The NFC West and the conferences top seed will be decided by the outcome of this game between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. It’s winner take all. The loser will end up the five or six seed. The 49ers do have a couple of key starters on offense who are banged up in George Kittle and Ricky Pearsall, but you have to think they will play given the importance of the playoff bye would bring.

Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Mile High time at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California and will...

The NFC South will be decided today with the winner from the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers game. These teams had completely opposite starts and finishes to the season with the Bucs starting out hot with Baker Mayfield in early MVP talks and the Panthers starting out being called the worst team in the NFL. The script has flipped with the Panthers having the better record and one final game to determine who gets into the playoffs.

Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Mile High time at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and...

Wow, here we are at Week 18, and the “Playoffs or Bust” headline from my sign-up post is standing strong for the first time in years (which reminds me…I might need a few volunteers for the Playoffs, baby!!!)

What a fun season, and it’s not over, which is literally the best part! And it’s so appropriate that our final regular season post is from a UFG rookie with the handle, “Big Nix Energy.”

Bring on the Chargers, the Throwbacks, the Mile High noise and all that Bo Nix magic.

Let’s do this, Broncos!

Week 18: Chargers at Broncos

**MHR...

On Saturday, when Mike Decicco and I recorded our Something Something Broncos podcast, I was ranting and raving that the national media not giving Denver its rightful due as the top seed in the not just the AFC, but the entire NFL. We all watched as teams below the Broncos in the standings were made regular season Super Bowl darlings. To listen to the narrative is to believe that the Las Angeles Rams were the most dominant team ever assembled… until they tumbled to the 6 seed.

My podcast cohort (and chicken pot pie enthusiast), Mike, asked why it was...

With the news that the Los Angeles Chargers intended to rest their key starters and veterans, the line for this game jumped significantly throughout the week in the Denver Broncos favor. They are now favored by two touchdowns, but we know how these Broncos roll in 2025… take the under.

All they need is another win and they will secure the number one seed in the AFC and enjoy a week off while the rest of the conference must duke it out immediately after the grueling 17-game regular season comes to an end.

Game Overview

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The final week of the regular season is finally here. This is a must-win game for the Denver Broncos if they want to secure the number one seed in the AFC playoffs and earn the perks that come along with it. The Los Angeles Chargers will be resting a lot of players, but the Broncos can’t afford to underestimate them. Here are three players I believe need to play at a high level in order to defeat the Chargers.

Bo Nix — Quarterback

Right before the new year, I authored a piece on a blueprint to follow for Denver...

The Denver Broncos have mostly good news heading into their Week 18 home game against the Los Angeles Chargers. They will have wide receiver Pat Bryant, guard Ben Powers, and tight end Nate Adkins all at full participation and ready to play on Sunday as the team looks to secure the top seed in the AFC. Defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers is questionable with a nagging hip injury that has limited him all week.

For the Chargers, they have ruled out running back Omarion Hampton and we already have confirmation that quarterback Justin Herbert will also be rested ahead of the...

The Denver Broncos face an important Week 18 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers. Win and they secure the number one seed in the AFC. Lose and things… get interesting. Fortunately, the Chargers are resting some of their key starters and that should give Denver the advantage.

Denver is also coming off a mini-bye having played on Christmas night. The week was quiet on the interesting stats side of things. There were a couple of really interesting posts that dropped, so here’s what I’ve tracked down for Week 18:

RJ Harvey has a nose for the end zone

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The Denver Broncos (14-3) got back on their winning ways on Christmas night and now will look to take the number one seed in the AFC with a win over the Los Angeles Chargers (11-5) in the final week of the regular season. The Chargers will be resting key starters, so there is no reason for Denver to not come out with a win in this game. They just need to play good football and not play down to the level of competition.

Kickoff is set for 2:25 p.m. Mile High time on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Empower Field...

While the Denver Broncos are chasing the one seed, focusing on the playoffs, and have Super Bowl aspirations, other teams are preparing for change. With the 2025 regular season concluding on Sunday, we’ll see several Head Coaches get fired, and candidates for those openings emerge. One candidate who figures to be a popular one this coaching cycle is Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. His defense has been among the best in the NFL the past two seasons, his pass rush has led the NFL in sacks now in back-to-back seasons, and the Broncos are on the verge of being the...

In just a few days, the Denver Broncos will cap off their regular season hosting the Los Angeles Chargers in front of a hometown crowd at Empower Field. The atmosphere will be electric and no doubt fans across Broncos Country are eager to watch their favorite team attempt to earn the #1 seed in the AFC for the playoffs.

While the Broncos have notched thirteen wins on the season, they haven’t always been pretty to watch. Most all of them have been close games. It’s been one heck of a rollercoaster ride. However, their penchant for fourth quarter heroics has...

We’re finally here. It’s the last week of the regular season and the AFC West Champion Denver Broncos have a chance to lock up home field advantage throughout the Playoffs, and with the added bonus of the Super Bowl being at Levi Stadium, a place that Denver doesn’t seem to mind playing at.

Here’s how the Broncos win their fourteenth game of the season.

1. Dominate time of possession

Their last game against the Chiefs was a lot closer than it should have been, but through most of the game it had the feeling that it wasn’t as close...