After both teams issued a simulated practice report on Tuesday, the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills were both back practicing on Wednesday.
For the Broncos, nothing changed. Head Coach Sean Payton was asked about Dre Greenlaw’s ability to play downhill against the run and instead of answering the question he gave an update on having him back available for the game saying, “It’s good to have a healthy Dre Greenlaw back in the game, yes.”
I would agree that its good to have him back, but I’d also say I like his ability to play downhill against the run too....
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In an article this week on NFL.com, several analysts got together to give their confidence rankings of the remaining eight teams left in the NFL playoffs. And wouldn’t you know it, the Denver Broncos are second to last on the list with the Buffalo Bills as the top AFC contender in their eyes.
Even the New England Patriots and Houston Texans give them more feels as prognosticators. It seems there has never been a more hated one seed in recent memory.
Rank 7. Denver Broncos
No. 1 seed · 14-3Total confidence score: 12 pts (of...
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While the Broncos were enjoying their first-round bye last week, defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and several other coaches were interviewing for jobs around the NFL. Now, a week later, things are starting to come into focus, and we are getting an idea of which coaches are favorites for certain jobs around the league.
Well, according to Bet Online, Denver Broncos defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph is the current odds-on favorite to be the next head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.
Joseph interviewed for the Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, and Baltimore Ravens jobs and was linked...
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The Buffalo Bills have one major weakness that the Denver Broncos NEED to take advantage of this Saturday, and it is their run defense. The Jacksonville Jaguars were running all over the Bills’ defense this past weekend, but for whatever reason, they did not lean into it.
Veteran running back Trevor Etienne Jr. only had 10 carries, but was averaging 6.7 yards per carry. Meanwhile, explosive rookie running back Bhayshul Tuten only had 4 carries but was averaging an insane 12.8 yards per carry.
The Bills had no answer for the Jaguars’ run game, and this has been an issue...
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Last year, the Denver Broncos made the playoffs and faced the Buffalo Bills in the wildcard round. During that game, the Bills’ offense exposed a vital weakness of the defensive side of the ball for the Broncos. Josh Allen and the Bills’ running backs and tight ends attacked the Broncos’ linebackers and safeties throughout that game, and it led to a 31-7 loss.
After that game, the Broncos would head into the offseason with the plan of upgrading their linebacker and safety positions in the offseason. Well, they went out and signed safety Talanoa Hufanga, who went on to have...
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Given that the Denver Broncos were so good this regular season that they earned a second week off, there is no offensive line film to review. At least not until next week. So I figured we could scout the enemy a bit instead.
We’ll be taking a look at the film from the Wild Card matchup between the Jaguars and the Bills and see what the Jags were able to do well in the run game. While this won’t be a comprehensive examination of where the Bills are susceptible on the ground based off of a season’s sample size, this...
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For the first time in a decade, an NFL playoff game is set for Mile High.
The Denver Broncos welcome Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills to town for the AFC Divisional Playoffs. And the Broncos will look to dish out a little revenge on Saturday. It was Allen and the Bills who eliminated Denver from the playoffs last season.
But the tables have turned, and the Broncos will play this game at home after a bye in the Wild Card round. Mile High will be rocking with Denver looking to flip the script on last season’s outcome with a...
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Every team in the NFL has injuries every season. It is part of the game and to be expected.
In having a dominant regular season that secured the #1 seed in the playoffs, the Broncos have allowed themselves to get healthy by and large at the right time.
The one glaring link missing is going to be Brandon Jones, who is going to be missed on defense. He’s a versatile, physical safety who has played exceptionally well in the Broncos’ defense.
But getting back inside linebacker Dre Greenlaw is a big deal. He’s an enforcer over the middle and is...
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We are officially in game week mode with the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills releasing their first practice participation report for this Divisional Round matchup.
The Broncos are getting guys back healthy after their bye as both Dre Greenlaw and John Franklin-Myers were back practicing today. Tight end Lucas Krull was also activated off injured reserve, so his 21-day window to return has begun. They also activated linebacker Drew Sanders. Greenlaw, Krull, and Sanders were all limited, but JFM was a full go in practice today.
On the Bills side of things, it was confirmed that wide receiver Tyrell Shavers...
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While the Denver Broncos will not be looking for a new Head Coach this offseason (thank you, Sean Payton), multiple coaches on their current staff will be candidates for jobs elsewhere during this hiring cycle.
The biggest name we will be tracking is defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. He returned to the Broncos three seasons ago, and after a rough start early on, has turned this Broncos defense into one of the best units in the NFL over the past two seasons. His defense will lead the NFL in sacks for a second straight year, and Joseph figures to be a...
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In terms of both distance and accuracy field goal kickers (during the regular season) were the best that they have ever been in 2025.
The last season where a FG from shorter than 20 yards was missed was 2002, so I don’t even bother putting that on the chart. I debated removing FGs from 20-29 yards since they are hit at 95+% and have been since the early years of this century. This season FGs of 40-49 were hit at a historically high rate of 84%. The previous high was 2013 – 83%. There were zero 60 yard FG attempts...
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Everything the Denver Broncos have worked for is now in front of them. They have conquered the regular season and have the best possible position heading into the NFL postseason.
Now that we’ve got some separation from the regular season and a week without Broncos football being played, I’m ruminating on what the Broncos are going to do on the field in the playoffs.
One of the big things I love about cheering for this team today is just how dynamic and cunning the coaching staff is on both sides of the ball. Sean Payton is the real deal, both...
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