playoffs in December.
Let us take a look at the upcoming schedule for the Broncos and their competition for the 7th seed of the playoffs. For now, I will not include the Ravens and Chargers who are the other two wildcards, and will focus on the teams currently behind the Broncos in the AFC standings.
73% chance to make the playoffs
Remaining Games: vs. Browns (MNF), BYE Week, vs. Colts, @ Chargers (TNF), @ Bengals, and vs. Chiefs
The Broncos host the three-win Cleveland Browns next Monday Night on Monday Night Football and will look to improve to an 8-5 record before their bye week. This is another game they should win and if so, will solidify their spot in the postseason even more.
After their bye week, the Broncos will play multiple games that will decide their postseason lives. The Colts are the 9th seed, the Chargers are the 5th seed, the Bengals are the 10th seed, and the Chiefs are the number one seed. The Broncos have a cushion between themselves and the Colts and Bengals, but these are still crucial games. The Chargers game could potentially be for seeding while the finale vs. the Chiefs may or...
