The NFL doesn’t just release a schedule. It sends a message.

Every window. Every matchup. Every slot. The league sends a quiet statement about who matters and who still has something to prove.

For the Denver Broncos, the home opener is the loudest message of them all. After years of irrelevance, followed by a surge that thrust them back into the conversation, the Broncos are no longer a feel-good story. Bo Nix and Denver are now a test case.

Are the Broncos worth building around in prime time?

Or is Denver still a team the league wants to see it...