The NFC North will take center stage to close out the first day of Wild Card weekend with the Chicago Bears hosting the Green Bay Packers. The Bears ended up snagging the two seed despite losing their final two games, beating out the Philadelphia Eagles for that honor. Their reward? A third game against their division rival who had been expected to win the division throughout most of the season, before the Bears surged ahead late.
Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Mile High time at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois and will air on...
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The Los Angeles Rams finished as the five seed in a very stacked NFC West in 2025 and will be on the road to take on the Carolina Panthers who finished in a three-way tie at 8-9 in the NFC South. This is a classic game where the entire planet will expect a Rams beatdown and, in the NFL, that can be a dangerous assumption.
Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Mile High time at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina and will air on FOX.
According to FanDuel, the...
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Just because there is no Broncos’ game this weekend does not mean there is no UFG…because ultimate fans are in it every week. And how good does it feel to actually be in the bye week, scouting our future opponent rather than being the “just happy to be here” mode?
Actually, I am just happy to be here because I still think this team needs a lot of refining but I also LOVE THIS TEAM like it’s 2015. Or 1998.
And so does BayAreaUnitedinOrange, our veteran UFGer coming back to give us a preview before heading officially into the postseason...
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The Denver Broncos finished their 2025 regular season with a 14-3 record, an AFC West title, and a first-round bye. Today, six members of the team were announced to have earned All-Pro honors. It’s been a long time since the Broncos have had a roster this strong. A big tip of the cap to Head Coach Sean Payton, General Manager George Paton, and the pro and collegiate scouts for helping reforge this roster in relatively short order despite significant limitations due to the implications of the failed Russell Wilson era.
With second-year signal caller Bo Nix on a rookie contract,...
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The results of The Associated Press 2025 NFL All-Pro balloting were announced Saturday morning, and a total of six Denver Broncos were named first-team and second-team All-Pros. Your first-team All-Pros are starting left tackle Garett Bolles, right guard Quinn Meinerz, defensive tackle Zach Allen, and special teams ace Devon Key. Your second-team All-Pros are reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year Pat Surtain II and safety Talanoa Hufanga.
The Broncos had an NFL high 6 players named to the AP All-Pro team and an AFC-best total of 14 players receiving at least one vote in the process. The other players...
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We asked you which Wild Card team worried you the most as the Broncos’ opponent in the divisional round, and nearly half said the Buffalo Bills. So that means rooting for the Jaguars over the Bills on Saturday, an outcome I personally believe will most certainly happen.
The playoff team the second biggest chunk of Broncos fans fear is the Texans. This is my camp. Of the four teams Denver could face, I worry the most about the Texans defense against our very inconsistent offense.
Not too many fans — just 16% — are worried about our own AFC West...
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We will know in just a few days who the Denver Broncos wind up playing in the 2026 NFL Playoff Divisional Round. Their 2025 regular season was a banner campaign. By notching fourteen wins, the Broncos are back to the top of the AFC West. Even better? They have the perks of a first-round playoff bye after securing the number one seed.
It wasn’t always pretty, but Denver showed a lot of toughness and tenacity this season. Embarking on multiple comeback wins, their penchant for fourth quarter comebacks coupled with a stellar defense propelled them to the best regular season...
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Garett Bolles was named PFF’s Pass Blocker of the Year for the 2025 season and he has been dominant all year long. He made his first ever Pro Bowl selection this season too.
I’ve been covering the Denver Broncos for his entire career and I remember writing up some pretty harsh criticism of his play early on — especially in regards to holding penalties. I recall at one point he was committing holding penalties at a record-breaking rate. He was so far above the rest of the field that he’d break charts if anyone tried to chart it. The best...
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As the number one seed in the AFC, the Denver Broncos could end up playing on either Saturday or Sunday. It all comes down to which teams win during Wild Card weekend.
Head Coach Sean Payton was asked about the potential Divisional Round schedule and he said nothing is finalized. However, the NFL has been known to follow a certain schedule that could end up with the Broncos playing on Saturday if either the Buffalo Bills or Los Angeles Chargers win on Sunday and they’d play the following Sunday only if they had to wait until Monday for the outcome...
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The Denver Broncos are on a bye for the Wild Card round, but we’ve got some regular season stats to share. In fact, we’ve had so many that I’ll need to break this up into two posts. One for this week and one for next week.
Denver has a chance to face four of the six playoff teams next week: the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, or Los Angeles Chargers. We could know Denver’s opponent as early as Sunday if the Chargers or Bills win, but if both lose then we’ll find out Monday night.
Here’s what I’ve got...
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While all the talk and attention this week has been on Broncos coaches interviewing for jobs around the league, the Broncos are still in the playoffs. They clinched the one seed on Sunday and are enjoying a much-deserved bye week before getting ready for the divisional round next weekend. The wildcard round, starting tomorrow, will decide which team will head to Mile High to take on the Broncos.
Due to the Broncos being the one seed, they will play the lowest remaining seed in the divisional round. They will play either the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, or Los...
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According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, the Dallas Cowboys have requested permission to interview Denver Broncos assistant head coach/defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard for their vacant defensive coordinator position.
The Dallas Cowboys’ defense was absolutely dreadful this past season (trading away Micah Parsons certainly did not help), and due to this, they fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus and are looking to revamp their defense this offseason. With them having an opening, they sent out requests to interview four coaches for their defensive coordinator position, which included Denver Broncos assistant head coach and defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard.
Leonhard joined...
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